Dream Chaser (album)

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Dream Chaser
Dream Chaser - Willie Nelson.webp
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2026
Genre Country
Length30:50
Label Legacy
Producer Buddy Cannon
Willie Nelson chronology
Workin' Man
(2025)
Dream Chaser
(2026)

Dream Chaser is the upcoming 79th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. It will be released on May 29, 2026, through Legacy Recordings.

Contents

The album will be released a month after Nelson's 93rd birthday. [1]

Background

Nelson announced the album on March 18, 2026, alongside the release of the album's first single, the title track. [2]

The title track was described as Nelson "reflecting on the rapid passage of time" by Eddie Fu of Consequence. [3]

Dream Chaser features the first time Nelson and Bob Dylan co-wrote a song together since Across the Borderline in 1993, as the pair, alongside producer Buddy Cannon, co-wrote the song "I Can't Read Your Mind". [2]

Track listing

Dream Chaser track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dream Chaser"
3:14
2."Fly Away"2:42
3."We'd Make a Good Movie"
  • Cannon
  • Nelson
  • Tomberlin
3:32
4."I Can't Read Your Mind"
3:29
5."Whiskey Wants Me To"
  • Cannon
  • Tomberlin
2:15
6."Wonder What I'm Gonna Do"
  • Cannon
  • Nelson
3:53
7."After All"
  • Cannon
  • Nelson
2:58
8."Love Overdue"
3:00
9."I Don't Think I've Cried Today"
  • Cannon
  • Nelson
  • Tomberlin
3:24
10."Developing My Pictures" Earl Montgomery 2:23
Total length:30:50


References

  1. Young, Casey (March 18, 2026). "Willie Nelson Announces 79th Solo Studio Album, 'Dream Chaser'". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Greene, Andy (March 18, 2026). "Willie Nelson's Upcoming Album 'Dream Chaser' Includes a New Song He Wrote With Bob Dylan". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  3. Fu, Eddie (March 18, 2026). "Willie Nelson Announces New Album Dream Chaser, Sets 2026 Spring Tour Dates". Consequence . Retrieved March 18, 2026.