Stardust

Cover album, definitely not country. Inoffensive and forgettable

not my favourite Willie Nelson joint on this list, but it's a sleepy journey through some lovely covers.

Very pleasant for nighttime sick crocheting. So so relieved that I didn't get Deep Purple or Korn tonight

Awwsome

OK, was not expecting this. I can't stand most country music (esp. since the "achy breaky" & beer-bro era), but Willie Nelson (along w/ Johnny Cash) is one of the few I can listen to. So why, on this list, do we get an absolute legend in the world of country music doing... an entire album of pop standard covers? IDGI. 3* I guess cuz he still has an unmistakable voice, but I'm utterly baffled why this album is on the list. side note: hearing Willie Nelson sing Unchained Melody is about as weird as hearing The Pet Shop Boys singing You Were Always On My Mind.

I love Willie Nelson and the whole outlaw country thing, but this album is a noted departure from that style. I can see the appeal, but for me, it's far too light. Very reminiscent of easy-listening elevator music. Still some great arrangements of the songs though.

Love. Recognise a lot of them.

i have a feeling about this one, gonna listen while showering i really love this oh my god, i don't even listen to country but... i really liked all of me september song :( "and these few precious days, i'll spend them with you" i like moonlight in vermont someone to watch over me bro ill kill myself i relistened to stardust to rexperience this, william nelson i love you

Covers of standards. An excellent way to spend an evening.

That was a peaceful listen. I'm not sure what else to write on a review for it. The album ended and I almost hadn't noticed any specific song. It all blended together into each other.

It's a very sweet cover album. Amazing cover art. Willie has his own unique sound. The way his guitar sounds and his voice is like no one else. The production sounds great. I'm going to round down to a 4 I think Willie earned doing a cover album because he can make the songs his own. Nice for a slow dance with someone.

Chill album, great for in the background while doing something else

not my favourite style, but nice songs done really well.

There's something incredibly comforting about hearing Willie Nelson sing the standards. The song choices really suit Willie's voice, with restrained, languid arrangements, a low key jazz-pop sensibility, and an abundance of charm. A ton of artists from different genres have done this type of album, but this album sets a high bar. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Stardust, September Song, Georgia on My Mind, Unchained Melody, Blue Skies, All of Me, Moonlight in Vermont, Someone to Watch Over Me, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Sleepy cover album. Nothing outstanding, I'm not familiar with these tracks but they all seem pretty standard to me. Not the outlaw country I know Willie from but not terrible at the same time.

Great southern music

A classic!!! Willie at his best.

Inarguable classic. The warmth of WN’s voice on this album is supernatural. His interpretations (reimaginings) are revelatory. Song selection is both obvious/inevitable and bold. Covering “Georgia” after Ray is ballsy, but he nails it with a version that IMO is the equal. The album is great from top to bottom. No misses. Nothing in the zip code of a miss. Love it.

I was pleased, and impressed by the recording quality. I'll gravitate more toward his own dope smoking and/or cowboy tunes, however.

What a pleasant surprise on a gray February morning. I've never been a Willie super fan, but found this album of mostly (all?) covers to be just lovely

I liked this album more than I expected. First time listen for me and Willie really interpreted these songs brilliantly. I can see why it was such a hit.

Willie and the great American songbook.

Not a fan of Willie, DNF

Molto bello. Questo me lo salvo. per me è da 4

C'était pas désagréable mais c'était pas très entraînant/le fun à écouter. Correct dans l'ensemble.

Really beautiful album. Love the mostly simple arrangements and instrumentation, really allows the melodies and beautiful playing to shine. First Willie Nelson album I've listened to all the way through, definitely gonna check out some others now.

Great artist, easy to listen too, but not my jam at all.

Tried giving this a go but I just can't manage what to my ears are sentimental country versions of well trodden standards. Sorry Willie.

Very chill

This is not my cup of tea at all, so it's hard to rate. This is one of the cleanest and most professionally recorded albums I think I've heard. Great job on the production. I can certainly see what the appeal would be for people who might like this style of music. He has a very appealing voice and it's relaxing in a way. I just wouldn't ever pick to listen to this style. Fav tracks: N/A

Ja, nei

Absolutely killer cover album, Willie does all these songs justice and then some.

well arranged and sang old songs. Awesome!!!

Some amazing songs on here. Blue Skies is fantastic.

