Stardust

I’m really glad this album was on the list. Willie Nelson is one of those guys that I haven’t really gone out of my way to listen to, but his music has been really hit or miss with me. About 20 years ago, I had a CD from him that was from the late 90s, and I loved it, but than everything else that I heard from him, just wasn’t the same. Wasn’t even the same style of country, but this album is the same style as that CD than I once had, and I’m loving this one.

Stardust by Willie Nelson is an unexpectedly gentle, almost lullaby-like album that feels like it’s meant to be listened to in a quiet, relaxed setting. Nelson’s voice here is warm and unhurried, paired with subtle, sing-song guitar leads that weave through each track with a comforting rhythm. There’s a sweetness and sincerity in his delivery, making each song feel like it’s crafted for easy listening rather than dramatic impact. The album is gentle enough to slip into the background, yet it’s also engaging if you let yourself sink into its calm, nostalgic flow. I found myself picturing this album as the perfect companion for winding down at the end of the day, letting the warmth of Nelson’s voice and guitar lull me into a peaceful state. However, listening to it on a drive to work made me feel the album’s softness almost too keenly—it lacks the energy I might need to start the day. It’s an album that, while calming, teeters close to “Muzak” in its gentleness. Still, Nelson’s version of Don’t Get Around Much Anymore stood out, with his guitar taking on an almost conversational tone that was easy to sink into. Overall, Stardust is sweet and tender—an album to settle down with, not necessarily to get fired up by. Standout track: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore. Score: 4/5.

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

Really don’t have much to say about this album. Pleasant listen but pretty boring.

Typically I would like this style This was pretty dull

Lots of covers, a bit on the slow side

I usually try and have an opening statement here, but I honestly can't this time. So I'll cut to the chase. This is a perfectly serviceable album, but it feels amazingly hollow. I think it's fairly evident that Willie likes the songs, and is putting his effort it, and it does have a comforting feel to it. But it doesn't fit the material; standards are for expressing emotion and passion and I just don't feel it here. Add to that the fake harmonicas and turning All of Me into the equivalent of a pub singalong and I just don't know anything anymore. Who am I, even? Is this real life? Fave: Stardust Least Fave: All of Me. Strong Bad Demerit Counter: 0

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.

Love Willie Nelson, but prefer more of his upbeat honky tonk/folk. This was a lil too sleepy somber.

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

I'm torn on this rating. As a collection of songs I thoroughly enjoy them and would listen to this one a lot - 4 stars. Whether or not it should be on this list as a collection of songs not original to Willie Nelson is debatable. If this list is about pure enjoyment and albums you should experience maybe ownership shouldn't matter, especially since the originality is certainly there in this album. Yeah actually I've made up my mind I'm a fan

I enjoyed this album in the background, but could not really get into it. It was fun coming in with no knowledge and getting surprised by an album of standards. It starts off quite slow too which did not help :) Love Willie, but probably would not come back to this one.

Soft and sweet, pleasant background, coffee drinking music.

First listen. Ok.

Willie arranges a near-perfect album that finds common ground between jazz and country. The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because there is no original material. It does take away some of the enjoyment of this record.

I really don't know about this one. Willie Nelson is a legend, but this is a collection of covers of songs that I just don't particularly like. I don't get it, and I didn't really enjoy it.

There's something so wholesome about this being the most popular album by America's most house-hold name stoner. Willie is such a vibe, this made unloading my dishwasher on an October evening very pleasant. September Song and Moonlight in Vermont made me take a break and listen.

Really good.

It's Willie Nelson singing standards. That's it. Maybe you had to be there at the time.

This was wonderful. Willie's voice is so distinctly soothing and his song choices and vocal melody choices are so perfect on every track. And the instrumentation and performances are top notch. Very, very timeless and a great listen. I listened to it twice. Five stars.

