Stardust

Very good, just not sure I can put it above a 3 being all covers.

A nice relaxing album. Mostly covers. Ironically given to me on July 4th for a listen.

Not my cuppa tea. Didn't know many songs. It was ok.

Love Willie. Love his voice. Much prefer him singing his own songs. This wasn't bad, just not as good as his own material. On top of that, a few songs fell victim to the dreaded 70s country production. Overall OK but not great.

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. What a delightful little album. Nothing super special to it, but a very tender and beautiful side of Willie. Loved all the covers, very peaceful and easy to listen to.

ei kuullosta countrylta niin taitavaa poikaa…

I liked it more on the second listen - Bob Dylan needs to get in touch with Willie's harmonica volume mixing guy for his next album.

Unlike Willie Nelson's idiotic record company exec I know the songs, and I like the songs, but I don't like Willie's performance of them. They don't suit him really. If I want to hear this canon of American music there are much more interesting arrangements and vocal talents to listen to. This is not an album that anyone should hear before they die. They were lame covers gobbled up by his lemming audience. Go find the originals, they much more emotionally engaging.

My second Willie Nelson album and very enjoyable. Still not my genre but this felt smoother than the other one and was very pleasant - maybe less overtly country? Very pleasant to listen to.

Mijn grootste probleem met countrymuziek is dat het vaak een beetje allemaal hetzelfde is. En dan vooral qua muziek. De zang is vaak juist heel sterk, countryzangers hebben iets breekbaars in hun stem. Wie dan ook besloten heeft dat Willie vooral een cover album moest maken verdient dan ook wat mij betreft meteen opslag. (Zo te lezen was dat vooral Willie zelf, zn label wilde dit juist absoluut niet) Probleem is wel dat ik een groot deel van de covers ook het origineel al ken. Zo valt een Georgia on my mind toch een beetje vlak in vergelijking met bijvoorbeeld Ray Charles. Maar andere nummers vind ik echt hele mooie versies. Niet alles werkt, maar ik vind Willie echt een fantastische stem hebben. Het is ontzettend country, maar dan eindelijk met wat meer variatie dan "Man speelt gitaar." in de productie. Ja dit is best wel een lekker album eigenlijk. Niet lekker genoeg voor 4 sterren, maar wel een lekker albumpie FAVO: Blue Skies, All of me, Dont get around much anymore

Pretty songs, not many i wanted to save but still easily listenable

Easy listening, exceptional intertwining of piano guitar and harmonica.

This album was good. Not sure I will ever listen to it again. I enjoyed it. 3 Stars

un album di cover country. assolutamente e totalmente inoffensivo

Decent covers but nothing to write home about. Found myself getting tired about halfway through the record.

Probably 3 or 4/5, love me some willie nelson

Considering this was a cover album, I was pretty excited to hear what Willie was going to do. I didn’t mind it, but it is not something I would go out of my way to listen to again.

Enjoyed this album while having a long drive back home through a stormy night. Perfect setting for it. Not sure I would’ve enjoyed it as much otherwise. As a bit of a Sturgill Simpson fan, this album reminds me a lot of him. I’m sure he was inspired by Willy. Added Georgia on my mind and unchained melody

I will say, I have more than a little skepticism towards covers albums, but this is really good. On Stardust, Willie Nelson plays stripped back, intimate interpretations of American pop standards, and he does a damn good job at it. These interpretations sound tender, heartfelt and lovingly assembled, a far cry from the reputation of the covers album as nothing more than a cash grab or bait for discography completionists. Nelson's band sounds great, proving themselves while giving him room to breathe and take center stage. And good thing too, because Willie Nelson is a really strong presence here. His guitar playing is pretty and crisp and understated, and his melodic gruffness grants this project some gravitas. I think the best run here is from Stardust to Blue Skies, with Blue Skies as my personal favorite song from the whole project. There are some lulls though, I don't know if the strength of this opening run is matched at any other point in the project. Also, while Unchained Melody and September Song are very good, they are also among the lowest energy songs on the album, and sequencing them together causes some pacing problems for me. For as hard a sell as "Willie Nelson's classic pop covers album" is, this really delivers, and I liked it quite a lot, despite some unevenness here and there. I'm gonna settle at a high 3, but I'd also like to give some unofficial bonus points to the fantastic album art.

It was interesting to hear songs from the American Songbook stripped down to just a few instruments and vocals. But, I was happy that the album was short because I can only listen to him in small doses before his warbling voice gets irritating.

liked songs: All of Me Not a bad set of covers. 3

Relaxed and tastefully done. I’m not crazy about Willie’s voice but this was tolerable. Good choice of material, though I could have done without “September Song”; it seemed to drag on forever. Overall, not bad…..but I probably won’t need to listen to it again.

Blue Skies is a great song, and I really like Willie Nelson but this album did not inspire me like the other ones have.

Inoffensive but pretty uninspiring cover versions.

Respect the artist just not my jam.

This was nice to put on before bed. Felt like a lullaby. Not very memorable. But nice to listen to.

Listenable

I enjoyed this album listen! I’ve never really listened to a Willie Nelson album before so that was fun to experience. I feel like most of these songs were covers but I was into it. The album felt very chill and folksy to me. I can see myself listening to this again and recommending it to others!

Hyggepianistagtigt. Kendte sange. Lidt dansktopagtigt.

Really like the sound of the band on this album, and of course Willie's interpretation is great. Enjoyable record for Sunday chilling.

Interesting

Reliable Willie!

