A Horse Called Music

A Horse Called Music
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	1989
Studio	Digital Recorders, House of David Nashville, TN Perdenales Studios Spicewood, TX
Genre	Country
Length	34:04
Label	Columbia
Producer	Fred Foster
Willie Nelson chronology
What a Wonderful World (1987) A Horse Called Music (1989) Born for Trouble (1990)
Singles from A Horse Called Music
"Nothing I Can Do About It Now" Released: April 1989 "There You Are" Released: September 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

A Horse Called Music is a studio album by the country singer Willie Nelson, released in 1989. ^[4] The album includes Nelson's last number 1 single, "Nothing I Can Do About It Now". ^[5] "There You Are" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard country chart.

Track listing

1. "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" (Beth Nielsen Chapman) – 3:17
2. "The Highway" (Tom Conner, Richard Wesley) – 3:55
3. "I Never Cared For You" (Nelson) – 2:25
4. "If I Were a Painting" (Skip Ewing, Don Sampson) – 3:20
5. "Spirit" (Kent Robbins, William Robinson) – 4:16
6. "There You Are" (Kye Fleming, Mike Reid) – 3:04
7. "Mr. Record Man" (Nelson)– 2:08
8. "If My World Didn't Have You" (Chapman)– 3:42
9. "A Horse Called Music" (Wayne Carson Thompson)– 4:26
10. "Is the Better Part Over" (Nelson)– 3:31

Personnel

• Willie Nelson – Acoustic Guitar, vocals
• Thomas Brannon – Vocals
• Larry Byrom  – Electric Guitar
• Beth Nielsen Chapman  – Vocals
• Billy Gene English – Percussion, Drums
• Paul English  – Drums
• Scott Jarrett – Vocals
• Wendy Suits Johnson – Vocals
• Jana King – Vocals
• Larrie Londin  – Drums
• Grady Martin  – Electric Guitar
• Farrell Morris – Percussion
• Bobbie Nelson  – Piano
• Louis Dean Nunley – Vocals
• Bobby Ogdin  – Piano
• Larry Paxton – Bass
• Jody Payne – Electric Guitar
• Don Potter  – Acoustic Guitar
• Mickey Raphael  – Harmonica
• Ronnie Reno – Mandola
• Lisa Silver – Vocals
• Bee Spears – Bass
• Bergen White – Arranger, Vocals
• Chip Young – Acoustic Guitar
• Reggie Young  – Acoustic Guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 53 Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] 50

References

1. "Willie Nelson - A Horse Called Music Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Willie Nelson". www.robertchristgau.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.
4. "Willie Nelson Talks 'A Horse Called Music'". Rolling Stone. August 14, 2012.
5. Thomson, Graeme (July 31, 2012). Willie Nelson: The Outlaw. Random House. ISBN   9781448133413 – via Google Books.
6. "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

External links

• Interview with Willie Nelson - Raw Footage (1989) – Interview where Willie Nelson discusses the upcoming release of his new album, "A Horse Called Music"