Oh What a Beautiful World

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Oh What a Beautiful World
Willie Nelson - Oh What A Beautiful World.jpg
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
ReleasedApril 25, 2025
Studio
Genre Country
Length47:00
Label Legacy
Producer Buddy Cannon
Willie Nelson chronology
Last Leaf on the Tree
(2024)		Oh What a Beautiful World
(2025)
Singles from Oh What a Beautiful World
  1. "Oh What a Beautiful World"
    Released: April 12, 2025

Oh What a Beautiful World is the 77th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. It was released on April 25, 2025, through Legacy Recordings. [1] Produced by Buddy Cannon, the album contains twelve songs by the songwriter Rodney Crowell, who performs harmony vocals on the lead single and title track. [2]

Contents

Background

Nelson's first studio recording of a Crowell song came with "'Til I Gain Control Again" on the 1983 Waylon Jennings duet album Take It to the Limit , [3] although he had previously performed the song in concert as on the 1978 album Willie and Family Live . Over the next four decades, Nelson continued to record Crowell songs (prominently on 2024 album The Border ) and he personally chose the twelve songs for this album. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [6]

No Depression praised the "radiant" album and Nelson's performances of Crowell's "emotionally resonant" songs." [7] Hot Press noted that "Crowell's canon mines classic Nelson territory", adding that the album is "a splendid record." [8]

Track listing

Oh What A Beautiful World track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Kind of Love"
3:41
2."Banks of the Old Bandera"Crowell3:26
3."The Fly Boy & The Kid"Crowell3:51
4."Forty Miles From Nowhere"Crowell4:28
5."I Wouldn't Be Me Without You"Crowell3:56
6."Making Memories of Us"Crowell4:11
7."Oh What a Beautiful World" (featuring Rodney Crowell)Crowell4:00
8."Open Season On My Heart"
3:52
9."Shame on the Moon"Crowell4:27
10."She's Back In Town"Crowell3:21
11."Still Learning How to Fly"Crowell4:00
12."Stuff That Works"
4:00
Total length:47:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]

Charts

Chart performance for Oh What a Beautiful World
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [10] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 36
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [13] 49
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [14] 11
UK Country Albums (OCC) [15] 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [16] 16

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Abby (March 14, 2024). "Willie Nelson Announces 154th Album Oh What A Beautiful World". Stereogum . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Krueger, Jonah (March 14, 2024). "Willie Nelson Has a New Album Coming: Here's When The Border Arrives". Consequence . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Todd, Nate (March 12, 2025). "Willie Nelson Announces New Album 'Oh What A Beautiful World' & Shares Duet With Rodney Crowell". JamBase . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (March 12, 2025). "Willie Nelson to Reinterpret the Songs of Rodney Crowell on New Album". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World". Mojo . July 2025. p. 87.
  6. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (May 5, 2025). "Willie Nelson: Oh What a Beautiful World Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ Carrigan, Henry. "Album Review: The Beauty of Willie Nelson and Rodney Crowell's World of Songs". No Depression . Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ Russell, Will (April 25, 2025). "Album Review: Willie Nelson - Oh What a Beautiful World". Hot Press . Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Oh What A Beautiful World / Willie Nelson / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lista prodaje (strano) 19. tjedan 2025. (05.05.2025. - 11.05.2025.)" (in Croatian). Top lista. May 19, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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