Good performance, but not for me... Mostly background music. And since it's only cover songs, why is this record on this list? I tend to 4 stars, but honestly, I will never come back to this one, it is ok, but overall forgettable...

Willie's great, but this is not exactly my style of music. I do like his interpretation of many of these classics. Assuming it is Willie, I love the sound of his leads, which were simple yet very effective. He gets a great sound out of his guitar.

kinda putting me to sleep. would be good EOD tho

This one felt like Willie Nelson doing his best Frank Sinatra impression. Georgia On My Mind was an absolutely perfect cover and I think the best song on the album. Most of the others were forgettable, with a few head scratchers. Some of the songs seemed to be simply Willie singing random notes within a major scale for no apparent reason. Going into this one, I was excited because I generally like Willie Nelson, but this album was a meh for me.

pretty solid

Sweet. But not memorable for me

That was fun to hear. Willie sing some famous songs that aren't his own.

This is the kind of thing I feel like I know Willie Nelson more for than the outlaw country stuff. And it’s fine I guess. He does a really good job on this album making stripped back versions of these songs that I don’t really listen to anyways. I see the appeal but it’s not for me

I prefer shotgun willie but this is lovely

wow definitely liked this more than I expected. The singing was probably the biggest worry, but its not bad at all. Quite similar to the one from yesterday. It doesn't really feel like country to me, or at least any I've heard. singing is good, orchestral elements are also really good. Again similarly to last time, some songs are just a bit nothing or go nowhere. Favourite songs: stardust, blue skies, September song, moonlight in Vermont, someone to watch over me. Overall around 6/10

Gentle and lovely but a lot of covers that aren't great

Chilled - liked it!

This album was fun and really adorable. Good stuff.

Georgia on my mind is fantastic, few others are decent but I really not fan of most of these songs in general. You need to be on the right mood for this or over 80.

This was a much mellower approach by Willie Nelson, at least when compared to his outlaw country, story-driven album 'Red Headed Stranger', an album I really liked. And from what I understand, this album's composed entirely of covers of older pop standards. It was good, I mean Willie Nelson is nothing if not a talented writer and guitar player, and I enjoyed the first three tracks, alongside 'September Song', quite a lot. Honestly wasn't even too familiar with many of the songs covered here, but the selection was well done nevertheless...I'm sure they meant a lot to Nelson himself. But aside from that, everything here felt super boilerplate, very much a late '70s country album. It was still an enjoyable listen at the end of the day.

Relaxing and comforting like a campfire but also not much that really stands out to me, just pretty and chill. (3.5 stars)

Soft country ballads, good but it does get repetitive.

for a standards album i gotta say that Willie Nelson does a great job at keeping things consistent with his style and artistry. a little middling at first, but i found myself increasingly drawn into the atmosphere. probably pairs well with a nice whiskey. best listened to at night as well, i would say. deserves to be one of the 1001? would not be my pick for a second Willie album, but i'm not upset to see it here. sure.

I appreciate Willie, really, I do. And this is a classic bunch of wonderful songs. And he does a wonderful job performing them. And it’s fine. Really. I don’t think I get what the fuss is all about.

Sans être nul, c'est un peu con de faire un album de reprises où aucune des reprises n'est meilleure que l'originale.

Old timey covers. Less outlaw, more classic style.

Bra

Between “outlaw” country singer and a Stax organ player producing, this must’ve had quite the fish out of water feel when it arrived to the public in the late 1970s. It’d be like Chad Hugo or Dangermouse working with Beck or Dave Grohl in the 2010s to recast the feel of 80s music. The standards record is now something of a line on a singer’s resume, showcasing their interpretative skills and unique vocal talent, whereas Willie really threw folks a curveball. The trick is to not succumb to the style or sound of the old material and instead make it sound contemporary, maybe with a wink, but Willie is not interested in jokey asides: he’s completely earnest, but in his warm, casual, and relaxed approach. Unfortunately, as charming as this all is, the album still loses my attention and fades into the background pretty quickly. I like, but don’t love his minor key, stilted syntax spins on familiar material. It’s all very lovely - I can see and almost feel the neon lighting up a solitary couple swaying to any one of these cuts. Maybe one day it will have a place for me but today it’s all just a bit dull.

A delightful album. Wonderful to listen to. No range at all. All of the covers sound roughly the same with the same tempo and everything else.

gorgeous voice but a lot of the originals are better than these covers

Fine covers. Little slow for my liking. Maybe a sleep playlist adjacent album.

Outstanding production by Booker T. Really a beautiful sounding album.

5.5/10 Not entirely sure why I needed to head a bunch of covers of worn out songs before I die, but the quality is there I suppose. Highlights: All of Me Blue Skies

J'ai bien aimé, mais sans plus. Facile à écouter.

Great voice!!

Pretty decent, just not feeling it today

I cannot imagine a future in which I go to listen to the White Album, or to Sly & the Family Stone, or to R.E.M., and then I change my mind and listen to Stardust by Willie Nelson instead. So I guess this hello and goodbye. None of this is Willie Nelson’s fault. It’s just that I did all I could to keep out Country, and they slipped it in by calling it Singer/Songwriter.

This album makes me feel like I'm five years old, riding in the center of the bench seat of an old car without seatbelts. All I can think about is how to change the station without getting in trouble. It's not bad music, but the feeling that I need to move as quickly as possible to better music is palpable.

A cover of his favorites. Good songs many I’ve neve heard. Emotion comes out.

