hypersongs

Honeysuckle Rose

The double-LP soundtrack to the film in which he played Buck Bonham.
Willie Nelson, 1980

Nelson produced the double LP, with Bradley Hartman engineering and mixing. Johnny Gimble, Emmylou Harris, Hank Cochran, Kenneth Threadgill, Amy Irving, Chris Ethridge, Jody Payne, Jeannie Seely and Rex Ludwick appear. It reached 11 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the country albums chart in the US and Canada. "On the Road Again" was nominated for best original song at the 53rd Academy Awards. The film, directed by Jerry Schatzberg and released the same day, starred Nelson with Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving and Slim Pickens; Janet Maslin wrote that he brings tremendous authority to every gesture. AllMusic gave the album 4 of 5. The studio and recording dates are not given.

Track listing

  1. On the Road Again (Live)2:38
  2. Pick Up the Tempo2:39
  3. Heaven or Hell2:20
  4. Fiddlin' Around3:26
  5. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain2:49
  6. Working Man Blues3:41
  7. Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe2:53
  8. Whiskey River3:57
  9. Bloody Mary Morning (Live)3:43
  10. Loving You Was Easier3:46
  11. I Don't Do Windows3:22
  12. Coming Back to Texas2:21
  13. If You Want Me to Love You I Will1:31
  14. It's Not Supposed to Be That Way3:22
  15. You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)3:16
  16. If You Could Touch Her at All3:29
  17. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground4:26
  18. I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes3:23
  19. Angel Eyes2:42
  20. So You Think You're a Cowboy2:29
  21. Make the World Go Away2:40
  22. Two Sides to Every Story3:08
  23. A Song for You (Live)2:35
  24. Uncloudy Day4:18

Sources

  1. Honeysuckle Rose (album), Wikipedia
  2. Honeysuckle Rose (film), Wikipedia