Milk Cow Blues (album)

Milk Cow Blues
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	September 19, 2000 [1]
Genre	Country, blues
Label	Island
Willie Nelson chronology
Me and the Drummer (2000) Milk Cow Blues (2000) Rainbow Connection (2001)

Milk Cow Blues is the 48th studio album from American country singer Willie Nelson, released on September 19, 2000, on the Island Records label. It features many famous blues artists, including B. B. King and Dr. John. ^{[2] [3]}

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Christgau’s Consumer Guide	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	C [7]
The Independent	[8]
Mojo	[4]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B [10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Duet partner	Length
1.	"Milk Cow Blues"	Kokomo Arnold	Francine Reed	4:30
2.	"Outskirts of Town"	Will Weldon	Keb' Mo'	2:56
3.	"Black Night"	Jessie Mae Robinson	Dr. John	5:22
4.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"	Willie Nelson	Francine Reed	4:11
5.	"Rainy Day Blues"	Nelson	Jonny Lang	5:09
6.	"Crazy"	Nelson	Susan Tedeschi	4:16
7.	"The Thrill Is Gone"	Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins	B.B. King	4:26
8.	"Wake Me When It's Over"	Nelson		4:12
9.	"Kansas City"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Susan Tedeschi	2:51
10.	"Fool's Paradise"	David Avid, Johnny Fuller, Robert Goddins	Dr. John	4:17
11.	"Ain't Nobody's Business"	Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins	Jonny Lang	5:08
12.	"Night Life"	Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, Nelson	B.B. King	4:25
13.	"Sittin' on Top of the World"	Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson		4:46
14.	"Lonely Street"	Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W. S. Stevenson		4:26
15.	"Texas Flood"	Larry Davis, Joseph Scott	Kenny Wayne Shepherd	8:46

Personnel

• Willie Nelson - guitar
• Derek O'Brien - guitar
• Jimmie Vaughan - guitar
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd - guitar
• Riley Osbourn - B-3 organ, piano
• George Rains - drums
• Mickey Raphael - harmonica
• John Blondell - bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11]	178
Canadian RPM Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	83
U.S. Billboard Blues Albums	2

References

1. "Even Cowboys Get the Blues". Los Angeles Times. September 2, 2000.
2. Skanse, Richard (August 11, 2000). "Willie Nelson Gets the Blues". Rolling Stone .
3. "Willie Nelson". Texas Monthly. October 1, 2000.
4. "Reviews for Milk Cow Blues by Willie Nelson". Metacritic . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
5. "Milk Cow Blues - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
6. "Robert Christgau: Album: Willie Nelson: Milk Cow Blues". www.robertchristgau.com.
7. "Willie Nelson - Milk Cow Blues". Album of the Year. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
8. Perry, Tim (September 15, 2000). "The Independent 2000 Album Reviews". The Independent . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
9. Puterbaugh, Parke (September 28, 2000). "Milk Cow Blues". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
10. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Willie Nelson". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
11. "Willie Nelson ARIA Chart history (albums) to May 2025". ARIA. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

External links

• Willie Nelson's Official Website