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It Always Will Be

Lost Highway 
000257602

 
 

It Always Will Be is the new studio album released in October by Willie Nelson on Lost Highway Records containing a mix of new Willie Nelson penned and cover songs. For me, Willie can do no wrong whatever he does! His songwriting doesn't come any better and though he isn't the best of vocalists his lived in voice just stops you dead in your tracks. The riffs he plays on his old and battered gut strung guitar all form part of the signature of the music of Willie Nelson.

Opening with the subtle, but moving title track we are treated CD Coverto13 wonderful numbers including three duets, the first of which Willie is joined by his daughter Paula for the mid-tempoed "Be That As It May". Current hot favourite Norah Jones lines-up with Willie for the slow wistfully jazz driven "Dreams Come True". My own particular favourite of this trio of sensational duets sees the much-loved country singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams blending her heart tugging voice with the gravelly vocals of Willie to offer a beautiful song about lost love with "Overtime".

"Picture In A Frame" is a delicately moving harmonica laced ballad with Willie's long-time harmonica player Mickey Raphael doing the honours as usual. The album continues with the emotive "The Way You See Me" with its polished powerhouse of pedal steel and accordion undertow.

Originally on Willie's Live And Kickin' album, he shows that he can swing it with the best and proves it with the foot stomping bluesy "I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin') "with Mickey Raphael hitting the high notes once again on harmonica. The lost-her ballad "My Broken Heart Belongs To You" tugs at the heartstring once more in the inimitable way that Willie knows how to achieve. Written by Toby Keith and Larri White, "Tired" was previously recorded on Keith's own album. Here Willie gives the sectioned photo of Willieworking-class ballad his own interpretation with an aching of the worn out feeling that life often throws at us.

Giant of country music, Willie Nelson has spent a lifetime challenging and crossing the boundaries of music. With It Always Will Be he offers an acoustic based collection of spellbinding down-to-earth songs, which ranks alongside some the best that Willie has recorded over his long and amazing career. Any fan of Willie Nelson will be hard pressed to miss this one out of their collection!!!

 

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