To Willie

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To Willie
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Studio album by Phosphorescent
Released 2009
Genre indie
Label Dead Oceans
Phosphorescent chronology
Pride
(2007)
To Willie
(2009)
Here's to Taking It Easy
(2010)
Professional ratings
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To Willie is the fourth full-length album by Phosphorescent, and their second on the Dead Oceans label. The complete album is a tribute to Willie Nelson, with the album art in the style of Nelson's To Lefty From Willie , itself a cover album.

Phosphorescent (band) stage name of American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck

Phosphorescent is the stage name of American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Houck began recording and performing under this nickname in 2001 in Athens, Georgia. He is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Willie Nelson American country music singer-songwriter

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.

Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of their favorite cover albums. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Reasons to Quit" - 3:13
  2. "Too Sick to Pray" - 2:37
  3. "Walkin'" - 3:44
  4. "It's Not Supposed to Be That Way" - 3:35
  5. "Pick Up the Tempo" - 3:17
  6. "I Gotta Get Drunk" - 3:38
  7. "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" - 3:44
  8. "Heartaches of a Fool" - 3:26
  9. "Permanently Lonely" - 3:03
  10. "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" - 4:26
  11. "The Party's Over" - 3:53

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