Willie and the Wheel

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Willie and the Wheel
Willie and the Wheel 2009 album.jpg
Studio album by
Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2009
Genre Country, Americana, Western swing
Label Bismeaux
Producer Ray Benson
Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson
(2008)		Willie and the Wheel
(2009)		 Naked Willie
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
God Is in the TV 3.5/5 [3]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A [4]
PopMatters 5/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Tom Hull – on the Web A [7]
Uncut 8/10 [8]

Willie and the Wheel is an album from American country music artists Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel. It was released on February 3, 2009, on Bismeaux Records and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.

Contents

Track list

  1. "Hesitation Blues" - 2:47
  2. "Sweet Jennie Lee" (Walter Donaldson) - 3:01
  3. "Fan It" (Frankie Jaxson, Dan Howell) - 2:46
  4. "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None o' This Jelly Roll" (Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams) - 3:11
  5. "Oh! You Pretty Woman" - 2:50
  6. "Bring it on Down to My House" - 3:29
  7. "Right or Wrong" (Arthur Sizemore, Haven Gillespie, Paul Biese) - 3:10
  8. "Corrine Corrina" - 3:17
  9. "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World" - 4:45
  10. "Shame on You" (Spade Cooley) - 2:59
  11. "South" (Bennie Moten, Thamon Hayes) - 3:39
  12. "Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon" (Rex Griffin) - 3:39
  13. "I'll Have Somebody Else" (Bob Wills) - 3:31

Tracks 1, 5, 6, 8 and 9 are credited as traditional songs, arranged for this recording by Ray Benson. Track 13 appears on the deluxe version of the album which also includes unique postcards for each track.

Chart performance

Chart (2009)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums13
U.S. Billboard 20090
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums6

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Willie And The Wheel by Willie Nelson And Asleep At The Wheel". Metacritic . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (February 3, 2009). "Willie and the Wheel - Asleep at the Wheel / Willie Nelson". AllMusic . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Valvona, Dominic (October 18, 2010). "Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel - Willie and The Wheel". God Is in the TV . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 1, 2009). "Consumer Guide". Robert Christgau . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ O'Neill, Joshua (March 31, 2009). "Willie Nelson / Asleep at the Wheel: Willie and the Wheel". PopMatters . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kemp, Mark (February 19, 2009). "Willie Nelson - Willie And The Wheel". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Willie Nelson". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ A late flowering triumph. [Jul 2010, p.117]
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