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Born for Trouble (1990)

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Willie Nelson's 38th studio album was also his first release of the 1990s, and it reached only number 31 on Billboard's US country albums chart.

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Born for Trouble: 38th studio album by country singer Willie Nelson
Released in 1990 by Columbia Records
Nelson's first release of the 1990s
Ten tracks in the album's track listing
Singles: "Ain't Necessarily So" and "Ten with a Two"
Nelson sings and plays acoustic guitar on the album
Track list opens with "Ain't Necessarily So" (3:07) and "(I Don't Have a Reason) To Go to California Anymore" (3:11)
Next come "Ten With a Two" (2:41), "The Piper Came Today" (3:27) and "You Decide" (3:52)
Later tracks include "Pieces of My Life" (3:35), "It'll Come to Me" (3:00) and "This Is How Without You Goes" (3:07)
Title track "Born for Trouble" (3:20) is ninth; "Little Things Mean a Lot" (3:34) closes the list

1	Ain’t Necessarily So	3:05
2	(I Don’t Have a Reason) To Go to California Anymore	3:07
3	Ten With a Two	2:38
4	The Piper Came Today	3:24
5	You Decide	3:49
6	Pieces of My Life	3:33
7	It’ll Come to Me	2:57
8	This Is How Without You Goes	3:03
9	Born for Trouble	3:16
10	Little Things Mean a Lot	3:33

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.

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.

Critic review scores for this album are not recorded in the available references
Spanish reference entry notes the album as Nelson's first release of the 1990s
Italian reference entry lists the album as the 38th studio album and dates it to 1990

Singles "Ain't Necessarily So" and "Ten with a Two" were the two singles released from the album.
Willie Nelson sings and plays acoustic guitar on the record, according to the Spanish reference entry.
The Spanish reference entry gives the album's chart position as 31 on Billboard's US country albums chart.
The Italian reference entry names the album as Nelson's 38th studio album.