Not a bad album but I just couldn't vibe to the slow and sleepy tempo the album had. All things considered it was at least a nice album to listen to. Top 1 Favorite: Moonlight In Vermont no bad songs just a couple of sleepers in there 3.00-3.50/5

It doesn't seem like crossing Willie with standards would be a good match but Willie makes it work. I loved some of the song renditions but others came off as very corny and cheesy. A pleasant listen overall and I'd listen to it again but not anytime soon.

Interesting to hear a version of Willie that I haven't heard before. I enjoyed some of the covers, but most of them blended together. Fun listen. Not exactly my cup of tea.

Willie is fantastic but this album is a little cheesy.

3.33

Hier worrek ni staardustig van - trage muziek voor een zondagnamiddag

Hmm, incredibly inoffensive and safe - although I appreciate the background of the album. Kind of music that is like a warm bath or good to recover from major surgery from. It ain't going to get you too ruled up. However, I can't deny that these are some of my favourites versions of the behemoth songs. I'm just not that much of a fan of the songs. 5/10

surprisingly liked it , its like Willie Nelson did a pop album

This a smooth album where Willie manages to bring disparate popular tracks from various genres under one Willie Nelson Banner. He maintains is same smooth delivery, but without the heart worn tone of his typical lyricism, I find myself a little bored. It’s pleasant enough, but nothing I’ll be putting on to showcase these songs or Willie.

Sweet and calm, probably not something I will listen to a lot but liked it more than expected

El rey del outlaw country cantando baladitas clásicas de principios de siglo, pasándose por el forro las recomendaciones de su discográfica. Mola. No es que sea un álbum increíble, pero me ha gustado mucho su historia. Además, la voz de Willie Nelson es buenísima, súper cálida y perfecta para este tipo de temas. Y dado que el libro no contiene álbumes previos a 1955, al menos estas versiones abarcan algo de la música de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Muy buen descubrimiento.

Angefangen, war mir zu slow

country music: meh. covers of pop standards: it depends on who sings it. putting the two together: hey it's actually ok. 3.5/5

My second time listening to this. Enjoyed it both times.

This was ok I guess. All covers. Not much of a reason to listen to it though.

Its a somewhat interesting mix of country, jazz and pop, but not interesting enough to be memorable for me. I'll probably remember this one as the album that had the lesser cover of 'Unchained Melody' Standouts Unchained Melody 3/5

Willie Nelson goes jazz - and better yet, it works??? This is peak comfy material. The songs may be a bit meandering, but you're getting a lifetime supply of ambiance for all your candlelit dinners and slow dances under the milky way.

cool vibes

Écoute agréable. Cet album n'a généré en moi aucun sentiment s'apparentant à la haine. Mais j'commençais à être tanné rendu à moitié. Mention particulière au son du snare pendant le solo d'harmonica de Georgia On My Mind à partir de 2m17s.

no es su mejor disco, me gusta más su época country... en este disco me da bastantes vibes de Ray Charles

Never listened to a Willie Nelson album before this. It’s decent country, but nothing that stands out to me

Nice album. A lot of hits

Willie Nelson is great at expressing himself and creating a mood. I also like the idea of Wilson moving into, for him, almost controversial territory on Stardust. It’s rarely THAT exciting, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

ah willie interesting move to do standards loved “georgia on my mind” beautiful voice and harmonica got a bit corny sometimes

he sure can play the harmonica

Great collection of standards. I might prefer more original songs but that isn't maybe what this asl um is about.

Der Song Stardust gefällt mir sehr gut! Die Harmonien in der Gitarre am Anfang sind ein Hammer Start ins Album. Ich muss allerdings sagen, seine Stimme gefällt mir überhaupt nicht. Er singt sehr seicht und mit einem zu luftigen Vibrato. Und der Song wird schon etwas schnulzig und behäbig.. Blue Skies: Hemmer doch im Chor gsunge won ihr s erst Mal ide Schnupperprob gsi sind oder? Ich finde das Album recht herzig, aber nicht bahnbrechend:) hahah han am Afang denkt ich schriib detailliert und denn het sichs nöd glohnt :P

Great songs, voice is a bit weedy.

3.5

Good song selections, but I don't think they particularily suits his voice and sounds a bit safe. 3.5 stars

This is good, but I think at times, it's a bit boring. I like Willie -- I think he's a good singer and guitarist. The songs are all classics, but the arrangements are often too vanilla. My favorites were probably the title track, "Unchained Melody", and "Someone to Watch Over Me". 3.5.

3.5

Apparently this guy is an outlaw and yet does such nice, gentlemanly covers of early 20th century pop standards. A very pleasant listen throughout. Blue Skies is one of the more notable highlights and is surprisingly mumblecore and even slightly slowcore towards the end. Overall as nice as it is it may be just a bit too gentle and snoozy. Not radically essential but very nice anyway. 3.5 stars.

en̈joyable, enjoyed

Spokoj, jak patrzenie na niebo

Very gentle, sweet covers from the Great American Songbook. Different? Sure. Groundbreaking? Hardly.

Entspannter start in die woche! War krank, deswegen leider nur ne kurze Review 🙄

Schnurregiege here we go. Willie nelson aka segelspezialist. Ha namal müsse drilose welli alles vergesse han aber eigentli chamer scho es 3 geh. Es isch scho au sehr gmütlich

grüezi herr nelson, schön wiedermal vo ihne z‘ghöre! wie gads de frau und chind? muess säge hüt hed die üblichi ami-abneigig nöd so inekickt… bravo willie, uf dich isch ebe meistens scho verlass, vom sattel hesch mi aber trotzdem nöd ghaue darum gang ich‘s hüt usnahmswiis mal entspannt ah und chlöpf mer nur 3 gramm sternestaub hindere

It's a nice album, not more nothing less. Perfectly listenable, good but not outstanding.

