Moment of Forever

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Moment of Forever
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008
Genre Country, outlaw country
Label Lost Highway
Producer Kenny Chesney, Buddy Cannon
Willie Nelson chronology
It's Magic
(2007)
Moment of Forever
(2008)
Willie and the Wheel
(2009)

Moment of Forever is the 56th studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson, released on January 29, 2008, on the Lost Highway Records label. A video has been made for the album's first single "Gravedigger", and another video has been made for the track "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore", featuring Jessica Simpson, Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Wilson, and Dan Rather. The latter video premiered on the weekend of February 23–24 on MTV.

Contents

The title track, " Moment of Forever", is a cover of a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Danny Timms. "The Bob Song" was originally recorded by Big & Rich for their CD/DVD set, Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak . "Louisiana" is a cover of a Randy Newman song. "Gravedigger" is a cover of the Dave Matthews song. "Keep Me From Blowing Away" is a cover of the Paul Craft song. "I'm Alive" was also recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album Lucky Old Sun . "Gotta Serve Somebody" is a Bob Dylan cover. This was Willie Nelson's final studio album to be released under the Lost Highway Records label as he would go on to sign a new contract with Sony Music.

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Track listing

  1. "Over You Again" (Willie Nelson, Micah Nelson, Lukas Nelson) - 5:35
  2. "Moment of Forever" (Kris Kristofferson, Danny Timms) - 3:50
  3. "The Bob Song" (Big Kenny Alphin) - 4:15
  4. "Louisiana" (Randy Newman) - 3:25
  5. "Gravedigger" (Dave Matthews) - 3:52
  6. "Keep Me From Blowing Away" (Paul Craft) - 3:33
  7. "Takin' on Water" (Dave Loggins, John Scott Sherrill, Dennis Robbins) - 3:24
  8. "Always Now" (W. Nelson) - 3:28
  9. "I'm Alive" (Kenny Chesney, Dean Dillon, Mark Tamburino) - 3:27
  10. "When I Was Young and Grandma Wasn't Old" (Buddy Cannon) - 3:05
  11. "Worry B Gone" (Guy Clark, Gary Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) - 3:10
    • Duet with Kenny Chesney
  12. "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore" (W. Nelson) - 2:21
  13. "Gotta Serve Somebody" (Bob Dylan) - 9:46

Double LP vinyl

On January 29, 2008, Lost Highway released Moment of Forever on double LP vinyl pressed at Nashville's historic United Record Pressing.

Side A
  1. "Over You Again" (Willie Nelson, Micah Nelson, Lukas Nelson) - 5:35
  2. "Moment of Forever" (Kris Kristofferson, Danny Timms) - 3:50
  3. "The Bob Song" (Big Kenny) - 4:15
  4. "Louisiana" (Randy Newman) - 3:25
  5. "Gravedigger" (Dave Matthews) - 3:52
Side B
  1. "Keep Me from Blowing Away" (Paul Craft) - 3:33
  2. "Takin' on Water" (Dave Loggins, John Scott Sherrill, Dennis Robbins) - 3:24
  3. "Always Now" (W. Nelson) - 3:28
  4. "I'm Alive" (Kenny Chesney, Dean Dillon, Mark Tamburino) - 3:27
  5. "When I Was Young and Grandma Wasn't Old" (Buddy Cannon) - 3:05
Side C
  1. "Worry B Gone" (With Kenny Chesney) (Guy Clark, Gary Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) - 3:10
  2. "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore" (W. Nelson) - 2:21
  3. "Gotta Serve Somebody" (Bob Dylan) - 9:46

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [1] 56
Top Country Albums, Billboard [2] 8

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References

  1. "Billboard 200" . Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. "Top Country Albums" . Retrieved January 6, 2024.