Countryman (album)

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Countryman
Nelson Willie Countryman.jpg
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
ReleasedAugust 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)
Recorded1995 – 2004
GenreCountry, reggae
LabelLost Highway
Willie Nelson chronology
It Always Will Be
(2004) 		Countryman
(2005) 		You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Pitchfork(3.8/10)[2]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars[3]

Countryman is the fifty-third studio album by Willie Nelson. Ten years in the making since 1995, Nelson's first ever reggae album merges the gospel and spirit found in both country and reggae. It was released on CD format on August 2, 2005 by the Lost Highway label. Nelson made two videos for this album "The Harder They Come" and "I'm a Worried Man" [1] both videos were filmed in Jamaica.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Willie Nelson except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Mind Too Much If I Don't Understand" 2:46
2."How Long Is Forever" 3:19
3."I'm a Worried Man" (featuring Toots Hibbert)John Cash, June Cash2:31
4."The Harder They Come"Jimmy Cliff3:36
5."Something to Think About" 3:12
6."Sitting in Limbo"Guilly Bright & Jimmy Cliff2:39
7."Darkness on the Face of the Earth" 2:15
8."One in a Row" 3:31
9."I've Just Destroyed the World"Nelson, Ray Price2:42
10."You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago" 2:59
11."I Guess I've Come to Live Here" 2:23
12."Undo the Right"Hank Cochran, Nelson2:30

Personnel[]

  • Sweet Pea Atkinson - vocals
  • Dan Bosworth - guitar
  • Harry Bowens - vocals
  • Santa Davis - drums
  • Richard Feldman - guitar
  • Pam Hall - vocals
  • Mikey Hyde - keyboards
  • Randy Jacobs - guitar
  • Wayne Jobson - guitar
  • Donald Ray Mitchell - vocals
  • Mickey Raphael - harmonica
  • Paul "Pablo" Stennett - bass
  • Stephen Stewart - keyboards
  • Lieba Thomas - vocals
  • "Sticky" Uzziah Thompson - percussion
  • Robby Turner -pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
  • Norris Webb - keyboards

Chart performance[]

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6
U.S. Billboard 200 46

References[]

  1. ^ Countryman at AllMusic
  2. ^ Pitchfork review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
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