I've never been a big country fan, especially not modern pop country. It's awful. I do appreciate some of the older stuff and Willie Nelson is in that camp for sure. He has such a great and distinctive voice and guitar sound. So I was actually a little excited that this one came up today. I had heard a couple of the individual songs from this record so I kind of knew what to expect with the full album and I didn't really anticipate getting into it that much. But most of this album I really liked a lot more than I expected. Stardust, Georgia On My Mind, Blue Skies, Midnight In Vermont are all fantastic. Unchained Melody is one of the worst covers I've ever heard. It's sooo bad. It just doesn't work at all the way it was arranged and played. Outside of that though, this is a great record that I would definitely buy and throw on in the evening to relax with a cocktail or neat whisky. 3.75/5

Big fan

1- Stars (1/15)

Day 50 - Oct 15th, 2024 Live laugh love Willie Nelson. 4/5

Come back Billy Joel, all is forgiven! I guess you’ve got to be a fan of this music to endure listening to it. I mean, a reeeeeeally big fan! Beginning to wonder what Jim has got me into here!

Dull cover versions sung by a dull artist, I am sure this means something to the country fans, but to me it is far inferior to other offerings. Placid Willie

Just really boring.

Songs only your grandmother (if she were from the Midwest) could like. I mean, seriously, why is this on the list? I genuinely think this is the most tedious album I’ve ever been forced to listen to. The fact it’s all covers makes it even less interesting. There are zero positive points to reflect on. Wow that was bad.

It must be very tempting to give Willie a bit of a bashing but this is a good antidote to the pretentious punk nonsense of the era. Classic songs with a hint of Bing.... might wheel this out for the in laws at Christmas.

Really chilled out album. Lots of classic songs throughout. Laid back. Very enjoyable listen

I don’t know why I’ve never properly listened to Willie Nelson before; he’s got good vibrations and good sounds. Quite good stripped down covers of some classics. I think I’ll cover his covers

Honey sweet vocals, smooth instrumentation and deep nostalgic energy

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

Kermit's stoned cousin sings Nat King Cole. Beautiful.

the Great American songbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzz zzz zzzzzzzzzz

I enjoyed my time with Willie

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

These are some lovely ditties. The only way it could be better is if it was covers by (or duets with) Kermit and I was baked. Four stars.

I've never heard this cover album from Willie Nelson, but I gotta say it slaps. Some people will rag on Willie for not being able to sing, but I love his voice. Just something smooth and nostalgic about it. Don't think it's 5-star worthy and I'm not gonna lie, it is probably 3-stars if it's anyone but Willie, but Willie gets the 4-star bump.

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

I usually don't listen to country, but this was beautiful. Got me tear up a little.

Loved this, soft and beautiful

Pretty good.

yeah this was crazy - worth the hype

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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

A collection of covers. Not my favorite concept coming from Willie in what, some may say, is his prime, but excellently executed. Always glad to see Mr. Nelson on the list. 4/5

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!!!

Lovely

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.

Everybody likes Willie for a reason. He's a cool guy and a decent singer. Liked this album of standards it was quite entertaining

Beautifully delicate and understated renditions of these classic tunes.

Old school. They don't make them like this anymore. I love the production - close mic'd. Quality songs, superbly performed and arranged. Never heard this before. A pleasant surprise. Blue Skies is sublime. Great cover art.

All time classic

Interesting arrangements but not for me.

really good

Pretty good.

I'm not American so I don't know much about Willie Nelson or this particular album but, while doing this entire challenge, I have found I have a soft spot for country/Americana. I loved the first track immediately and how perfectly it corresponds with the cover art. From the start, I was transported to a little house on a prairie, sitting on a porch under warm late-summer night with clear skies, family dinner noises coming through dimly lighted windows.. yeah its really great, I'll be looking to find this on vinyl.

This wouldn’t sound off coming from a 60’s crooner - it’s a pleasant album with some nice songs, with Willie’s unmistakable voice. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Willie Nelson es todo un icono de la música country y de la 'Americana'. Pero en este disco dejó a un lazo la zona de seguridad y se atrevió con el pop tradicional, el swing, el jazz, el folk y el blues. Extraordinarias son para mi gusto sus versiones de "Georgia on My Mind", "Unchained Melody" y "Blue Skies", pero todo el disco consigue transmitir un aire fronterizo entre el country y todo lo demás. La paradoja es que, siendo uno de los compositores más prolíficos de la música americana, este disco de versiones sea su gran éxito.