This album is pretty but slllloooowwwww. I know that weed makes you chill but geez Bill...pick up the tempo

Love Willie, fun album of cover songs. I'll give it a bump for Willie but it's probably a 3.5 star album.

Good heavens, this is so beautiful! Willie Nelson's voice is so amazingly soothing, and the arrangements are simply gorgeous. I could listen to this all day!

Good Covers album, Willie is able to show off his vocal range and singing ability with some of these well known hits. I enjoyed it.

Wonderful covers! Awesome album.

Excellent. Can't believe I hadn't heard this album before. Beautiful.

Beautiful album. Loved it a lot.

Blue skies hit me at a special time

Willy is a classic

Did not one this album existed. I love these old American classic songs and Willie Nelson does a nice job covering them. Definitely a country twang feel and I prefer other artists singing these songs, but it was fine. Moonlight In Vermont was probably the best.

Such a great album. Will definitely be adding this to my music library.

nice

Good ol willie

Willie's trying to tug at my heart strings here but I decided that it's not gonna work this time!!!

This is really fucking sweet. It's like a non-country Willie Nelson album.

boring

Why is this even on here?

It’s Willie, for fuck’s sake

first three is pretty but the others are boring

it’s a great album though it is only covers. That is what caps this for me.

Nicht so meine Musik, aber kann man anhören.

Easy listening, great chord progression.

This is an album of jazz/pop covers which Willie reimagined in his own style. Interesting, given the fact that he was known for Outlaw country. This is different, but really solid. Surprised the hell out of me. This album is like country jazz. Willie's Spanish style of guitar strumming and some old jazz/pop staples being sung with his unique raspy voice. Apparently, Willie lived next to Booker T. Jones in Malibu, and asked him to help arrange the song Moonlight in Vermont. He liked it so much he got Booker T. to produce a whole album of jazz/pop hits for him. His record company execs didn't want him to make the album because they wanted another classic Willie Outlaw country album, but Willie basically told them to fuck off and made this record anyways, and it ended up going quintuple platinum. That's the definition of Outlaw country! Sticking it to the man! It was his 22nd album after all, he could do what he wanted! Favourite songs: Georgia on my Mind, Unchained Melody, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Someone to Watch Over Me, All of Me, Blue Skies, Moonlight in Vermont Least favourite songs: if forced to pick, Stardust 5/5

De laatste keer dat ik checkte is bijna in slaap vallen niet waarom ik muziek luister. Je kan dit album wel gebruiken om je te realiseren hoe goed je andere muziek vindt

Deze trage countrymuziek is niet echt mijn ding. 2 punten omdat het gelukkig maar 36 minuten was dit keer

Een wijntje, een nootje, een kaarsje. Zet deze muziek aan op de achtergrond en ik verzeker je: de kortste keren mag je de kont in. Lekkere muziek hoor

Wow, I never thought I'd love country music but here it is. Such a calm, peaceful vibe with Willie's genius evident throughout.

I have a lot of reverence both for Willie Nelson and the compositions on this record. And I do like this album, but it's not something I'm likely to listen to on a regular basis. There are multiple albums of his I know that I prefer, and multiple versions of most of these songs that I prefer. 3.5/5

That was a sweet listen actually. I don’t listen to much Willie Nelson but I imagine this is one of his slower albums. I dig. (3.5)

Not an awful album. Willie actually didn't do too badly on this collection of covers. Think I would've pick an album full of his original outlaw country selections if I was choosing a must listen album of Willie Nelson. Solid 3⭐

Good listen!

Wish I liked Willie more

Listened Before? No Interesting that a cover album made this list. Also, sweet Jesus this dude was prolific; this is his 22nd studio release! Through the first three, I can say that this has a supremely laid back vibe. Nice, but Georgia On My Mind belongs to Ray. All of Me is a nice one that gives more space to the guitar work -- fell like his voice is effortless, but effective. Cohesive album that made for a very calming listen indeed. I particularly enjoyed Unchained Melody and Don't Get Around Much Anymore. This isn't really something I'll be back for anytime soon, but if I ever need an inoffensive album of background noise this is a good place to start. For me this is a middling 3 / 5. Added to Library? No

I liked this album. Willie Nelson has a great voice. Calm, deep and soothing. I give it 3.5 stars and I would definitely listen to more of these songs on their own. Great songs to listen around a campfire

Little bit slower and more deliberate than Red Headed Stranger, but we all need to slow down every once in a while! Very peaceful, clear vocals that I appreciate. Great singer/songwriter for a genre that I generally am not giving rave reviews on. If I had to say, I enjoyed Red Headed Stranger more, but they can both belong right here in the 4 category.