Good album. Slow, soulfull, emotional.

Nice and relaxing. Not what I was expecting.

Not bad, but not excellent either. For a country record, very mellow, almost reminiscent of John Denver and Kenny Rogers.

took me back to childhood and kitchen with mum

As an album of covers, this holds its weight. It would be easy for it to not seem heartfelt and important. Nelson clearly felt strongly about these tracks and his versions felt necessary.

Pleasant listening

Less country then expected

Meh. Nice pleasant songs but nothing I'll bother listening to again.

Not a country fan but I do enjoy me some Willie Nelson. He manages to tackle standards like only Willie can. This is a charming album. I won’t likely listen to it again anytime soon, but I’m not mad that I did.

don‘t know that album

3.5

I like his voice very much, unfortunately none of the songs really cought my ear.

This whole album is cozy. A delight.

It's a pleasant enough cover album. But it makes you wonder why this album became Willie Nelson's biggest seller.

pretty cool, nothing groundbreaking!

Kósý Willie.

Thought I would love this, but no stand out tracks and felt a bit generic 4/10

The best songs on this record are amazing. The rest are pretty darn good. A pleasure.

Not my taste

Chill

Well produced and sounds great. However, country star sings standards isn't really my preference. It is wild to think that a popular country artist could make a well produced cover album in ten days and have it stay on the charts for 10 years and go double platinum. Different ecosystem for music in the 70s and 80s I guess. (5 known . 7 new)

A nice album of easy listening covers. Nothing revolutionary but well executed. 3.5

70er SingerSongwriter Richtung slow romantic Bluesjazz. Der Typ macht aber eigentlich Country à la on the road again. Slow Guitar mit Mundharmonika ist aber trotzdem dabei.

Probably really 2.5 stars, but: (1) this thing doesn't let me give 1/2 stars; and (2) it deserves an extra star for managing to get me all the way to "this isn't that bad" and thus somewhat overcome my lifelong anti-Willie bias derived from my Dad hating him and call him "The Bedbug."

Good

En coverskiva med gamla låtar. Det är inte överdrivet bra om jag ska vara ärligt. Inte värdelösa heller. Men jag känner ändå att de är "meh". Man måste vara mentalt på rätt plats för att njuta känner jag, det är sisådär. Lite för mjäkig och oinspirerande. Men som sagt, tillräckligt smånajs för att ändå ha på (inte för att jag kommer lyssna någonsin igen :) )

послушал вчера, но уже даже не помню , что почувствовал, но вроде не все так плохо было

Not a fan of country. However... it's peaceful and charming.

Makes you realize how old Willie Nelson really is. 3 stars or C-.

nothing wrong with it, but not my type of music. none of the singer-songwriters really are

Nice chill classic country.

This is a collection of old standards, Johnny Mercer type songs, covered in a fairly straightforward way by Willie Nelson, with respectful yet slightly country-fied arrangements. The vibe is smooth and calm, the perfect accompaniment for pleasant, chill moments at home. I generally like Willy's playing, honest way of singing, but for me there were a few times on this album that I couldn't help but compare his version to an older version I was more familiar with, especially with Unchained Melody and Georgia On My Mind. The Righteous Brothers and Ray Charles did such iconic versions of those, that, to me, it's almost like setting yourself up to fail by comparison, like those kids that go on American Idol and audition with a Whitney Houston song. I wasn't as distracted for the songs I didn't have as strong of an association with a previous version.

It was a little slow for me

Christmas eve. Willie Nelson tin Pan alley covers album. Yeah, absolutely fair enough. Couple of them are pretty forgettable, but it's a nice relaxing listen for today.

i don’t typically listen to country music, but i liked this. i liked his take on most of the covers; especially georgia on my mind. i’m gonna take this as a sign to dive deeper into willie nelson’s discography. i’m surprised i hadn’t done so sooner! 3/5

His voice is glorious but this album is a snooze. When the pace picked up a bit I enjoyed it but unfortunately it was pretty slow throughout

decent

6/10. It's pleasant, it's peaceful, and it's relaxing. Sadly, it isn't really for me.

Sounds good, but not interesting.

Delightful listen. Probably wouldn't bust this out again, but glad to have listened to it.

Enjoyable.

Sleep well, willie

having never sat down and listened to an album my Willie Nelson before, this was the perfect one to start out with. This was super enjoyable to listen to. I was expecting a much heavier country influence, and a lot more twang in the lyrics... but that wasn't the case at all. I would definitely listen to this one again.

Pleasant throughout. Low 3 for me.

A really pleasant album to listen to, and the first time I’ve ever listened to a Willie Nelson album from front to back. I enjoyed it, I just don’t know how I feel about giving an album of covers a four.

Underwhelmed by the last Willie Nelson album, and this started badly with a schmaltzy title track. It picked up after that, with his versions of Georgia on My Mind, Blue Skies, and All of Me, but then I drifted away from the rest of the album.

1. i like willie nelson 2. i didn’t know he had an album of covers. 3. sounds like the muppets a little bit

Nice

Easy listening with some lovely tracks.