Music is powerful. This is a favorite. It evokes sweet memories of my Dad who loved this one.

The Good: awesome cover album. The Bad: Willie could have mixed it up a little more. The Ugly: not enough outlaw on this here record. Loved it. Period.

strong 3

Echt prima album hoor, wel eens een verfrissend ander geluid van Willie Nelson. 4 sterren.

What can I say, I love Willie in all forms.

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

I'm getting really tired of these cover albums

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

Beautiful through and through

Very calm and relaxing, could listen to while I work. While it’s not something I would usually listen to I can tell it’s actually very good

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.

A wonderful collection of standards covers from Willie. Great for relaxing with a loved one.

Old Willie

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

Meh

I thoroughly enjoyed this album It was a perfectly calm and serene record

Did not know that he made music like this. It was very easy to listen to, no complaints. 4/5

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

This was so beautiful I cried.

i love country and i love classics what can i say

Bloody lovely

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

Not my favorite Willie album by a long shot but still a great representation of the man's talent.

What a delight that was!

Pleasant to listen to, nothing wow.

😴

Great album. Willie can cover anything and everyone from any genre and it’s going to be heartfelt, authentic, and worth a listen. My only gripe about this album is the production which feels a little too polished.

za zanr vrhunski

sleeper album of the good variety, did not expect this at all

Nice covers! 4/5

In eerste instantie een beetje knorrig dat we weer met Willie te maken krijgen. De man heeft een stuk of 100 albums, dus hoeveel gaan we er nog krijgen? Toch, toen de laatste zomerzon de woonkamer binnenglipte, een ogenschijnlijk goed moment gevonden om op te staan met Shotgun Willie. Na één nummer stapte ik in een stukje verdwaald glas op de keukenvloer, en de rest van de plaat heb ik de bloederige murder scene opgeschoond en m'n voet in het verband gelegd. Ondertussen was Willie maar aan het jammeren op de achtergrond. Nouja, daar doe ik hem eigenlijk wel een beetje te kort mee. Z'n stem is aangenaam - maar doorsnee - en de meeste covers zijn van vooroorlogse classics, die het altijd wel goed doen. Maar ik blijf zijn werk allemaal dertien in een dozijn country/folk vinden, en toen de Spotify radio aan de haal ging met de afspeellijst nadat het album was afgelopen werd ik daar direct mee geconfronteerd. Achtereen volgens kwam Jim Croce en Townes Van Zandt langs, en dan merk je direct waar het allemaal aan schort bij de gevlochten cowboy. De wond heelde ook direct een stuk beter. 5,5/10 Highlights: Blue Skies

Willie Nelson heeft een plaat gemaakt op halve snelheid en dat heeft ook een gevolg voor de kwaliteit van dit album. Jeetje wat is dit een trage rukplaat zeg. Een saaie cover, saaie stem van Nelson en heel weinig muzikale jeu. Nummer 260 in de Rolling Stone list of best ever albums? Me reet, next. 4/10

I'm coming back from a night of drinking, I'm completely hungover. There was no better time to listen to a Willie Nelson album! I mean, I feel like I'm in heaven, shit, I threw up during September Song, it was just beautiful!

His voice is truly one of the few that needs no back up music. His version of these old standards is just beautiful. I also love how he chooses to change the cadence of his vocal delivery throughout every single song and it sounds flawless.

4.5

Good listen

like floating in the river

One of country’s greatest songwriters covering standards in his unique style. Magic.

