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Country Willie
''Country Willie'' is a 1975 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was issued by United Artists Records, the successor label to Liberty Records. Background In 1975, despite recording for Liberty, Monument, RCA and Atlantic, Willie Nelson had finally found major mainstream success as a recording artist. As RCA did after Willie signed with Atlantic, United Artists Records began reissuing Willie Nelson tracks it had in their vaults. The first reissue from United Artists, '' The Best Of Willie Nelson'', was a reconfigured version of his 1962 debut for Liberty, '' ...And Then I Wrote'', with "Half A Man", from his second Liberty album, '' Here's Willie Nelson'', added. For this album, United Artists gathered six previously unreleased songs, two songs from '' Here's Willie Nelson'', and two songs issued only as singles. Among the unreleased songs was a duet with his then-wife, Shirley Collie: "Columbus Stockade Blues". Unfortunately, she is not credited on the LP. Desp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and ''Stardust'' (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force but was later discharged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music forms including Appalachian, Cajun, Creole, and the cowboy Western music styles of Hawaiian, New Mexico, Red Dirt, Tejano, and Texas country. Country music often consists of ballads and honky-tonk dance tunes with generally simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies often accompanied by string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), banjos, and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. The term ''country music'' gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to ''hillbilly music'', with "country music" being used today to describe many styles and subgenres. It came to encompas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was an American record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks. The label expanded into other genres, such as easy listening, jazz, pop, and R&B. History Genres In 1959, United Artists released ''Forest of the Amazons,'' a cantata by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos adapted from the music he composed for MGM's '' Green Mansions'', with the composer conducting the Symphony of the Air. Brazilian soprano Bidu Sayão was the featured soloist on the unusual recording, which was released on both LP and reel-to-reel tape. United Artists releases included soundtracks and cover versions from the James Bond movies, '' It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), '' A Hard Day's Night'' starring the Beatles (1964), '' The Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1965), '' A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' (1966), '' Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971), and '' Man of La Mancha'' (1972). The soundtrack album of Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotlight On Willie Nelson
''Spotlight on Willie Nelson'' is a 1974 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson. This album picked up where 1973's "Country Winners" left off, concentrating mostly on RCA material released 1970-72. "Bring Me Sunshine" makes its LP debut, albeit in "reprocessed" stereo form. It would not be until 1998, 24 years after the release of this album that "Bring Me Sunshine" would be issued in true stereo. Track listing #" Bloody Mary Morning" #"One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" #"Yours Love" #"Everybody's Talkin'" #"Today I Started Loving You Again" #" Bring Me Sunshine" #"San Antonio" #" I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" #"Wabash Cannonball" Personnel *Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ... - Guitar, Vocals. 1974 compilation albums Willie Nel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Can You Do To Me Now
''What Can You Do to Me Now'' is a 1975 album by country singer Willie Nelson. Issued after Nelson had left Atlantic Records, then signed with Columbia Records, this album was the third compilation of Willie Nelson songs from RCA in as many years. While 1973's Country Winners and 1974's Spotlight on Willie Nelson appeared on the budget Camden label, this appeared on RCA's full-price Victor. All ten songs were sourced from Willie's earlier RCA albums, using the original stereo LP mixes. However, some of these songs would later be reissued with added overdubs. For example, "I Gotta Get Drunk" appears here in its original studio version; when it was issued as part of the "Willie Nelson Live" album the following year, RCA overdubbed the crowd and applause not present on the original recording. To promote the album, RCA issued "Fire and Rain"/"I'm A Memory" as a single (RCA PB-10429). Track listing All songs composed by Willie Nelson, except where noted. #"I'm a Memory" (originall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals. History 1950s Liberty's early releases focused on film and orchestral music. Its first single was Lionel Newman's "The Girl Upstairs". Its first big hit, in 1955, was by Julie London singing her version of the torch song, "Cry Me a River (1953 song), Cry Me a River", which climbed to No. 9 in the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It helped Liberty sell her first album, ''Julie Is Her Name''. In 1956, Liberty signed Henry Mancini and released two singles and several albums by him. He left in 1958, signing with RCA Victor, where his record sales increased. Billy Rose and Lee David's song "Tonight You Belong to Me" reached number 4 (US) and number 28 (UK) when it was performed by teen sisters Patience and Prudence (McIntyre), selli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Willie Nelson (1973 Album)