I was familiar with this one already. It's enjoyable throughout, but very mellow. It's mainly covers Willie liked to sing. I know this is widely well regarded but I don't see the innovation or impact, only the longevity. Everyone loves his versions of "Georgia On My Mind", "Sunny Side Of The Street" & "Blue Skies", but I think the highlight may be "Stardust", its beautifully sung & the guitar is lovely. "All Of Me" is also a standout track. His version of "Unchained Melody" is a stretch and seems forced. It's a solid lineup of songs delivered at a high level. While good & critically adored, not sure I'd have it in the Top 1001. No big hits and no innovation but it's awesome winter-in-front-of-the-fireplace music.

Folk music isn’t totally my jam, but I would happily listen to this once a quarter. Easy listening, cred to Stardust and Blue Skies- bangers

Good background music

A few good ones, a lot that sounded similar. Would listen again but not add to playlist

Поднадоело кантри :)))

Very sweet :)

didn’t completely finish listening, but what I heard was great. i’ll continue it later on!

My heart sank a little at the prospect of listening to a Willie Nelson album of covers. But actually… I really enjoyed it. His voice is great, such control of vibrato. The band sound great too, lovely guitar sound. Ultimately it’s a little bit slight, but I did enjoy it.

Not really my bag, but rather lovely nonetheless

Had no idea this existed, the concept seems kinda unhinged at first glance. Initial favorites are Blue Skies and Sunny Side. Unchained Melody seemed like a misstep to me but I’m not really a fan of that song to begin with. And Moonlight In Vermont was like doing a shot of perfume. This is really good (in the sense that it’s like sincere, or benevolent.) Like, it’s Lawful Good. Also the only really unusual thing about this album is that someone thought of this idea and executed it in the first place. But I mean overall if you truly hated this you’d have to have a heart of ice.

I love Willie Nelson, and this was a lovely album, but it also felt like a slightly odd choice for this list. To me, it's best suited to the right mood and environment - I'm thinking winter, cozy, gentle snow outside - but I'm not sure how to rate it for everyday listening. Three stars, I think?

It's a solid overview of American Standards

Quite nice initially but then I got a bit sleepy tbh 😴

Fall dinner background music

A very lullaby-like album comprised of mostly covers, which Willie does well.

Thoroughly enjoyed, added a few to my playlist

Some old classics, chilled time. Slightly dated

stardust- and this isnt stairway to heaven? 5 georgia on my mind- 4 or 5 blue skies- 4 or 5 all of me- billie did it better. pretty good though. 5 unchained melody- 5 september song- 5 on the sunny side of the street- 6 or 7 moonlight in vermont- 5 dont get around much anymore- 5 or 6 someone to watch over me- 5 it was fine

not bad, easy listening.

While I appreciate Willie’s style this album didn’t hit for me.

What a curious album. I wasn’t at all sure about the idea, then I sort of liked it, then it seemed a bit saccharine in places. It certainly surprised me and was perfectly pleasant, but there’s not really anything much to bring me back again. It’s certainly a curious choice for this list. Not sure exactly what the critic that put this forward was thinking really as it is all a bit sweet and sticky and there doesn’t seem anything overly notable about it.

Not really massively into Country, but this was alright.

this made me feel sleepy but in a pleasant way

that was nice. very pretty

Willie doing all covers. Interesting idea. Well done, but not amazing.

Country style music, it’s okay I guess :)

Blue skies, unchained melody

Stardust Moonlight in Vermont

Blind album and artist. Know the name of course. I can understand the appeal, and I thought it was alright.

3.5 stars. Willie Nelson switches from country outlaw to cover some pop hits in his soft, easy vocal style. He puts a simple yet nice spin on things and it is a pleasant listen if not a revelation. Standout "Moonlight in Vermont"

Big fan of Willie, but not a big fan of this album. Although I loved the harmonica break downs on some of the songs, I found the overall album a but bland for my taste

Lots of covers, a bit on the slow side

Didn’t love it.

Stardust (title) - beautiful Is this just all covers? okay yes this is all covers lol. moonlight in vermont is an all time fav. Surprisingly I knew 8 out of 10 of these songs.

i know he's from Texas but i'm ready for Nashville blue skies is a slay on the sunny side of the street - ok willie sinatra also the guitar at times.. its giving norteño.. he is also honorarily mexican imo

Soft and sweet, pleasant background, coffee drinking music.

First listen. Ok.

Albumi #75, 11.10.2024 Willie Nelsonin cover-albumi. Muutama ihan hyvä biisi.

Really enjoyed this but the chill vibes don't do quite enough for me to rate 4

The outlaw country legend covering american classics. Why would anybody think that this could go wrong? Although I'm no fan of his and don't particularly like the songs he covered, I see the reason for this to be on this list.

Easy listening

Pretty and relaxing! Also boring. I'd have to be in a very specific mood to listen to this.

respect the music but not for me

Pretty good.

