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Moonlight Becomes You (1993)

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Only two of this album's fifteen songs are credited to Willie Nelson alone; the rest were written by other songwriters.

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Moonlight Becomes You: 41st studio album by country singer Willie Nelson
Fifteen tracks in the track listing
Title track written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen
Two tracks credited to Willie Nelson alone: "December Day" and "In God's Eyes"
Other songs credited to outside songwriters such as Fred Rose, Frank Loesser and Floyd Tillman

1	December Day	2:17
2	Moonlight Becomes You	3:49
3	Afraid	2:31
4	The Heart of a Clown	3:43
5	Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone	2:05
6	Everywhere You Go	3:44
7	Have I Stayed Away Too Long	4:05
8	Sentimental Journey	3:11
9	The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise	2:15
10	You’ll Never Know	3:15
11	I’ll Keep On Loving You	2:52
12	You Just Can’t Play a Sad Song on a Banjo	2:00
13	You Always Hurt the One You Love	2:27
14	Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)	3:28
15	In God’s Eyes	3:00

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.

Canada country albums chart: number 14
United States country albums chart: number 37
Billboard 200: number 188
Title track nominated for a Grammy
Total running time of the fifteen tracks: 44 minutes 51 seconds
Shortest track: "You Just Can't Play a Sad Song on a Banjo" at 2:03
Longest track: "Have I Stayed Away Too Long" at 4:07
Credited songwriters include Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen, Fred Rose, Frank Loesser and Floyd Tillman
Only "December Day" and "In God's Eyes" are credited to Willie Nelson alone
Most tracks carry credits to songwriters other than Willie Nelson

The title track, "Moonlight Becomes You", was nominated for a Grammy.
"December Day" and "In God's Eyes" are the only songs credited solely to Willie Nelson.
"Sentimental Journey" credits Bud Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer as writers.
Johnny Gimble plays fiddle and sings vocals and harmony vocals on the album.