Willie NelsonIn celebration of his 80th birthday this year, country superstar Willie Nelson is set to release a new album, Let's Face The Music and Dance, on Friday 12 March through Sony Music/Legacy Recordings. The album was made in Austin, Texas with producer Buddy Cannon and is the first of a string of releases and events scheduled for this year.
The album also celebrates the 40 years Nelson has spent on the road with his band Family, - the name of which was taken from his 1971 studio album Willie Nelson and Family - comprising of his sister Bobbie Nelson on piano, Paul English on drums and Mickey Raphael on harmonica.
His rollicking memoirs Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die - Musings From The Road is currently a New York Times best-seller, and this new album is an essential addition to his catalogue of recordings.
Here is the track listing for the new album, as you can see it features a diverse range of pop, rock, jazz and country classics all selected by Nelson.
1. Let's Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin, 1935)
2. Is the Better Part Over (Willie Nelson, 1989)
3. You'll Never Know (Mack Gordon, 1943)
4. Vous Et Moi (Claude Francois-Jean Bourtayre)
5. Walking My Baby Back Home (Fred Ahlert-Roy Turk, 1930)
6. Matchbox (Carl Perkins, 1957)
7. Twilight Time (Al Nevins-Morty Nevins)
8. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Dorothy Fields-Jimmy McHugh)
9. I'll Keep On Loving You (Richard Coburn-Vincent Rose)
10. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (Frank Loesser, 1947)
11. South Of The Border (Jimmy Kennedy-Michael Carr)
12. Nuages (Django Reinhardt)
13. Marie (The Dawn Is Breaking)
14. Shame On You (Spade Cooley, 1944)