Track 1: Stardust (7/10) I would love to listen to this while out in a field, looking up at the stars. Very beautiful and Willie has a classic country voice. Track 2: Georgia On My Mind (5/10) I enjoyed it, but it feels emotionally flat for me and I have a hard time connecting to it. Track 3: Blue Skies (7/10) This might be my new favourite version of this song. Very pretty! Track 4: All of Me (5/10) I don't think Willie's voice fits most of these upbeat songs actually, the instrumentation is fine but the vocals aren't powerful enough for me. Track 5: Unchained Melody (8/10) In contrast, his voice is gorgeous in the slower songs. I can see myself listening to this one over and over again. Track 6: September Song (6/10) Pretty song. Not much else to say. Track 7: On the Sunny Side of the Street (5/10) Uh oh, I'm running out of things to say about these songs. They're all starting to blend together. Track 8: Moonlight in Vermont (5/10) I'm officialy so bored, the songs aren't bad but they all sound the same. Willie's voice can't save it at this point. Track 9: Don't Get Around Much Anymore (6/10) This is a bit better, we needed a song that was more upbeat at this point even if Willie is better at singing the slower songs. Track 10: Someone to Watch Over Me (6/10) Decent closing track, one of Willie's better vocal performances on the album. Overall: 6/10 Not a bad album. I found it hard to concentrate near the end due to the samey feeling of the songs. I get bored easily by slow country unless I switch it up in between, but then I wouldn't get a full album experience. Willie is still a legend and I'm hoping to enjoy his other albums better. Fav Song: Unchained Melody Least Fav Song: On the Sunny Side of the Street

I thought Willie's voice/style worked well covering these classics.

I like Willie Nelson. The weird thing is the more I listened to this the less I liked it. It usually works the other way round. I think it all got a bit samey after a while

This album was super super lovely. Love willie and a lot of these versions killed. <33

Nice and pretty! Stardust one of my all time fav songs!!!

This was a nice and short album, but it was a bit too meh because nothing exciting really happened. Of course, Willie Nelson is a legend but I like it when things are a bit more dynamic.

strong 3

This is nice. Not something I'd return to but it's nice that this exists.

Meh. Enkel covers. Sommigen waren wel oké, maar 't klinkt wel vree repetitief. 2.6

2.7 1x not bad but expected better

Very nice, good guitar. Very dreamy

A cute album of standards. He chooses well for his voice. Glad it's only 30 minutes though, could've outstayed it's welcome otherwise.

Good selection of songs but overall uninteresting to me if I'm honest.

Old Willie

Couple of nice tracks, and I didn't hate the rest like I do most C&W

I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about a Willie Nelson album of jazz standards but I was quite enamoured by the opening track, a beautiful rendition of Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust with an instrumental palette I’d never have expected to hear from Nelson but complemented his voice perfectly. Unfortunately the instrumentals didn’t change that much at all throughout the album and the novelty wore off relatively quickly - it was still lovely in places but just very uninteresting after a few tracks of the same, and some of the song choices didn’t suit him as well as the openers

Bien

Rating: 6/10 Very pleasant to listen to, a calm and relaxing album. On first listen a lot of it felt pretty forgettable but I would probably rate this much higher on a second or third listen. Would definitely like to revisit at some point. Choice cuts: Blue Skies, Unchained Melody, On the Sunny Side of the Street

Pleasant to listen to, nothing wow.

Good listen

like floating in the river

Great songs sung well, enjoyable for a Sunday evening

I really like this. I never heard much of Willie Nelson’s but I have listened to this from time to time over the years. He really knows how to do covers of songs

ну это какой то кантри здорового человека

This album was pleasant enough. I did expect to see Willie Nelson on this list given his iconic status. However, I did not expect to see this album as I don't see how it broke new ground.

Pleasantly short album of only covers. Willie is a great artist and I love his music, however I likely will not revisit this album any time soon.

Coming from a jazz background, the interpretations are pretty simple, but it was innovative for Willie and that's what makes it special. Nice arrangements for a country album. Doesn't necessarily warrant regular listens throughout my life, but glad to know it. Booker T. Jones sounds fantastic. Moonlight in Vermont is the winner for me.

A little too corny for me

Very nice album with some great songs.

A very laidback album of familiar songs played in an unassuming style. It’s pleasant but so low-key that I feel limited in how enthusiastic I can be about it. Willie Nelson has a very warm voice though. His singing here made me smile.

I actually haven't listened to much Willie Nelson in my life outside of random radio plays. When I think of him, I think of the word "serene". I think of a calm older cowboy sitting by a fireplace, strumming his nylon guitar, and serenading his partner with a soft and tremble-y voice. So that was my expectation for this album, and that's what I got. It's beautiful, warm, inviting, and a nice listen. Keeping it at a 3 is that I tend to like more offensive music and this was about as inoffensive as it gets.

Really odd first track choice. I like Willie, and I like this album (hadn’t heard most of it before) but I question a covers album on the 1001 albums of all Time.

Pretty decent Mr Nelson, pretty decent

I've tried listening to this at work a few times and I thought I was going to doze off. Some good songs but most were a little too slow for me. High 3.

5/10 - It was alright. I mean fairly relaxing but nothing special. His voice is alright and the instrumentals are pretty good. I liked Georgia on my mind but other than that it was fine.

Cover songs done well, but nothing that really stands out for me.

Fine but a little boring

a bland collection of safe covers, by an artist with far more to say than just using old songs. they are well sung, arranged and produced, but it all feels a bit of a waste of time - his as much as mine. possibly a contract fulfiller?

Easy listening here. Nothing remarkable either way, but Willie's voice saves the day.

Parempaa countrya! 3/5

Avausraita on yks omista suosikkistandardeista, mut ei tämä Nelson muuten ihan vakuuttanut. 3/5.

These interpretations are all done Really well, but not the content I want from Willie. Guitar sounds nice and clean but not sure I will listen again hoping there is another album on this list.

Expected to find this one more remarkable than I did. If you didn't think Willie Nelson could do crooner pop music, maybe you were in for a surprise? Perhaps if I knew these songs by worse versions I'd appreciate the restraint? Very pleasant but I won't be thinking "I should put on Willie Nelson's Stardust!" when I want to hear Willie Nelson or when I want to hear pop songs.

