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Last Man Standing (2018)

Where the lyrics of Last Man Standing take you, and where it was really made.

Willie Nelson's 67th solo studio album was recorded in several studios, with Buddy Cannon producing.

Key places

Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville (2018)

Recording site Sound Emporium Studios — Discogs lists Sound Emporium as a recording location for the album. The candidate record places the studio in Nashville, and the coordinates are at building level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Pedernales Studio (2018)

Recording site Pedernales Recording Studio — Discogs lists Pedernales Studio as a recording location for the album. The candidate record gives building-level coordinates for Pedernales Recording Studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Last Man Standing is the 67th solo studio album by Willie Nelson
• Released April 27, 2018 by Legacy Recordings
• Produced by Buddy Cannon
• Eleven tracks, from the title song Last Man Standing to Very Far to Crawl
• Nelson and Buddy Cannon wrote the songs together

Background

• Willie Nelson is an American country singer, and this is one of his many solo studio albums
• The album came out through Legacy Recordings in spring 2018

Recording

• Recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville
• Pedernales Studio is also listed as a recording location
• The Doghouse Studio is listed among the recording locations
• Mixed at The Tone Dock
• Mastered at Georgetown Masters
• Tony Castle is credited as recording and mixing engineer
• Steve Chadie and Gordon Hammond are also credited as recording engineers
• Personnel includes Willie Nelson on vocals and guitar, Mickey Raphael on harmonica, James Mitchell on guitar, and Bobby Terry on electric, steel and acoustic guitar
• Alison Krauss sings background vocals and plays fiddle

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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

• Music critics widely praised the album
• Metacritic gave it a rating of 84 from 11 critics, a score the site describes as universal acclaim
• The album was Nelson's 67th solo studio album, released 27 April 2018 by Legacy Recordings

Records

• Debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Country Album chart
• First week: 26,000 equivalent album units, mostly from traditional album sales
• Second week: 8,700 more copies sold
• As of April 2019, 82,900 copies sold in the United States
• Produced by Buddy Cannon, with Alison Krauss on background vocals and fiddle

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The eleven-song track list runs from Last Man Standing to Very Far to Crawl, with Don't Tell Noah as the second track.
• Alison Krauss appears on background vocals and fiddle.
• Discogs credits Georgetown Masters for mastering the album.
• Buddy Cannon is credited as producer, and the songs are credited to Willie Nelson and Buddy Cannon.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

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