By god Willie Nelson. What a fantastic album. So peaceful, and filled with insane guitar work

Wonderfully done! I loved every second! I never thought I'd give a cover album such a high score... 9/10 Would I listen again? Absolutely

Great songs sung well, enjoyable for a Sunday evening

****easy listening classic songs. Voice not great, but songs make up for that.

5/5 songs 5/5 performances 5/5 production About the songs... I know many of these because they are old standards but I don't really care for how they have been performed before. Willie's voice is perfect.

++: Stardust, Georgia on My Mind, Blue Skies, September Song, On the Sunny Side of the Street, Don't Get Around Much Anymore +: All of Me, Unchained Melody, Moonlight in Vermont, Someone to Watch Over Me 9,0/10

This is a terrific album. I had listened to this years ago, but I forgot how much I really enjoyed it. Willie‘s voice and the guitar playing just brings a different dimension. I think to the songs that are so familiar.

What a great voice. Peak Willie!

Despite the name this one has big sativa energy

A wonderful choice! It can be so hard to know where to begin with someone who has such a large catalogue. I’m not sure this is where I would have chosen to start, but at least it’s a start. I don’t necessarily love cover albums, but I love the opportunity to think about what makes a good cover. Willie makes these songs his own. He also makes them fresh. He might as well have released this album yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed the listen.

love me some willie nelson. on first listen i reckon i liked this more than red headed stranger, but i need to relisten to both. either way, this was lovely and very easy to listen to.

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

it's just so cozy

ну это какой то кантри здорового человека

Nice and comfy listening. This guy meant a lot to a whole bunch of people musically, even though it's not really my thing.

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.

This is my second listen of the day. A very nice discover; I will surely turn this one in a regular. Very calming.

Am I glad Willie did his own version of Someone to watch over me? I am not. But otherwise I enjoyed this album.

Willie!!

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.

This paired so well with the k.d. lang album I just finished (Shadowland). They were both soothing country albums with similarly relaxing, cozy vibes. This was my first Willie Nelson album, and I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to. Some cover albums sound disjointed, each song a different flavor, and don't flow so seamlessly as this. But imagine you didn't know these songs or that they were covers - it's so well produced and cohesive. All the little details are placed so well. Favorite songs are Georgia On My Mind, All of Me, Unchained Melody, and Moonlight in Vermont.

Standards? This is not my favorite Willy.

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

Pretty enjoyable all around. It's not really what I'd expect from Willie but he does a pretty great job with all of these covers. A solid 4.

Chill, lonely, haunting

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.

Not the vibe, sounds like some country thing.

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.

91 and still touring is actually crazy. What a guy. High 4

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.

I love this album but I feel like I can’t give it a 5 because they’re all covers

Probably the first sorta country album on this list I've clicked with. It's a cover album but I'm feeling it.

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

Fine but a little boring

This is a beautiful album. Each song more beautiful than the last.

Soothing and vibrant, 4.0

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?

I love Willie's voice. It's so soft and warm, but also conveys so much emotion. Maybe it's the selection of songs, but it feels like he's from a much earlier era like the 10s or 20s. Beautiful record though, and I'm keen to listen to more from him. His version of blue skies is an all time favourite. 4.5

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.

I'm sorry but I don't get it. Willie Nelson has a great voice and I know he wrote some fine country music but what has he added to this relatively uninspired selection of predictable covers? It's interesting to hear a country legend take on classics of swing and pop but I just found it a bit pointless.

Just lovely. I put this on while I was working and didn't expect it to be so relaxing. I think on another day I might have found it boring, but instead I just found it deeply peaceful

Could listen to this every day

QA

A touchingly beautiful album. To start, I am now exactly 2 months away from my wedding where Paweł and I’s last dance will be to Moonlight in Vermont, in Vermont, so it is an emotional listen for me to say the least. But the rest of the album is equally beautiful.

Pretty solid covers album. Very chill way to start my day, but ultimately doesn’t move the needle much. I do think it’s interesting that this spent a solid decade on the country charts.

Never listened to this one before but I absolutely love it. Willie-fied pop standards are incredible.

Like it in concept, but don’t love the execution. I’d rather listen to Willie singing originals.

