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| Label = [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]]
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| Last album = ''[[It Always Will Be]]''<br />(2004)
| Last album = ''[[It Always Will Be]]''<br />(2004)
| This album = '''''Countryman'''''<br />(2005)
| This album = '''''Countryman'''''<br />(2005)
| Next album = ''[[You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker]]''<br />(2006)
| Next album = ''[[You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker]]''<br />(2006)
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'''''Countryman''''' is an album by [[Willie Nelson]]. Ten years in the making, Nelson's first ever [[reggae]] album merges the [[Gospel music|gospel]] and spirit found in both [[Country music|country]] and reggae. It was released on [[CD]] format on August 2, 2005 by the [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]] label. Nelson made two videos for this album "[[The Harder They Come (song)|The Harder They Come]]" and "I'm a Worried Man" [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/nelson_willie/videos.jhtml] both videos were filmed in [[Jamaica]].
'''''Countryman''''' is an album by [[Willie Nelson]]. Ten years in the making, Nelson's first ever [[reggae]] album merges the [[Gospel music|gospel]] and spirit found in both [[Country music|country]] and reggae. It was released on [[CD]] format on August 2, 2005 by the [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]] label. Nelson made two videos for this album "[[The Harder They Come (song)|The Harder They Come]]" and "I'm a Worried Man" [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/nelson_willie/videos.jhtml] both videos were filmed in [[Jamaica]].
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==References==
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Revision as of 12:43, 10 January 2012

For the album by Skitz, see DJ Skitz.
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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork(3.8/10)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Countryman is an album by Willie Nelson. Ten years in the making, 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"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

  • Craig Allen – Art Direction, Design
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson – Vocals
  • Dan Bosworth – Guitar
  • Sir Harry Bowens – Vocals
  • Kim Buie – Executive Producer
  • Santa Davis – Drums
  • Richard Feldman – Guitar, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Pam Hall – Vocals
  • Jim Herrington – Photography
  • Randy Jacobs – Guitar
  • Wayne Jobson – Guitar, Production Coordination
  • Donald Ray Mitchell – Vocals
  • Rik Pekkonen – Engineer
  • Mickey Raphael – Harmonica
  • Stephen Stewart – Keyboards, Engineer
  • Robby Turner – Dobro, Guitar (Steel)
  • Don Was – Producer
  • Norris Webb – Keyboards
  • Tom Weir – Mixing

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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