To Lefty From Willie | ||||
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Released | June 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Studio | January Sound Studios, Dallas, Texas | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 28:31 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Willie Nelson | |||
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Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
To Lefty From Willie is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer Willie Nelson. Recorded in 1975, the album sat in the vaults of Columbia Records until 1977. This album is Willie Nelson's tribute to fellow country singer Lefty Frizzell.
Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of their favorite cover albums. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mom and Dad's Waltz" | Lefty Frizzell | 3:02 |
2. | "Look What Thoughts Will Do" | Frizzell, Dub Dickerson, Jim Beck | 2:42 |
3. | "I Love You a Thousand Ways" | Frizzell, Beck | 2:59 |
4. | "Always Late (with Your Kisses)" | Frizzell, Blackie Crawford | 2:25 |
5. | "I Want to Be with You Always" | Frizzell, Beck | 2:39 |
6. | "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" | Harlan Howard | 2:31 |
7. | "A Little Unfair" | Chuck Howard, Hank Cochran | 3:42 |
8. | "I Never Go Around Mirrors" | Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer | 2:34 |
9. | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Frizzell, Shafer | 3:11 |
10. | "Railroad Lady" | Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett | 2:39 |
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