I was surprised at the number of songs I knew from this album. That was some peaceful music that I wish I was listening to while sitting in the woods camping. The guitar work was pretty excellent to go along with the soft drums in the background. This album sniffed a 5 for me and I could see it getting one if I relistened in a different setting. But it didn't quite have that something special needed.

Well this is a beautiful album of covers so far. The guitar work on some songs is pretty great - definitely uplifts an already pleasant song. Started to lose momentum after while but still a great listen.

This album is great!

Good listen!

Honestly, I think Stardust is one of the most beautiful songs recorded. This whole album is incredible even though it's all covers.

liked this WAY more than i was expecting :)

Ganz nett. Schöne Songs dabei, die man sowieso kennt. Nichts besonderes. 3.2/10

Nice and pretty easy listening versions of some classics. Good for relaxing or as a smooth background for some light conversation. This is hardly real country music, I believe, but Willie's voice is familiar and comfortable. I find it a bit baffling, that this is one of his most successful records and considered a classic.

One of my top 5 Willie Nelson albums. Willie always delivers.

Chill out!

Country, aber schöne bis sehr schöne Klassiker. Gut!

Slow jams, its a VIBE. Feels like a (mostly?) cover album, don't prefer his versions of the covers i recognize, but they're still enjoyable

The only thing that saved this album from not even being listened to, was the fact that this was a bunch of covers. I literally have no idea how Willie Nelson sold a single album. Every single cover he did on this album was worse than the original, and not by a little bit. The only good thing about Willie Nelson is that he uses his bafflingly unlikely fame as a tool for cannabis legalization.

Super chill. Older Willie Nelson singing his favorite pop songs.

What a nice album. May everyone's favorite stoner grandpa live for 1001 years.

I kind of expected more. I don’t know if it would have been as “good” if I didn’t know it was Willie Nelson.

Way better than I thought. Gotta listen to more willie. This was incredible.

Loved it. Reminded me of my father throughout since he would play Georgia on my Mind a lot. This is difficult because I’m definitely stuck between 4 and 5, but at the end of the day I’ll stick with a strong 4.

Not nearly as enjoyable as his own stuff. I’d call this one for Willie superfans only.

Great album to play in background of a fancy party. Very easy listening. Nothing special though. I do think Willie's version were very good, just not something I would want to listen to on a regular basis. Did produce some "new" outlaw country after finishing listening.

Album: Stardust Artist: Willie Nelson Year: 1978 Genre: Country Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful album, the lyricism displayed in this album is incredible, Willie’s artistry is unmatched. Fave song: Georgia on my Mind Would I listen again? 100%

Suitable for a rainy day (check) when I'm wanting to be in my depressive feelings (nope)

No surprises with Willie Nelson; pretty much what I expected.

I am sorry but I struggled through this one....

country folk frank sinatra?

It feels like falling deeper in love with your person

I love Willie Nelson's voice. Also, there is clarity to each word he sings.

Nope.

Not a country fan

Exactly what a lyrical album should be. Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would’ve.

Ah, good ole Wiilie.

Willie Nelson's take on jazz oldies is very heartwarming and beautiful. Not trying to be a masterpiece makes it one.

Very slow and calming album, not too exciting

Mostly covers, but this is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard.

I love willie.

I enjoyed this and I wasn't sure that I would.

okish

My first thought was, oh no, not another one of those outlaw country singers. But this is different. The songs are better. More variation than his genre mates. He's not the best singer out there, but he makes it work. Favorite song: Stardust

Willie Nelson is a legend. That being said, this album didn’t resonate with me. Some wonderful renditions in what was clearly a passion project for Nelson, but others don’t quite hit the mark. Still, though, was worth the first listen for sure; however I probably will not revisit it.

Willie doing a bunch of old pop standards from the American Songbook. Beautiful, ethereal and wonderfully performed like never before with moments that can bring you to tears, a great album.

Love Willie, but I found this album boring to the point of being depressing.

I found this very listenable and like Nick, nice background country music. Some good covers and this was a nice take on some I didn't know he'd recorded. Decent 3.5/5

Listening to this was great, just some soft background country. I hope the Highwaymen appear on this, I never get round to actually listening to it myself and now I use this list as an excuse to keep holding off on new stuff too.

