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The Sound in Your Mind (1976)
Where the lyrics of The Sound in Your Mind take you, and where it was really made.
Willie Nelson's Columbia album reached No. 1 on the US country albums chart, yet it peaked only at No. 48 on the Billboard 200.
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Recording site in Garland, Texas (1976)
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Album story
Overview
- The Sound in Your Mind: nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson
- Second album for Columbia Records
- Released February 1976
- Side one has six tracks, including 'That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)' at 2:20
- Side two includes 'Amazing Grace' (arranged by Nelson, 5:41) and a title track at 3:27
- Side two also contains a 'Medley' of 8:31 that joins 'Funny How Time Slips Away', 'Crazy' and 'Night Life'
- 'If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)' was written by Lefty Frizzell and Jim Beck
- 'I'd Have to be Crazy' was written by Steven Fromholz
- 'A Penny for Your Thoughts' was written by Jenny Lou Carson
Background
- Nelson wrote most of the album's songs, with outside writers credited where noted
- Nelson handled vocals, guitar, arrangements and production himself
- The album is the second Nelson made for Columbia, following his earlier work with the label
Recording
- Recorded at Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas
- Engineer: Phil York
- Bobbie Nelson played piano
- Paul English and Rex Ludwick played drums
- Jody Payne played guitar and Bee Spears played bass guitar
- Mickey Raphael played harmonica
- Steve Fromholz sang harmony vocals on 'I'd Have to be Crazy'
- Tom Morrell played pedal steel guitar on 'That Lucky Old Sun'
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
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
- Released February 1976 by Columbia Records
- Nineteenth studio album by American country artist Willie Nelson
- Second album Nelson released on Columbia
- Opens with 'That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)', a 2:20 track
- Side two's medley runs 8:31 and combines three songs
- Most tracks were written by Nelson, with other writers credited where noted
- Side one contains six tracks; side two contains 'Amazing Grace' and the title track
Records
- Reached No. 1 on the US country albums chart
- Reached No. 48 on the Billboard 200 general chart
- Released in February 1976 on Columbia Records
- The country chart result is the album's highest US placement reported in the source
Sources: es.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- All songs are credited to Willie Nelson except where another writer is noted.
- The medley on side two combines 'Funny How Time Slips Away', 'Crazy' and 'Night Life'.
- Steven Fromholz wrote 'I'd Have to be Crazy' and also sang its harmony vocals.
- Tom Morrell played pedal steel guitar on 'That Lucky Old Sun'.
- Phil York was the engineer for the sessions.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org
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