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You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker (2006)
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Every song on this tribute album was written by Cindy Walker, and the album came out nine days before her death.
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Overview
- You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker is the 54th studio album by Willie Nelson
- Nelson is an American country and western musician
- Released on March 16, 2006 by the Lost Highway label (English Wikipedia)
- Italian Wikipedia gives the release date as 14 March 2006
- Tribute album to songwriter Cindy Walker
- The album contains 13 tracks
- All tracks were written by Cindy Walker, except where co-writers are credited
- The album was released nine days before Walker's death
Background
- The album is a tribute to country singer Cindy Walker and includes thirteen songs composed by her (Spanish Wikipedia)
- "Bubbles in My Beer" was co-written with Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills
- "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age" was co-written with Bob Wills
- "You Don't Know Me" was co-written with Eddy Arnold
- "I Don't Care" was co-written with Webb Pierce
- Track lengths range from 2:28 ("Sugar Moon") to 3:42 ("You Don't Know Me")
- A video was made for the track "You Don't Know Me"
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org
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 March 16, 2006 on the Lost Highway label, according to English Wikipedia
- Released nine days before Cindy Walker's death
- A tribute album made up of thirteen Cindy Walker compositions
- A video was made for the track "You Don't Know Me"
- All tracks were composed by Cindy Walker, except where co-writers are credited
- Co-written tracks: "Bubbles in My Beer" with Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills, "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age" with Bob Wills, "You Don't Know Me" with Eddy Arnold, and "I Don't Care" with Webb Pierce
- The album opens with "Bubbles in My Beer" and closes with "I Was Just Walkin' Out the Door"
Records
- Top Country Albums chart: number 24 (Spanish Wikipedia)
- Billboard 200 chart: number 114 (Spanish Wikipedia)
- The English Wikipedia chart section is empty, so these positions come from the Spanish edition
Sources: es.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Cindy Walker is credited as the composer of every track on the album, except where co-writers are listed.
- The album came out nine days before Walker's death.
- A video was made for the single "You Don't Know Me".
- Italian Wikipedia dates the release to 14 March 2006, while English Wikipedia gives March 16, 2006.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org