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Moment of Forever (2008)

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This was Willie Nelson's last studio album for Lost Highway Records, released just before he signed with Sony Music.

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Moment of Forever: 56th studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson
Released 29 January 2008 on Lost Highway Records
Mix of cover versions and songs written by Nelson
Thirteen tracks, opening with "Over You Again" by Willie Nelson, Micah Nelson and Lukas Nelson
Closes with a 9:46 cover of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody"
Final studio album released under Lost Highway Records

Title track written by Kris Kristofferson and Danny Timms
"Gravedigger" is a cover of a Dave Matthews song and became the album's first single
"Louisiana" is a cover of a Randy Newman song
"Keep Me From Blowing Away" is a cover of a Paul Craft song
"The Bob Song" was originally recorded by Big & Rich for their CD/DVD set Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak
"I'm Alive" was also recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album Lucky Old Sun
"Worry B Gone" is a duet with Kenny Chesney
Nelson went on to sign a new contract with Sony Music after this album

1	Over You Again	5:37
2	Moment of Forever	3:51
3	The Bob Song	4:16
4	Louisiana	3:26
5	Gravedigger	3:52
6	Keep Me From Blowing Away	3:33
7	Takin’ on Water	3:25
8	Always Now	3:28
9	I’m Alive	3:28
10	When I Was Young and Grandma Wasn’t Old	3:06
11	Worry B Gone	3:10
12	You Don’t Think I’m Funny Anymore	2:21
13	Gotta Serve Somebody	9:47

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.

Released 29 January 2008 on Lost Highway Records
Double LP vinyl released the same day, pressed at Nashville's historic United Record Pressing
The vinyl has three sides of music, and side 4 holds a holographic image of Willie Nelson and the album title
"Gravedigger" was released as the first single, and a video was made for it
The video for "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore" featured Jessica Simpson, Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Wilson and Dan Rather
That video premiered on MTV on the weekend of February 23–24
It was Willie Nelson's final studio album for Lost Highway before he signed with Sony Music

The title track, "Moment of Forever", is a cover of a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Danny Timms, and "Gotta Serve Somebody" closes the album as a Bob Dylan cover.
"Gravedigger" was the first single, and its video was followed by a second video for "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore".
The second video featured Jessica Simpson, Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Wilson and Dan Rather, and premiered on MTV.
"The Bob Song" first appeared on Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak before Nelson's version on this album.
"I'm Alive" was also recorded by Kenny Chesney for his album Lucky Old Sun.