Countryman (album)

For the album by Skitz, see DJ Skitz.

Countryman
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)
Recorded	1995 – 2004
Genre	Reggae [1] [2] [3] country [3]
Length	32:30
Label	Lost 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C– [5]
Gigwise	[6]
The Independent	[7]
Now	[8]
Pitchfork	3.8/10 [2]
PopMatters	5/10 [9]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B [10]

Countryman is the 53rd 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", both videos were filmed in Jamaica.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Willie Nelson except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(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)	Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash	2:31
4.	"The Harder They Come"	Jimmy Cliff	3:36
5.	"Something to Think About"		3:12
6.	"Sitting in Limbo"	Guilly Bright & Jimmy Cliff	2:39
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 Price	2:42
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, Nelson	2:30

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
• Uziah 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
4. Gray, Christopher (July 29, 2005). "Texas Platters". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
5. Browne, David (July 8, 2005). "EW reviews two experimental titles". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
6. Perlaki, Mark (July 11, 2005). "Willie Nelson 'Countryman' (Lost Highway records) Released 11/07/05". Gigwise . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
7. "The Independent". The Independent . July 12, 2005. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
8. Perlich, Tim (July 12, 2005). "WILLIE NELSON Countryman". Now . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
9. MacNeil, Jason (August 15, 2005). "Willie Nelson: Countryman". PopMatters . Retrieved November 11, 2025.
10. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Willie Nelson". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved November 11, 2025.