I could listen to Willie Nelson sing the dictionary. Just looking at the track list I know I'm going to enjoy this

I've never really listened to Willie Nelson before but was pleasantly surprised by this. It helped that I was familiar with some of the songs. I like how some have been arranged.

This was a delightful surprise

Je m'attendais a de la country. Ça sonne comme de la music de lounge d'hôtel lambda. Ces albums country sont mieux, bizarre de mettre celui là.

Same monotonous tunes

abajo los gringos, abajo el country

No era la música country que esperaba, gracias a Dios 🙏🏼

I thought this was a good record and in the 'style' of 70's cover records, and I love the story of Willie sort of setting the mold for these 'old guy does crooner record' that came after. Ultimately the vocals were recorded with a lot of clipping that REALLY bothered me, and I found his vocal interpretation only 'ok' for most of these tracks. It's neat to hear Willie's very distinct voice on these, but ultimately none of them were a knock out for me. Georgia On My Mind was a nice take for sure, but I actually found Blue Skies and Unchained Melody to be a bit of a bummer.

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I love Willie but this one is ZZZZZZZ

•Owned •As a collection of pop standards, this album is wisely dedicated to the voice and the melody. Arranging and production are both treated with restrain (example: the coda of "Georgia on My Mind"), resulting in a perfect album. •5/5

Excellent record, some great remakes and many great originals. The “strolling” piano notes and tempo are not my thing but overall the record is strong.

Georgia On My Mind is a great track 3/5 overall

Amazing. Love the album cover!

Sehr nettes Country Album - hat mir einen guten Start in den Tag bereitet, auch wenn nicht mein Heimat Genre...

blues, jazz, soft, 1978 ->2

some decent instrumentals, but otherwise just really not my cup of tea at all

was nice, nice vocal but grew tiring as album went on

Lekker naturel, beetje moe van de mondharmonica soms

Saaaai

Tikkie saai, maar wel lekker. 2,5 was beter geweest

Very nice had some bops

Nice, pleasant listen, even if a couple songs were a little slow for my taste or just too on-the-nose country

Shit is beautiful!

Loved this album - some really interesting covers and a very mellow listen. Would definitely replay

HIs voice is fantastic and a very good choice of songs

Not super neat.

Meh

This is quite a delightful album of covers of standards by Willie.

Amazon is acting weird, but what I did listen to I did enjoy.

Have always like Willie Nelson and this album is no exception.

I get that this was a huge departure for him musically, and kudos for taking that leap and the success of the album, but all these years later it just seems kind of hokey.

This is fine, but I think if I wanted to listen to Willie Nelson, I'd rather listen to some of his outlaw country music, not him singing covers.

Beautifully done album

L'album réveille des instincts inconnus de cow-boy jazzy et blues que j'ai en moi, et je me vois sur la scène d'un saloon éclairé à la lumière des bougies, une guitare dans les mains, à chanter en pensant au temps qui passe et aux femmes que j'ai aimé. Détendant et étonnamment varié.

Nope

Although I like Willie Nelson and he has many good songs and this recording is very well done, I do not find it to be one of Willie's better albums because it shows the limitations of his vocals. The songs are great each one is good but I prefer other performers renditions much better and think how a different vocalist would have sounded much better saying the part that Willie is singing on these songs. Unfortunately I think his vocal range just doesn't work well even though you can tell he really tries and in some cases succeeds. His guitar playing is very good on Stardust

A classic Love it My dad had this album I wasn't sophisticated enough to appreciate it when I was 7. The songs are played gently with love So good

Mycket bra faktiskt.

Love the intimacy of the stripped down voices and music

sehr schön, jazzige Coverversionen alter Klassiker.

I know of Willie, but have never listened to any of his music before as I'm not a fan of country. So this album was certainly a surprise. A laid back chill crooning to the classics. It's not quite top tier, but it's a solid 4/5.

A classic. Willie's voice sounds like home to me.

Not the best singer or guitarist but always brings a good album to the table

I like this album. Another 'American Songbook'. Phantastic covers of old standards, but I have no idea, why it is in the 1001 - list.

I thought I knew Willie Nelson so this caught me by surprise. What a great album and interesting story about its making!

Loved it! Lots of croony classic songs - of the sort that get stuck in your head or you might sing whilst wandering round the house - sung by the lovely raspy reedy voice of Willie Nelson. Removing a star as, after the initial half a dozen or so, some songs weren’t as classic as others.

