Countryman (album)

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Countryman
Nelson Willie Countryman.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)
Recorded1995 – 2004
Genre
Length32:30
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
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Pitchfork 3.8/10 [2]
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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 ]

Contents

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) 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 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 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, Nelson2:30

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2005)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums6
U.S. Billboard 20046

References