Yawn, just not my thing

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.

I'm quite confident Willie's the kinda guy who Was born an old man. I really appreciated this album. I was aware of some of his hits--his duet with Julio Iglesias is one of the best of all time: such different approaches and experiences with love, and I imagine very different types of romance with very different types of women--but I hadn't done a deep dive of his work, partly because I nearly loathe modern country music. I was struck by the simultaneity of his masculinity embodied by the outlaw figure, yet one who feels deeply and also weeps openly. The impermeability of the tough guy is rendered much more complex when juxtaposed with his clear emotional expression.

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 :)

okay willie i wasn't familiar with your game like that but pop off

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

Die vorige plaat van deze man was niks, maar deze vond ik leuk. Gewoon een zwikkie covers van evergreens, de meeste nummers zijn uit de jaren twintig en dertig, maar ik had niks door. Veel beter dan die meutige collectie Gershwin-songs van Ella Fitzgerald, een tijdje terug. Het is vaardig gespeeld en die man heeft zo'n kenmerkende, prettige stem dat het nog zou klinken als hij het telefoonboek voor zou zingen. Ik miste alleen het hilarische (op de verkeerde manier) duet met de onverstaanbare Julio Iglesias, maar dat is dan ook geen nummer van honderd jaar geleden.

Tergend....trage....gedateerde...covers.....

Country-soul zou ik het willen omschrijven, deze serie covers van cuntryheld Willie Nelson. Ik ken de originelen verder niet, dus kan het moeilijk vergelijken, maar deze versies zijn in ieder geval best traag. Het feit dat het covers zijn, daar kan ik op zich best doorheen kijken. Johnny Cash heeft daar ook een heel gave en hele bekende serie mee weten te maken, die we toch niet hadden willen missen. Geen idee, of die nog langs komt trouwens. De liedjes op dit album zijn rijkelijk gearrangeerd en daar hou ik toch altijd wel van. Ergens hoort country sober te zijn, maar dan is het ook te kaal soms en valt teveel op dat de zanger eigenlijk niet kan zingen of gitaar kan spelen. En zo'n productie poetst dat soort imperfecties weg. Soms haalt het de ziel weg, maar vaak genoeg maakt het het allemaal een stuk behapbaarder. En zo ook met dit album. Het enige nadeel is dus dat het echt retetraag is. En bijna slaapverwekkend soms. Gooi er even wat pit in tussendoor man. Zo duurt dat half uurtje wel erg lang. Het is nu alsof je bij een diner in een of andere jazzclub zit in driedelig pak. Of een theatershow tussen de bejaarden. Terwijl Willie toch slechts 45 jaar was toen hij dit uitbracht. Uiteindelijk wordt het lastig om hier alsnog een vergeetbare 3 uit te persen.

Mouais jsuis pas tres country moi les gars, y a quand meme deux trois tracks que j aime bien mais sans plus

Many classics

Terrible

Took a hiatus and hadn’t rated this album. I listened again and it is very fitting to the mellow start of a new year. Willie Nelson has a peculiar voice but it gives a balanced grit to the softness of the music and 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.

Beautiful and calming

Sympa de belle reprise

Very chill, my first album listening to him, didn't know he was very chill

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

I can appreciate his voice, but found the album quite boring overall, more so knowing it was all covers and not a chance to discover more of his stuff?

I enjoyed this more than I expected to!

some great covers

Was a little disappointed to find out these were all just covers. Didn't hear anything that I really liked here.

Fine. Cute

This album of covers was very beautiful, and feels like a cozy evening at home. It reminds me of the easy-listening style of Frank Sinatra.

I hate country music so this getting 5 stars from me is shocking

One of the few artists that can make enjoy some country staples. 3.8 stars

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.

Great album the only knock I have was listening to these amazing songs made me wish I was hearing these versions with a better singer

Willie singing pop standards is a total novelty but it's a novelty I really enjoy

it’s ok, just not my genre

Beautiful record. Few covers. Love stardust. Duke Ellington wrote ‘don’t get around much anymore ‘ with bob russell

Willie covers stuff

That was solidly mid.