Usually I think it’s corny when someone does their take on the American Pop Standards. I still do here, but Willie pulls it off pretty well.

3.4

Favourite song - Blue skies. 2.5 stars

I liked the calm atmosphere :)

All slow jams but much better than the previous Willie Nelson album that came up

I think this is Willie’s attempt at jazz? If that’s what the genre is that I’m thinking. He has a type of delivery that can cross numerous musical platforms. This could be a pleaser for an older generation. Like retirement age. Best suited as a soundtrack for a department store like Khols. This isn’t where I’d start with a Willie Nelson album but it has its place in the world. Choice cut. Unchained melody

Not expecting covers, but enjoyed very much anyway. Is it special. Yes. Is it to die for? Not so much. 3 stars, for the harmonica.

Sympa de belle reprise

Everyone loves a bit of…..wait think about that statement - Mr Nelson offering up same sort of thing he always does

some great covers

I got Stardust for free at my local record shop (shout out to Tigers & Daggers Records in Merced, CA!) a few years back, but haven’t listened until today. Pleasant and inoffensive throughout. Lots of great classics here. Hard to give it more than a 3, because… 1. All of the songs are covers. Which would be fine, except… 2. I wouldn’t consider any of these covers to be the definitive versions. It doesn’t feel like an album that is necessary to revisit. But enjoyable, nonetheless.

it’s ok, just not my genre

Willie covers stuff

That was solidly mid.

Probs the best 3* ever, could really be a 4. Very relaxing and lovely

Mysig country men tråkig. Lite kul med On the Sunny Side of the Street och All of Me fast country vibes liksom. Annars var albumet väldigt likt. Inte dåligt men inte mer än okej. Favvo: All of me

Lekker rustig

no offense to Willie, the album was fine, but why is an album of covers on this list

-not too bad. not really my kinda music and a little boring and repetitive at parts, but still nice to listen to -I cannot tell if this is country music -Favorites are Stardust, September Song, and On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Willie in his heyday.

Pretty.

This has artistic merit, but when I’m listening to Moonlight in Vermont, I’m always reaching for a Billie Holiday recording

Love the album cover (of a cover album).

Not bad.

Chill vibes from Willie. Certified legend status.

Willie Nelson let me down

Stardust 3.4 Georgia on My Mind 3.3 Blue Skies 3 All of Me 3.3 Unchained Melody 3.4 September Song 3.1 On the Sunny Side of the Street 3 Moonlight in Vermont 2.9 Don't Get Around Much Anymore 3 Someone to Watch Over Me 3.1 Score: 3.15

Lovely idea and I can see why the record company was horrified their bad boy of country wanted to do it. Standards are fine, but very background for me.

i love willie nelson

Well, this sure wasn't what I expected. The guts to barely have any accompanying music... Very pleasant but I do feel the impact has faded as the debut context and history have. Accessible though, I'd play this for just about anyone. Listened to: at home. Favorite tracks: Unchained Melody, Moonlight in Vermont, Someone to Watch Over Me

Willie Nelson is a dude and love these covers, although makes me want to listen to Johnny Cash who covered some of my favourite rock bands instead of this softer selection...

I mean, it definitely isn't my favourite Willie Nelson album, but it's pretty cool he made it

Although there were one or two songs on here that I didn't hate, much of it was pop standards from the 40s and 50s that were just awful songs. With this terrible base, it would take a miracle for me to not despise this. Willie did a wonderful job, so I'm going with 3 stars, but it's bland material that I would never want to listen to again.

Just a chill little album. Perfect match for today's rainy weather.

Does anyone else hear how this albums first 10 seconds sounds a lot like Stairway to Heaven?? Just me?? Ok. Awesome intimate guitar on the first track, don’t think his voice is strong but I do love the atmosphere. This just deserves some slightly better vocals I think. Quickly realised from track 2 that it wasn’t going to take the sound any further, though. A pleasant listen but not that rewarding as an album for me. Too one dimensional without enough to justify it? Favourite track: September Song

Nunca tinha ouvido nada do Willie Nelson, então foi uma surpresa ter ido esperando um country e ter vindo um álbum de folk excelentemente produzido, com belas letras (tudo bem que todas as músicas são covers), um boa ambientação mas, infelizmente, meio monótono. É um projeto que tem alguns pontos altos e quase nenhum baixo, mas no geral não empolga muito, apesar de ser gostosinho de ouvir.

This is a very beautiful record with some familiar songs that I didn’t know Willie had ever covered. Very easy one to listen to and makes me appreciate this artist even more.

Decent covers by WIllie here!

No estuvo tan culero como me hiciste creer, Georgia on my mind y Someone to watch over me me agradaron tbh. En general, nada que me haya encantado aún así.

Es agradable, un buen ejercicio de reinterpretración. Cuenta con muchos músicos y se escuchan bien los instrumentos, Willie canta bien, pero no siento que sea lo fuerte del álbum (sí, de un álbum pop). De igual forma pienso que no se arriesga, me gustaría que pasaran más cosas. Lo puedes tener de fondo sin problema.

I liked this album quite a bit, I thought it had some nice covers and enjoyed Willie's voice

Willie's Outlaw country style and Booker T's folksy arrangements are probably the only way I could enjoy listening to an album of pop standards

Not a big country guy but this album was interesting and unique. All of the songs blended together in my head but it was a good time to listen to.

