To Lefty from Willie

To Lefty from Willie
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	June 1977
Recorded	1975
Studio	January Sound Studios, Dallas, Texas
Genre	Country
Length	28:31
Label	Columbia
Producer	Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
The Troublemaker (1976) To Lefty from Willie (1977) There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

To Lefty From Willie is a studio album by American country music singer Willie Nelson. ^[4] Recorded in 1975, the album sat in the vaults of Columbia Records until 1977. It is Willie Nelson's tribute to fellow country singer Lefty Frizzell.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

2003 bonus track

11. "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" (Frizzell, Beck) – 1:39

Personnel

• Willie Nelson – guitar, vocals
• Jody Payne – guitar
• Bee Spears – bass
• Bobbie Nelson – piano
• Rex Ludwig – drums
• Paul English – drums
• Mickey Raphael – harmonica

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 8, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 499, 500.
4. Willistein, Paul (September 2, 1984). "'Living Legend' Is Returning for Allentown Fair Show Today". The Morning Call. p. F1.