Not for me.

Not a big fan of Willie Nelson and these songs are much more competently performed by others in my opinion. I had this record at one point and ended up getting rid of it. There’s just nothing special or particularly entertaining about this album, specifically when stacking the standards up against Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, or contemporaries like Bublé or Connick,Jr. Two stars.

This sounds like stuff grandma and grandpa would love. His voice has an interesting quality, its not a really powerful voice but like a friend singing at a wedding reception. It is charming in a way. Overall it was just okay. I would much rather stick to some of the classic jazz singers

I like it a lot, and will surely listen to it more!

So forgettable: legit don't remember this album at all. All I can think of is it being not the worst country out there but still being of the dull side of music. Decent album cover, looks a bit like an aged painting with the grain to it and the stars are quite nice. Nothing to say other than that.

Stardust - 7.5/10 Georgia On My Mind - 8/10 Blue Skies - 7.5/10 All of Me - 8/10 Unchained Melody - 8/10 September Song - 7.5/10 On The Sunny Side of The Street - 7.5/10 Moonlight in Vermont - 7.5/10 Don't Get Around Much Anymore - 7.5/10 Someone to Watch Over Me - 7.5/10 TOTAL - 76.5/100

Jazzy, poetic, chill, just a good album.

Country

Ver

Netter Country… handwerklich gut gemacht.

Great batch of covers

Ultra Chill zzz Song aus Ghost

I love Willie but I had never listened to this album. Not really my style, just covers of older songs and kind of repetitive. His emotion is great but I like is country western/early country style.

Cozy ass album

What an absolutely beautiful album. His voice was such a perfect fit for songs I never would have imagined it’d be. Love love loved it.

This was beautiful.

Relaxing country music with some covers.

Who doesn't love a little Willie Nelson? Sadly it was all covers, so docked a star for not being his original work, which there's so much of! Honestly don't know how this 1001 list ever got made sometimes.

Solid album, I liked the feel of the album though I do not think I would listen to many of the songs individually.

Why is this a must-listen to album?? it is literally just covers.

Pleasantly surprised with how chill and relaxing it was

Once again I wish everybody could sing like Willie

The first thought that came into my head while listening to this was, “what a sweet album.” Not necessarily what I was expecting given what I know about Willie Nelson, but it was really enjoyable, and there are some great arrangements of classic songs. “Unchained Melody” was absolutely gorgeous and probably my favorite song from the album, but I really liked “Georgia On My Mind” as well. Overall, just very pleasant to listen to.

Not entirely sure how I feel about whole album of covers. The beautifully done and well worth listening to, but conflicted about its place here. However, giving the benefit of the doubt, the arrangements are beautiful and spare and gorgeous to listen to.

Willie Nelson is such a soothing, endearing singer and artist. Really liked his take on "Georgia On My Mind" and other familiar tunes. The one critical note is that the delivery and arrangements start blending as there isn't a ton of variety in expression or tempo or energy level throughout the album. Willie does Willie all the way.

A solid set of standards, arranged and performed well. What's not to like? Plus, it's Willie. Some of these are my favorite versions of these songs, especially Blue Skies. And I don't know why, but I've always gotten Christmassy vibes off this album. Plus, this album makes me think of my grandmother, who adored Willie. So bonus points for that. Thumb's up.

classic

3 - I know it is standards and country, but it leaned farther into the standards than I expected it to, which is probably a good thing for me because country is boring. But yeah, this was more enjoyable than I expected. Some of these songs are done way better by other artists, which makes the covers boring, but oh well.

Started solid. Started to get a bit bland towards the end. Not a ton of variety within the album which I am a fan of. But it’s very soothing.

Very pleasant

Taken for what it is, this soporific, inoffensive and slightly downbeat collection of songs work best (as the cover art suggests) in the twilight hours. It is a bit MOR at times, but I won't hold that against the record, because that's pretty much the target audience.

Warbly weirdness

How many more flavours of country hell can there be on this list?

What is this and why is it here? Willie Nelson sings soppy covers? Really? Why do I need to listen to this?

Again, I struggle with the concept of "what is an album?", where I generally rule out a collection of cover songs. Despite that, if you're caught in a sentimental mood, this could be quite a nice album to listen to, (as I was today).

albums like these make me wish there were decimal ranks here, it's pretty squarely a 3.5 because sometimes it's really good and sometimes it's just ok. i'll give a 3 because it peaked early on (love the title track though). 3.5/5

Better than I thought it would be. Definitely not stereotypical, twangy country.