It’s alright.

Not sure what I was expecting but this was pretty nice to listen to. Not massively countrified which is a plus

Could be a 3.5. Easy going and nice to listen to but not something i would seek out.

Lidt kedeligt men lød virkelig pænt!

So sleepy.

1. Stardust: molto chill un po' ripetitiva e troppo lunga 6/10 2. Georgia on My Mind: chill ma molto simile alla prima 6/10 3. Blue Skies: chill ma più movimentata rispetto alle prime 2 7/10 4: All of Me: bella e tranquilla, la chitarra lascia spazio al basso e a della batteria leggera 8/10 5: Unchained Melody: il punto focale è la voce che fa da protagonista, un po' malinconica 7/8 6: September Song: tranquilla e di nuovo come protagonista c'è di nuovo la voce, un po' noiosa 6/10 7. On The Dunny Side of The Street: simile a All of Me 7/10 8. Moonlight in Vermont: un po' un misto tra i due generi, voce e archi/batteria e chitarra. Comunque tranquilla 7/10 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore: carina, forse la più movimentata, una piacevole melodia e un accostamento di strumenti piacevole ma un po' corta 8/10 10. Someone to Watch Over Me: chill ma molto simile alle altre e molto ripetitiva 6/10 Giudizio Finale: album carino, le canzoni sono molto simili tra loro e Willie Nelson dimostra di mantenere uno stile molto simile in tutte le sue canzoni, voto finale 7/10

Respectfully: Willie Nelson does a good job of infusing these old standards with his iconic vocal sound. But this comes out at a time when pop standards were passé. A few other big names filled gaps in the market when there was no traditional pop on the charts: Linda Ronstadt, Rod Stewart (!), Carly Simon, and this. Would have been better if Willie leaned more into his Country and Jazz instincts, instead of the straight approach he takes here. I will say, pretty rebellious to make this album, as a successful country artist, in 1977. At least it wasn't disco or punk. Thanks, I suppose for that!

- Mit seinen 91 Jahren ist Willie Nelson sogar neben Snoop Dogg, Woody Harrelson oder Seth Rogan wahrscheinlich der coolste Kiffer überhaupt - Ich wusste nicht, dass er ein reines Coveralbum gemacht hat - Super entspannt, mega gut zum einschlafen Rating: 3/5

- Vollkommen verrückt, dass dieser Mann bei Aufnahme des Albums einfach schon 45 Jahre alt war und zu dem Zeitpunkt schon über 20 Jahre Musik gemacht hat. Und die Piano und Orgel-Arbeit hat auf dem Album einfach mal kein anderer als Booker T gemacht. :D - Ich habe bisher übrigens keinen Künstler gesehen, der mehr Alben bei Spotify hinterlegt hat. Das Scrolldown musste bei mir drei mal neu laden, um alles anzeigen zu können. Darüber hinaus, fing das Interface (vermutlich wegen der großen Menge) an zu laggen. abgefahren - Das Cover-Album ist toll inszeniert und beseelt einen richtig. Bin nach wie vor kein riesen Country-Fan, was mich leider davon abhält, komplett einzutauchen und emotional zu bonden. Dementsprechend gefallen mir die jazzigen Stücke wie Moonlight In Vermont und Unchained Melody und Dont Get Around Much Anymore schon am besten. 3,25/5

- entspannt 2,75

Well, this definitely *wasn't* what I thought I'd listen to when I saw it was a Willie Nelson album. I like the concept, sort of, in principle, and Willie Nelson *does* do a good job giving the hoary classics his own touch, but the whole time I felt like I was listening to James Taylor (or maybe Jimmy Buffett) doing a Christmas album. I'm not as well-versed with Willie Nelson's music as I should be, but I'm pretty sure this isn't a great entree to his music, so hopefully there will be other albums of his in this collection...

- vibes are exceedingly starry - picturing staring out an evening window onto a summer evening - cottage for sure - it’s up there. it’s lovely - 3/5 will listen to again

1- real cute slow song very chill summer beach vibes lyircs cute and all 6/10 2- this is cute I really like the end! 8/10 so cute 3 this is actually so cute for playing in the background I like this album now 7/10 This whole album so far is so calming 4- yesss my fave so far I'm not even halfway through this is soooo cute 9/10 5- love a good love song this is the cutest album everrrr 10/10 6- pianooo somethings nit clicking with me need to relisten but still 7/10 7-happy songggg I probably wouldn't add to liked songs cause not sure about the lyrics but it's very cute kind of childlike? 6/10 8- my claimed songgg,,, and its a real one fr so descriptive you can imagine this scene so clearly and it's beautiful the album cover adds to it 8/10 9- love the subject of this song he's too scared to go out cause people will ask about their relationship os he js stays home I liked that 8/10 10- one of my favorites 10/10 Overall probably would not listen to this album in completion again but such beautiful background music I loveeee and I love some of these songs for sure overall would probably rate a little bit lower than all the songs but it is very beautiful and I can appreciate the working the cohesiveness of this album, like HIT ME HARD AND SOFTS cute older brother lol (both 10 tracks and blue album covers)

3 Some really nice tracks, with some good instrumentation. Some interesting lyrics. And a really nice vocal performance. A nice easy to listen to album. A cozy and calm album. Favorite Tracks: Stardust, Unchained Melody, Moonlight In Vermont Least Favorite Tracks: Blue Skies, All of Me, On The Sunny Side of the Street

I love Willie and some of these slap but it's not my favorite album.