''The Best of Willie Nelson'' is a compilation album released in 1973. It contains all 12 tracks from his first two albums, ''And Then I Wrote'', plus "Half A Man" from '' Here's Willie Nelson''. Release History First released in 1973, this album was readily available throughout the 1970s. However, in 1980, a newly revived Liberty Records reissued this album, but omitted "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth", "Three Days", and "Undo The Right". In 1988, this album was issued on CD for the first time by Liberty successor EMI-Manhattan Records, with all 13 tracks. However, the last two songs, "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth" and "Mr. Record Man" are presented out of order, with "Mr. Record Man" being track 12, and "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth" as track 13. Track listing (1973 LP) Track listing (1980 Liberty reissue LP) Track listing (Compact Disc) Personnel *Artwork By over Illustration- Peter Palombi *Design lbum- Mike Salisbury *Photography over Over may refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And Then I Wrote
''...And Then I Wrote'' is the debut studio album by country singer Willie Nelson, recorded during August and September 1962 and released through Liberty Records. Despite Nelson's fruitless efforts to succeed with his recording releases with D Records, and after trying with other labels as a singer, he sold several of his original written songs to other artists. After his composition "Family Bible" became a hit for Claude Gray in 1960, he moved to Nashville, where he was signed by Pamper Music as a songwriter. Several of his songs became hits for other artists, including Faron Young ("Hello Walls"); Ray Price ("Night Life") and Patsy Cline ("Crazy"). Fueled by the success of his songwriting, he was signed by Liberty Records. During August, Nelson started recording his first album, produced by Joe Allison. The single releases of the album " Touch Me" and " The Part Where I Cry" were recorded on that day in Nashville, Tennessee, while it was completed during September in the reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here's Willie Nelson
''Here's Willie Nelson'' is the second studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. Background After working as a disc jockey in Texas and Oregon, Nelson moved to Nashville in 1960 in hopes of making a living as a songwriter and recording artist. He found work writing compositions for Pamper Music and scored his first hit when Faron Young recorded “ Hello Walls.” More hits followed, including Patsy Cline’s classic rendition of “Crazy,” but Nelson, who played bass on tour with Ray Price during this period, wanted to be a recording artist in his own right, and recorded his debut album, '' ...And Then I Wrote'' for Liberty in 1962. He scored a Top 10 hit with “ Touch Me,” but the LP was not a huge seller. Against his better judgement, Nelson would allow his songs to be heavily augmented when he returned to the studio, later admitting, “I didn’t argue. In those days, big productions like Johnny Cash’s ‘ Ring of Fire’ were huge hits. So if it worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Walk Alone (Marty Robbins Song)
"I Walk Alone" is a song written by Herbert Wilson. and recorded by American country music artist, Eddy Arnold and was the B-side of his 78 rpm single "Did You See My Daddy Over There" (1945), and later for his compilation album ''Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again'' (1960). Marty Robbins recording *Marty Robbins, recorded a version which was released in August 1968 as the first single and title track from the album ''I Walk Alone''. It was Robbins' thirteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent two weeks at number one and a total of fifteen weeks on the chart. Chart performance Other versions *Ernest Tubb recorded the song during a May 24, 1945 session; but it was unreleased until 1996, when it was included in the CD box set '' Walking the Floor Over You''. *Don Gibson released his version about the same time as Marty Robbins, on the 1968 album ''More Country Soul''. *Following the success of the Marty Robbins single, at least four other country artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Letter
"The Last Letter" is a song written by country music singer Rex Griffin. Griffin wrote the song in 1937, after he was left by his wife. The song tells through a suicidal letter the feelings of an older man who is left by his young wife. The song, released on Decca Records became a hit for Griffin. A standard of country music, the tune was covered by diverse acts. Jimmie Davis' 1939 version became a hit, while it was covered by diverse country acts. Writing and original recording In 1937, singer-songwriter Rex Griffin wrote "The Last Letter" while he was living in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was inspired to write the song after he was left by his wife. The lyrics told the story of a suicide letter written by a common man directed to a woman seeking a rich husband and the finer things in life. It described his bitterness, and pain for the end of their romance. The song probably inspired Hank Williams's similar "A Mansion on the Hill." Griffin recorded "The Last Letter" during a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Compilation Albums
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