Wonderful mellow album, I was not aware country music could get this beautifully melancholic.

Boven verwachting fijn met alle sneeuw buiten en een dekentje en thee binnen.

Loved this album. Can’t say I’ve listened to much Willie Nelson before this but I’ve always had a lot of respect for the guy’s career and enjoyed the songs I have heard. This was beautiful though. Great songwriting, hell of a voice.

FLAC.

Mostly forgettable covers, but a great version of Blue Skies

A few nice songs. But, couldn’t really enjoy the bulk of the album.

Willie Nelson Sings The Classics! Nelson’s unique voice creates moving renditions of pop standards. He doesn’t have quite the range to hit every note in every song which leads to some interesting choices. Not a single 420 reference in the entire album.

9/10 Country album Remakes of classic songs by Willie Nelson

Soothing.

One can forget just how long ole Willie can hold a note. And I’d love to hear the way he works out around the ones he can’t get. Like the “to” on “God speed your love to me.” Most people make a roller coaster out of that too. Willie knows he can’t so he just doesn’t sing it until the very end really makes it a part of me, which he can hold. I don’t know man. There’s something so strange about this twangy schmaltz, but also so beautiful, that Willy took the songs and played them the way he wanted to hear them and it turns out it’s really kind of wonderful way to listen to these songs, the very clearly many many many people appreciate, including me. I’m not going around listening to this stuff all day every day but I gotta say I really respect the Willy version of the American songbook.

Totally mesmerizing - you can never tell if you’re being tucked in to bed or if you’re being pulled out to party, and it feels great either way. Willie is the absolute Man and his is at the top of my list of hands I’d like to shake.

Pretty decent, good tempo

I don’t like this style of music.

Basically sounds like a covers album sang by that guy Steve down the pub who does a bit of karaoke on pay day

Stardust - I love this song (definerly not because samara joy covered it) The rhythm guitar is really pretty but the way he solos kinda puts me to sleep the synth strings in the background kind of annoys me His voice is beautiful Georgia - the harmonica is so impressive and reminds me of a western movie It still puts me to sleep a lil bit tho Blue skies - i liked the beginning a lot but didn’t like how it ended All of me - the harmonica is the only part of this one i like Unchained melody - song sucks I really didn’t love this album even though it was jazz. I thought he has a really pretty voice and the harmonica was insane, but I don’t feel like he added that much to the classic songs. I liked the slower ones more. My favorite song was september in the rain.

I really enjoyed a lot of this. Far more than I thought I would. I haven’t done well with the country on the list so far but this isn’t really country.

Good weekend vibes.

Lovely chill album. Wilma the dog sat, listened intently, and swayed with Willie. This will bring more Willie into our lives.

Pretty stellar album for sure. Even if they are all covers.

Smoke em

LOVED

11/27/23. I never gave Willie Nelson a fair shot and glad I came across this album! I’m surprised by the versatility and different genres, and thoughtful lyrics.

Willie gör en platta med jazz- och popstandards. Fint såklart, men behövdes den? Fantastiskt stundtals.

Love this shit. Space station harmonica feel.

Nice, nothing particularly amazing or ground breaking, just nice.

Erg smooth album met echt heerlijke covers

Mooi album

Sehr jazzy 3.5 Old school Jazz Moody Classy

Willie Nelson, el que salia en dos chalados y muchas curvas y en monk. Fuma maria

Música suave y relajante, un hilo musical para leer y estar tranquilo en casa

Disquín del putu chill.

I have read critics try to explain why this album where a reedy-voiced country singer known mostly for his songwriting covering old standards is so great and I think they all miss the mark. The reason it’s great is because maybe once in a generation an artist hits a patch where they could read the phone book and it would be amazing, and Willie was in exactly such a patch in the late 70’s. It’s not hard work or practice or dedication. It’s magic. Willie was fully connected to forces beyond human comprehension in this time period and so this album is great because he made it at this time, despite its content. This album is great because magic. But I don’t like old-timey songs, so three stars.

Feeling poorly, I almost missed writing this. When I saw this was a covers album, I was disappointed. What I’ve heard of Nelson has been either intriguing or great (Phases and Stages is a record I will return to one day); I wanted to hear his songs, not his versions of others. I enjoyed this more than I expected: the boundary between outlaw and whisky blur lounge singer suddenly seems tenuous.

