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A Horse Called Music (1989)

Where the lyrics of A Horse Called Music take you, and where it was really made.

This album carried Willie Nelson's last number 1 single, 'Nothing I Can Do About It Now', which was written by Beth Nielsen Chapman.

Key places

House of David, Nashville (1989)

Recording site House of David — House of David in Nashville is listed among the recording locations of this album. The point marks the building on 16th Avenue South. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Perdenales, Spicewood (1989)

Recording site Pedernales Studio — Perdenales in Spicewood, Texas is listed among the recording locations of this album. The point is set at town-center level, not at a building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• A Horse Called Music: studio album by country singer Willie Nelson
• Released in 1989
• Spanish Wikipedia gives the label as Columbia Records
• Spanish Wikipedia calls it Nelson's 38th studio album; Italian Wikipedia calls it his 37th
• Ten tracks in the track listing
• Includes Nelson's last number 1 single, 'Nothing I Can Do About It Now'

Background

• 'Nothing I Can Do About It Now' written by Beth Nielsen Chapman
• 'If My World Didn't Have You' also written by Chapman
• 'There You Are' written by Kye Fleming and Mike Reid, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard country chart
• 'Spirit' written by Kent Robbins and William Robinson
• 'I Never Cared For You', 'Mr. Record Man' and 'Is the Better Part Over' credited to Nelson
• Title track 'A Horse Called Music' written by Wayne Carson Thompson

Recording

• Recording locations listed: House of David in Nashville, Tennessee, and Perdenales in Spicewood, Texas
• Nelson credited on acoustic guitar and vocals
• Bergen White credited as arranger and vocals
• Session players include Grady Martin and Jody Payne on electric guitar
• Mickey Raphael credited on harmonica
• Bobbie Nelson credited on piano

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas.
• Wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band, Bohemian Polka, as a guitarist at age nine.
• Attended Baylor University for two years before dropping out to pursue music.
• Moved to Nashville in 1960 and joined Ray Price's band as a bassist.

Career

• Songs such as "Crazy" (Patsy Cline), "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Pretty Paper" became hits for other artists.
• Debut album ...And Then I Wrote was released in 1962; joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1965.
• Helped lead the outlaw country movement after moving to Austin, Texas in 1972.
• Red Headed Stranger (1975) was a critically acclaimed concept album; the single "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" became his first number one hit.
• Co-founded Farm Aid in 1985 with Neil Young and John Mellencamp.
• Acted in over 30 films, including The Electric Horseman (1979).
• Received a Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance for "Ride Me Back Home" (2019).
• Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Records

• Spanish Wikipedia: the album reached second place on the Billboard country albums chart
• 'There You Are' peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard country chart
• 'Nothing I Can Do About It Now' was Nelson's last number 1 single on the Billboard country chart
• The album is listed as a studio album released in 1989
• Italian Wikipedia gives the release year as 1989 and the album number as 37th
• English Wikipedia lists no critic reviews for this album
• The chart section of the English page is empty, so no further chart positions are confirmed

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Nelson's last number 1 single, 'Nothing I Can Do About It Now', appears on this album
• 'There You Are' peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard country chart
• The track listing opens with 'Nothing I Can Do About It Now' by Beth Nielsen Chapman
• The title track was written by Wayne Carson Thompson
• Spanish Wikipedia notes the album reached second place on the Billboard country albums chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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