Moonlight Becomes You (album)

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Moonlight Becomes You
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1994
RecordedJuly–November 1993
Genre Country
Length44:42
Label Justice [1]
Producer Willie Nelson, Paul Buskirk, Randall Hage Jamail
Willie Nelson chronology
Across the Borderline
(1993)
Moonlight Becomes You
(1994)
Six Hours at Pedernales
(1994)

Moonlight Becomes You is the 41st studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. The title track was nominated for a Grammy. [2]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [4]
NME 5/10 [5]

Track listing

  1. "December Day" (Willie Nelson) - 2:19
  2. "Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:51
  3. "Afraid" (Fred Rose) - 2:35
  4. "The Heart of a Clown" (Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins, Francis Kane) - 3:45
  5. "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (Sidney Clare, Sam Stept) - 2:05
  6. "Everywhere You Go" (Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 3:35
  7. "Have I Stayed Away Too Long" (Frank Loesser) - 4:07
  8. "Sentimental Journey" (Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer) - 3:14
  9. "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) - 2:20
  10. "You'll Never Know" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:14
  11. "I'll Keep On Loving You" (Floyd Tillman) - 2:49
  12. "You Just Can't Play a Sad Song on a Banjo" (Paul Buskirk, Russell Jackson) - 2:03
  13. "You Always Hurt the One You Love" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 2:27
  14. "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) - 3:29
  15. "In God's Eyes" (Willie Nelson) - 2:58

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1994)Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums14
Australian Albums Chart20
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums37
U.S. Billboard 200188

References

  1. "Album review: \". HoustonChronicle.com. April 24, 2013.
  2. Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (July 14, 2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. ISBN   9780312264871 via Google Books.
  3. "Moonlight Becomes You - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Willie Nelson". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. Staunton, Terry (April 9, 1994). "Long Play". NME . p. 41. Retrieved August 21, 2023.