I'm not old enough/gainfully employed managing a wine bar enough to appreciate albums of American standards. Nice voice Willie, save it for your own material. Having lived in Atlanta, the last thing I want on my mind is Georgia (tied with a brain tumor)

Just was alright nothing special probably will not return for more may give Willie one more try but at this point not impressed 2/5

This was ok; pretty slow, not really what I would have thought of when I saw Willie Nelson, but I guess this was just a bunch of covers by him anyhow. Not likely to return to this. 2/5

Willie Nelson's takes on these covers are heartwarming, soulful, and full of softness and spirit. Nelson's voice, while taking the vibrato a little too far at times, meshes beautifully with the other instruments. The in-and-out trickling of different textures, such as harmonica, piano, horns, and strings (especially noticeable in songs such as Georgia On My Mind) is carried out fabulously. Now for the negatives. Many of the tracks sound very, very similar, indicating a limited ability to play outside a specific style and tone. Non-vocal instruments are only very rarely given moments to shine, and other vocals (e.g. backing) are not present. Also, it's a cover album. Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars for this one. I'm bumping it up to 4 because of Nelson's happy charisma.

Not really my thing

A short, sweet, and delightful 40 minute album. I wasn't expecting an Unchained Melody cover, but I loved it! Nelson's voice is a perfect medium between old, country music star and 20s cocktail lounge singer.

Willie sings the classics. A lot of songwriters eventually do records like this. Great songwriters appreciate other great songwriters. An enjoyable laid back easy listen, nothing that jumps out at me as amazing but nothing that offends either.

Boring!

I saw this described as a "comfort album" and I couldn't agree more. Something about this just feels warm and welcoming.

Some good covers

I don't claim to know Willie Nelson's entire discography, but this has to be among his most boring. I can appreciate how this collection of pop standards cemented his unique voice and appealed to a mass audience, but boy does it sound vapid. None of these versions comes close to being a definitive version. Would much rather listen to his original material.

There was a time when I would have passed this off as easy listening fluff, and I would have been wrong, just like the label execs that initially disapproved of the album. But I'm old enough now to appreciate the subtle sophistication of these silky smooth tracks, and recognize there is a time and a place for this brand of sublime mellowness. Love that they recorded it in his house with a mobile unit. I feel that's reflected in the cozy and intimate sound. The spare arrangements and laid back approach compliment the material perfectly.

I don't love Willie Nelson, but there is something kind of comfortable about his music. I'd love to listen to him after a long horse ride sitting by a campfire, drinking some whiskey. Gotta get into the element I think.

It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. Felt like a run of the mill Willie album. 2/5 Update: this is a covers album? That knocks it down to a 1/5

Very disappointing. All I knew about Willie was his love for the green so I was expecting some decent country but nope. So dull. Tracks 2 and 3 the only ones I could possibly listen to again. The rest deserve to get in the bin. 1.5*

I'm not the biggest Willie Nelson fan and considering this is apparently a cover album maybe it isn't the best album to try and turn me around on ole Willie. While he is very talented this album just didn't do much for me. I've never head any of the originals for the songs covered on this album so I have no comparison, maybe if I did this would rate higher but for now this gets a 2/5.

It's not what I expected. Pop culture hivemind led me astray again. Pretty collection of love songs.

Was not what I expected at all. Pretty underwhelming.

Pretty good! Had it on in the background while I worked, much softer than I had imagined

Masterpiece

No notes. Pleasantly surprised with every single song. So simple and great. 5 stars

I have heard of but don’t know Willie Nelson’s music - Excellent first impressions, love the voice & the mood, goes well with this Christmas time I’m listening to it. Lovely harmonica. Beautifully produced. These are all covers of non country songs. He was born in 1933 & recorded this aged 45, he picked some of his favourite songs from childhood, all songs at least 20 years old. Very simple arrangements, no backing singers - to let the strength of the original songs shine through. His voice is the strength for me here, understated and very relaxing. Now interested & looking forward to hearing some of his own songs.

I have a lot of respect and appreciation for Willie. I have a lot of respect and appreciation for the Great American Song book. Unfortunately I don’t much enjoy Willie singing the old standards. I didn’t hate it but it was just kind of underwhelming.

