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San Antonio Rose (1980)

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Ray Price had already recorded an album with the same title in 1961, and Willie Nelson played acoustic guitar on it.

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San Antonio Rose: studio album by American country artists Willie Nelson and Ray Price
Released in 1980 via Columbia Records
Peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart
Eleven songs on the original track listing
Opens with Bob Wills' 'San Antonio Rose'

Price had recorded an album with the same title in 1961 as a tribute to Bob Wills
Nelson played acoustic guitar on the 1961 album
The 1980 album brings the two artists together on one record
Songs come from several writers, including Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard, Fred Rose and Floyd Tillman
Wills' 'Faded Love', written with Johnnie Lee Wills, appears near the end of the track listing

1	San Antonio Rose	3:45
2	I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)	2:43
3	I Fall to Pieces	3:18
4	Crazy Arms	2:44
5	Release Me	3:07
6	Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)	3:43
7	This Cold War With You	3:21
8	Funny How Time Slips Away	3:53
9	Night Life	4:05
10	Deep Water	2:48
11	Faded Love	3:50
12	Just Call Me Lonesome	3:24
13	My Life’s Been a Pleasure	2:08

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.

Studio album by Willie Nelson and Ray Price, released in 1980 via Columbia Records
Two American country artists share one album under the title San Antonio Rose
The first track is the Bob Wills song 'San Antonio Rose', 3:42
'I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)' by Rusty Gabbard and Ray Price, 2:41
'I Fall to Pieces' by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard, 3:16
'Crazy Arms' by Ralph Mooney and Chuck Seals, 2:41
'Release Me' by Eddie Miller, Dub Williams and Robert Yount, 3:06
'Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)' by Hank Cochran, 3:39
'This Cold War with You' by Floyd Tillman, 3:19
'Funny How Time Slips Away' by Willie Nelson, 3:50
'Night Life' by Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk and Willie Nelson, 4:03, the longest track on the original listing
'Deep Water' by Fred Rose, 2:45
'Faded Love' by Bob Wills and Johnnie Lee Wills, 3:50
Crystal Gayle is credited for backing vocals
The album is linked to an earlier record: in 1961 Ray Price recorded an album with the same title as a tribute to Bob Wills

Price's 1961 album carried the same title as a tribute to Bob Wills, with Nelson on acoustic guitar.
The 1980 album opens with the Bob Wills title song 'San Antonio Rose'.
'Night Life' is credited to Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk and Willie Nelson and runs 4:03, the longest track on the original listing.
Crystal Gayle provides backing vocals on the album.
Hank Cochran is credited on two songs, 'I Fall to Pieces' with Harlan Howard and 'Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)' alone.