Somewhere Over the Rainbow | ||||
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Released | February 1981 | |||
Studio | Gilley's Recording Studio (Pasadena, Texas) | |||
Genre | Country, pop, jazz | |||
Length | 28:27 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Willie Nelson, Freddy Powers, Paul Buskirk | |||
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a studio album by country music singer Willie Nelson, released in 1981. It features 1940s pop standards arranged by Nelson. The album's acoustic jazz instrumentation was also meant to play tribute to one of his heroes, Belgian gipsy jazz guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt, who influenced Nelson's playing.
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Waylon Live is a live album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Victor in 1976.
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The Sound in Your Mind is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson. This was his second album for Columbia Records.
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Roll On is the eighth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in 1984.
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Unconditional Love is the forty-seventh album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1991. The title track "Unconditional Love" was the first single, reaching No. 27 on the Hot Country Singles chart, while "Living in a House Full of Love" was the second single. The album itself did not chart in the US, but did chart briefly in New Zealand reaching No. 48.
The Mavericks is the sixth studio album by the American country music band The Mavericks. It was their only release for Sanctuary Records, and their first studio album since Trampoline in 1998. The album produced three singles in "I Want to Know", "Would You Believe" and a cover version of "The Air That I Breathe", which was made famous by The Hollies. The latter was the only single to enter the charts, peaking at number 59 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks. The Mavericks was the band's final studio album before they disbanded in 2003.
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Me & Paul is the thirty-second studio album by American country music singer Willie Nelson. The titular Paul refers to Nelson’s long-term drummer, Paul English.
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A Horse Called Music is a studio album by the country singer Willie Nelson, released in 1989. The album includes Nelson's last number 1 single, "Nothing I Can Do About It Now". "There You Are" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard country chart.
What a Wonderful World is the 36th studio album by country singer Willie Nelson released in March 1988.
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Nacogdoches is the 51st studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. The album is a collection of jazz and pop standards. It is named after the city of Nacogdoches, Texas, where the album was recorded. Three of the songs on the album, Nelson had recorded previously: "Columbus Stockade Blues" on the 1970 album Columbus Stockade Blues, "Stardust" on the 1978 Stardust, and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter" on the 1980 album Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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