"And know the purple dusk of twilight time" brilliantly simply produced album from the Nashville legend

Having not ever listened to a full Willie Nelson song up to this point in my life but at the same time knowing his iconic status in country-western lore, I am glad to have this album come up. Even though this album was released in 1978, there is something evergreen about it that I would believe it came out in the 50s or even today. That's the quality that makes Willie Nelson one of the great American songwriters. The feelings and heart he emits in this record makes you really believe and relate to the words he sings. With a couple fantastic covers thrown in and beautiful use of acoustic guitar and accompanying harmonica throughout, this album showcases the golden age of country perfectly with not many qualities still found today. Notable Tracks - Stardust - perfect campfire lullaby vibe - Georgia On My Mind - terrific cover - Blue Skies - On the Sunny Side of the Street - very catchy 8/10

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

My worst kind of music!... But then I heard Unchained melody and September song and thought, Wow did Willie write these?. No!... and he managed to make great songs terrible!

Some pretty cover versions.

Not for me but I love his voice

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

What jag blev så förvånad trodde detta skulle va ett lökigt countryalbum, men ack så fel jag hade Jättemysigt album med massa bra jazziga låtar Bästa låtar: Stardust, Georgia on my mind, On the sunny side of the street

Lekker rustig

There are some classics here, but nothing I would habitually listen to.

Nothing special, great songs but done better by others.

Stardust is an absolute, cozy slice of heaven that completely reaffirms my love for Willie Nelson. Here he keeps it simple, letting his voice and guitar shine without overproduction. It’s a warm, magical record where he truly makes every classic his own. Whether he’s pulling off an impossibly definitive version of "Georgia On My Mind" that absolutely stands toe-to-toe with Ray Charles, or delivering breathtaking melancholy on "Moonlight In Vermont" and "Stardust", he takes these familiar standards and makes them entirely his own. It’s an audacious outlaw move that resulted in pure magic.

Old country ballads. Simple, reminded me of old 50s crooners at parts. I enjoyed it.

Hadn’t heard this album or most of the songs, but it puts you in a really pleasant mood.

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

Unchained Melody, September Song, Moonlight in Vermont, and Someone to Watch Over Me are too slow

this "Willie sings the classics" kinda works... because it's simple and I like his voice. 3.8!

Willie in his heyday.

chill vibes from mr nelson. more harmonica but i dig. easy listen fave track: georgia on my mind

I love an album that can defy genre. This one sounds like a very unique mix of blues and country mixed with the singer songwriter troupe and some jazz lounge singer thrown in there too. Willie Nelson has a truly angelic voice and can really write a song that pours with feeling and emotion. Truly beautiful music. I would have liked to see just a little more range for me to give it a five - it also sounds like the last couple of tracks are phoned in a bit compared to the beginning of the album.

Love Willie. Love standards. Two great tastes that taste great together.

Struggled hard through this one, is this gospel music? Kidding but for me that’s not top all time.

Willie Nelson is such a great songwriter that I forgot what an original interpreter of songs he is. That he has an affinity for these songs is clear, they way he sings them it feels like he's sung them without anyone recording a million times. Some of these songs I'm unfamiliar with and I only know they are covers because it's a cover album. Georgia on My Mind, Willie vs. Ray...like Ted Lasso's arm wrestling match up. Just an old sweet song....that's as good a theme for this album as there can be. Blue Skies by Willie is the definition of wistful. There's like a country-jazz-blues thing that he just nails with this album. That's the best Moonlight in Vermont ever. This album feels like a Willie Nelson album, that's hard to do when it's all someone else's material. This is a masterpiece of performance, an all-time great singing some all-time greats.

Pretty.

Chill vibes, nice slow music. I thought I'd get bored but the instrumentation was lovely. Stand-out: Unchained Melody

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

Très meh

Love the album cover (of a cover album).

Not bad.

