The Promiseland

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The Promiseland
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Studio album by
Released1986
Genre Country
Length33:56
Label Columbia
Producer Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
Me & Paul
(1985)
The Promiseland
(1986)
Partners
(1986)
Singles from The Promiseland
  1. "Living in the Promiseland"
    Released: February 1986
  2. "I'm Not Trying to Forget You"
    Released: July 1986

The Promiseland is the thirty-fourth studio album by American country music singer Willie Nelson. It reached No. 1 on the US Country Albums chart. He was backed by Clint Strong (guitar,) Mark Yeary (keyboards,) Dennis Hromek (bass,) Biff Adam (drums,) and Jimmy Belken (fiddle) of The Strangers.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living in the Promiseland" David Lynn Jones 3:18
2."I'm Not Trying to Forget You" Willie Nelson 3:17
3."Here in My Heart"Jones3:50
4."I've Got the Craziest Feeling" Floyd Tillman 2:54
5."No Place But Texas"Alex Harvey3:22
6."You're Only in My Arms (To Cry on My Shoulder)"Steve Nelson3:16
7."Pass It On"Steve Bivens, Dub Dickerson, Clarence Williams3:10
8."Do You Ever Think of Me"Earl Burtnett, John Cooper, Harry D. Kerr 2:17
9."Old Fashioned Love"James P. Johnson, Cecil2:47
10."Basin Street Blues" Spencer Williams 4:09
11."Bach Minuet in G" Johann Sebastian Bach 1:36

Personnel

The Strangers:

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Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1