I was expecting a very C&W album - surprised that it was more just laid back, gentle melodies with an old school 'crooner' voice. Liked 'Blue skies', 'All of me' and 'Moonlight in Vermont'. A decent, listenable 3 out of 5

Das ist ein tolles Album. Wer hätte gedacht, dass der alte Country-Nelson auch Tin Pan Alley kann. Aber es funktioniert. Die Hauptrolle auf dem Album spielt meines Erachtens aber das Arrangement. Selten habe ich so schöne, zurückgenommene Hammondflächen gehört. Trotzdem hat das Album eine Country-DNA und Nelson schafft es, die Songs wirklich als Standards des großen American Songbooks zu interpretieren. Allerdings hätte ich mir gewünscht, dass die Auswahl etwas weniger "kanonisiert" ausgefallen wäre. Georgia on my Mind und All of Me sind für Fans dieser Klassiker irgendwie durchgenudelt und bei dem "Angebot" hätte das ganze sicher etwas individueller ausfallen können.

Sorry Willie, not my jam. Not unpleasant, just not that interesting to me

Great album of covers. Can understand why it was well-received at the time.

Classic Willie covers.

Sounds good Gentle

Awesome album, really love Willie's voice. There's just something so relaxing in this album that is a joy to listen to.

nice voice, classic calm

Good songs, dislike his voice intensely.

Cover album or piano ballads, not my jam

Willie is a national treasure. This album is a mood if you’re feeling mellow and chill. Beautiful vocals and guitar playing. It’s not really my thing but I do appreciate it and understand why it’s on this list.

Kind of a touching bunch of covers.

Willie Nelson singing a bunch of standards. Good if you like that sort of thing but nothing too special.

I liked the chill vibe and the country elements

Really heartfelt and sweet sounding

Mellow and safe. Well produced covers of big songs by a big name. Nothing special but I guess by 1978 Willie had said just about everything he wanted to.

I enjoyed it.

Songs to make you fall asleep while reminiscing about the good old days. Listening to this album made me feel good, nostalgic and warm. Love love this 🥰

Meh

It was pretty calm and I sort of liked it, yeah

Nelson has an amazing voice, but I hate this. Covering some of his childhood favorites, but in this restrained, I guess you could say classic way. The passion that makes so many of these songs great is gone. No crescendo. Flat.

I could listen to Willie sing anything, but this album of jazz standards is an especially great use of his voice.

Interesting and catchy riffs, very melodramatic

A collection of covers that are arranged well and performed in Willie's unique style. Unfortunately, with a few exceptions I have never really been into that unique style. I am not sure why this one is considered an essential listen.

I'm aware that these are all covers. But I have a soft spot for this brand of country. Quite good, actually.

nice, too slow for a monday.

I'd rather he just stuck to country. I didn't find this stuff to be very compelling.

Pretty good, I enjoyed the production and the songs rolled along nicely

Beautiful and soothing album. Enjoyed Blue Skies, Unchained Melody, and Moonlight in Vermont the most. I’d play this album in the back ground while relaxing or having dinner.

I have had a period of time earlier in the year where i listened to a lot of country, including Willie Nelson. I have to admit that i dont like him that much of an artist, which is mostly because i find his music somewhat soft compared to his persona. However, this is more an "I" problem, and not really a Willie Nelson problem, and i have to admit that this album grew on me as i listened it through. It will probably never be an album that i put on while at home, but if im going for a long drive through the night, it could be a fine companion.

Beautiful album, we don't deserve Willie

Nah

Okayish

Willie!

My favorite Willie album. I didn’t expect it to be on this list. It moves so slowly and I love it for it. Rating: 4.6

Enjoyed, will listen again

I realized I had a soul after listening to this album

Música de boomer

Definitely not the album I expected, based on hearing a couple of Nelson's songs before...it was a good listen, and I could appreciate the great blend of styles and lovely vocals, but not an album I want to listen to again. Just not my preference, so I'll give it a middle of the road rating.

The album and lyrics are good, but it's in the Bob Dylan zone where I'm not sure Willie is a good singer.

really nice

A nice change, wouldn't be that into country music but can appreciate this

Oh my god, what a horrible, horrible collection of cover versions! No wonder the record company weren't happy with it. Dreadful, dreadful, dreadful. I was expecting so much better than this unlistenable pap.

Good album.

I enjoyed this quite a lot. Songs reminiscent of Over The Garden Wall.

It was pretty mellow and cute. It had a lot of old Americana-sounding songs. I like that kind of stuff.

Great working vibes; will listen again.

Willie is chill like that holy