Maps of Music

What a Wonderful World (1988)

Where the lyrics of What a Wonderful World take you, and where it was really made.

Willie Nelson's 36th studio album is built from songs by other writers, and one track is a duet with Spanish singer Julio Iglesias.

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Album made of songs written by other songwriters, not new Nelson compositions
'Spanish Eyes' credited to Bert Kaempfert, Jerry Leiber, Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder, and Phil Spector
'Moon River' credited to Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
'Ole Buttermilk Sky' credited to Jack Brooks and Hoagy Carmichael
'Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive' credited to Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Julio Iglesias is described as a Spanish singer on the Spanish-language page

1	Spanish Eyes	3:33
2	Moon River	3:10
3	Some Enchanted Evening	3:40
4	What a Wonderful World	2:14
5	South of the Border	3:17
6	Ole Buttermilk Sky	2:48
7	The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)	2:53
8	To Each His Own	3:37
9	Twilight Time	2:50
10	AC-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive	2:01

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.

The track list marks 'Spanish Eyes' as a duet with Julio Iglesias, the only guest vocal credit on the album.
Chips Moman is credited with guitar, production, and engineering.
The shortest track, 'Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive', runs 2:01.
The album includes a song with the same title as the album, 'What a Wonderful World'.
The Spanish-language page lists the album's chart peak alongside its track listing.