{"product_id":"willie-nelson-workin-man-willie-sings-merle","title":"Willie Nelson- Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle { VINYL LP }","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorkin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle\u003c\/i\u003e is Willie Nelson’s 78\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e solo studio album and 155th album overall. It features Willie's new interpretations of classic songs written by Merle Haggard,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe latest in Nelson’s storied history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter’s or artist’s work. Nelson and Haggard were longtime friends and collaborators who released three collaborative albums together: 1983’s \u003ci\u003ePancho and Lefty\u003c\/i\u003e, 2007’s \u003ci\u003eLast of The Breed\u003c\/i\u003e (alongside Ray Price) and 2015’s \u003ci\u003eDjango and Jimmie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEleven of Willie’s favorite Merle compositions were handpicked for the album. Nelson’s new performances include songs from various parts of the legend’s career, from tracks off of Merle’s first #1 Country album, 1966’s \u003ci\u003eSwinging Doors\u003c\/i\u003e (“Swinging Doors,” “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down”) and late 60s career defining hits (“Mama Tried,” “Okie From Muskogee”) to 70s classics (the heart-breaking holiday track “If We Make It Through December,” the southern-rock tinged “Ramblin’ Fever”) and Merle’s #1 honky-tonk classic from 1980 “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink.” Produced by the artist with longtime collaborator Mickey Raphael, the album was recorded at Nelson’s Pedernales Studios in Austin and features the final recordings he did alongside longtime Family band members “Sister Bobbie” Nelson and Paul English. Constants in Nelson’s personal and professional world longer than anyone, Sister Bobbie on piano and English on drums are joined by Raphael on harmonica, Kevin Smith on bass and Paul’s brother Billy English on drums and percussion.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Workin’ Man Blues\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Silver Wings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Today I Started Loving You Again\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Swinging Doors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Okie From Muskogee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Mama Tried\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Somewhere Between\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. If We Make It Through December\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Ramblin’ Fever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e UPC \u0026gt; 198029605112 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Format \u0026gt; New Vinyl \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Label \u0026gt; Legacy Recordings \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Release Date \u0026gt; Release Date: 11.7.25 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43399262011482,"sku":"198029605112","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/6107\/2986\/files\/Willie_WM_productshot.jpg?v=1779322813","url":"https:\/\/qbrxip-ki.myshopify.com\/products\/willie-nelson-workin-man-willie-sings-merle","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}