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Angel Eyes (1984)

Where the lyrics of Angel Eyes take you, and where it was really made.

A Daily Breeze critic wrote that this record could have been made in any cocktail lounge between California and Austin.

Key places

Recorded at Pedernales Recording Studio (1984)

Recording site Pedernales Studio — The album's recording location is linked to Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas. The point uses city-center coordinates, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Angel Eyes: studio album by American musician Willie Nelson
• Released in 1984
• Ray Charles sings guest vocals on the title track, a duet with Nelson
• Track listing: eight songs
• Willie Nelson is credited as producer
• Credits include Bobby Arnold and Larry Greenhill as engineers and Denny Purcell on mastering
• Songs by several writers, including Billy Reid's "Gypsy" and Bob Nolan's "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"

Background

• Spanish Wikipedia calls it Willie Nelson's 32nd studio album, published by Columbia Records
• Italian Wikipedia calls it his 31st studio album
• The two pages disagree on the album count, so the ordinal is not settled
• Personnel: Willie Nelson on guitar and vocals
• Jackie King on guitar, Jon Blondell on bass
• Don Hass on keyboards, credited with Prophet 5, Jupiter 8, obx a and Emulator II
• Bob Scott on drums and percussion

Recording

• Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas is the listed recording location
• The source gives only the city-level location for this studio
• No recording dates are given in the source

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

At release

• The Daily Breeze wrote that the album could have been recorded in any cocktail lounge between California and Austin
• The review named tinkling piano, blue notes and a straight shot of bourbon lyrics as its traits
• The quote comes from a single critical notice in the source

Reappraisal

• No other critical review of the album appears in the source
• The only critical notice is the Daily Breeze comment above

Records

• Billboard 200: peaked at No. 116
• Spanish Wikipedia gives the same chart position as No. 156, which conflicts with the English figure
• Released in 1984 by Columbia Records according to the Spanish page
• Track listing of eight songs with writer credits on most tracks

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

Trivia

• Ray Charles sings guest vocals on the title track "Angel Eyes", which is credited to Earl Brent and Matt Dennis.
• The album closes with "Samba for Charlie" as the eighth and last track.
• "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" is credited to Bob Nolan.
• The Italian Wikipedia page lists the album as the work of a country singer, describing Willie Nelson as a country music singer.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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