4/5

Over this project I have given poor scores to country albums and albums containing a lot of covers, so poor Willie didn’t have much chance here.

Chill vibes from Willie. Certified legend status.

too slow

Me, :09 seconds into Stardust: oh no, is this an instrumental album? Me, 0:14 seconds into Stardust: maybe it should have been

Willie Nelson let me down

These are all remakes but he does an awesome job making them his own. Willie does not have a traditionally amazing voice, but he has so much feeling and passion in his voice. I felt happiness, sadness, love and everything in between.

This was super beautiful…not sure how it was influential since it’s an album of covers, but I enjoyed the Willie croons regardless.

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

Now THIS is how you do harmonica. This was such an enjoyable listen. Normally I’d dock for it being a cover album, but Idc I’ve never heard the originals.

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.

Very soothing and delicate covers. As famous as Willie Nelson is I have never listened to any of his albums, I quite enjoyed this. That being said, not sure how I feel about a cover compilation being on the list, would much rather hear something original - he did put his flair on it at least. 3.5/5

Having only known Willie Nelson as a country legend and a favourite of old crooners, trying out his music in full for the first time I expected a lot more nasally groans and whinings about outlaws and the countryside or whatnot. I certainly did not expect to be moved by the gentle, intimate song-writing this much. Much more sensitive and sensual than I had it pinned. A bit too simplistic, especially in the lyrics, but I suppose it needn't be more than that.

Loved listening to the classics with a Willie Nelson flavor. Such a treat!

A pleasant surprise! Sure, I knew about Outlaw Country Willie, and Nashville songwriting legend Willie, but who was hiding Willie Nelson crooning like Sinatra and nailing it with an amazing singing voice?? Only miss was getting this and listening on a Saturday afternoon; it’s such a Sunday Morning brunch album. Definitely one to revisit happily.

SNORE

Willie needed money so he covered a bunch of old standards. Weak!

i love willie nelson

Willie doing covers, trying to be country Sinatra or something. Apparently recorded in 10 days, kinda shows because the music is very flat and boring. He probably has 100's of records, I'm sure there's another one that's better.

What a delightful, quiet little album of songs I already like by an artist I already like. I don't love all of these renditions but there's definitely love in the room.

A downhome reinterptetation of Great American Songbook standards? By Willie Nelson? I feel that the battle was halfway won before I even hit the play button. And now, basking in the afterglow? An extremely pleasant listen. Nelson's voice isn't the biggest, but it does contain a soulful yearning. The arrangements are nicely balanced, allowing just enough country influence in to play nice for the Nashville crowd. Song choice is impeccable - 'Blue Skies' is the standout for me. Gorgeous stuff, then - though why is the acoustic guitar mixed so high? I feel like it's about to batter me over the head!

Willie showing us that the hits are the hits for a reason

Was Willie Nelson ever on Sesame Street? I can totally imagine some of these in a duet with Elmo or Kermit. And me crying. Not my cup of tea, but screw that, some songs are marvellous and beautiful. Goosebumps on Georgia.

pretty good. 2.5

I like some of Willie’s stuff, but not this one. He didn’t write any of these songs, and none of the covers come close to the originals or other artist versions, for my taste. Willie simply doesn’t hit the notes sometimes either with his singing. I know that’s part of the journeyman country singer charm, but it’s not working for me this time.

At times this is a kitschy yet earnest covers album - at other times the covers are pretty great.

loved teh enotre album. He's an amazing singer and story teller.

Not a fan of Willie Nelson's music and I didn't need this cover album. These are just a bit derivative.

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

The is a beautiful collection and rendition of classics. Willie’s the best.

Sweet

Great stuff

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.

ok driving music but not that good

Having spent my teenage years listening to and trying to educate myself about a lot of jazz instrumentalists, it took me far too long to work out that some of these songs were melodies I knew INCREDIBLY well that I was just hearing with words for the first time. That being said that was the first time I listened to this and there have been MANY repeat listenings since as Willie Nelson is just one of the supreme calming musicians. Nothin can be truly wrong in the world in the moment in which he is singing. The version of Moonlight in Vermont particularly makes me feel this way on this album it paints it's picture so vividly and you really imagine he's picturing it alongside you. Cool asf

Cool album, great covers!

First Willie, and it's great :). Beautiful record, absolutely will revisit. Title track is fantastic 👍

My favorite album by Willie....

Better than I remember, but still not a huge fan of his voice. Booker T lends a lot of soul to this.

I'm not a huge fan of covers - apart from the obviously excellent ones (Tainted Love!) where the artist makes the track their own and gives it a whole new life. This didn't do that for me at all. Lift music that made me fall (asleep). An extra star for some cool guitar.

Willie plays American standards. I guess these songs have their place. Maybe a hotel lobby somewhere in the Southern states or Midwest, maybe a tired old department store, or a Nashville bar - but not a cool one, or a quiet restaurant 40 years ago where most of the customers were over 50, or an old cab driver playing them on a journey anywhere in the US, or maybe on a cruise ship leaving the US for the Caribbean - before they pass half way and switch to the calypso/reggae playlist, or popping up on the soundtrack of an old film, or a CD in a car boot sale, or in the vinyl collection of a country fan who bought it 46 years ago and hasn't played it for 45. I don't mind Willie Nelson's voice, he's a cool character, and some of the songs he wrote are great, I just discovered he wrote 'Crazy'. But if there's one place this collection of covers DOESN'T belong it is the best 1001 albums list! P.S. weirdly I think his '92 version of 'Always on My Mind' is great

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

Never listened Willie Nelson before but I loved this! The songs are kinda simple but that’s part of what makes them so good. Smooth voice and sweet lyrics without straying into corny town. It’s all very nice and I enjoyed it a lot.

I tried. It’s Willie. I tried to appreciate this. But no.

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.

it's ok. people love this album but not really sure why. It's Willie doing jazzy standards. kind of like Elvis Costello did after the Attractions. This was a risky move for Willie to do at the start of his career.

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.

relaxing, lovely country songs. willie is the sweetest little country musician i've ever had the pleasure of listening to, and a lot of tracks just make me feel all safe and content. it's just so... it's just nice. so nice. even people who hate the genre would listen to this once and go "oh gosh, isn't this nice?"

each track is perfect but a whole album at once is a bit much still who am i to quibble with genius

Sleepy but pretty

I didn’t love it

Stardust is great. I tend to prefer concept albums, but I think I like this more than Red Headed Stranger.

Such a soothing voice.

Singer/Songwriter….Boring…4/10

Riktigt fina covers. Inte en enda dålig. Jag skulle dock kalla detta mer för jazz än country men det var iallafall en bra blandning oavsett. Ganska snyggt omslag. Jag vet inte om den är en 4 eller 5 så jag säger en stark 4/5. Kommer säkert ångra mig sen när jag lyssnat på en mer men jaja.

Decent covers by WIllie here!

This is not my genre of music at all but Willie is killing it. Great singing, great music, just real good.

Pretty good all things considered. Like this more than a traditional Willie album.

1. Georgia on my mind 2. Stardust 3. Unchained Melody / Moonlight in Vermont 4. Blue Skies 5. September song Someone to watch over me All of Me On the Sunny Side of the Street Don't Get around much anymore

Know him and a lot of his songs. Always amazes me that such a sweet voice comes out of him.

não faz meu tipo. charmoso, mas chato.

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.

This album doesn't sound like the way Willie Nelson looks 4/5

I always wondered if I thought Willie Nelson was a bad singer/sounded like an old man because I've only heard him recently when he is a very old man. However, this album from 1978 shows that's just how he has always sounded. Maybe the appeal is that he sounds like he has absolutely no business singing? I don't get it. I thought Kermit the frog was singing sometimes. Songs were alright but man cannot sing. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)

Another great album. Idk how nobody ever got me into Willie (pun intended). This recent run of albums has put 1001 back into my good graces