Make Way for Willie Nelson

by Willie Nelson

Make Way for Willie Nelson cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:56
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring his first major solo chart hit as a recording artist ('The Party's Over'), this 1967 Nashville Sound release captures Willie Nelson refining his delivery within major label bounds. While constrained by the era's glossy string arrangements and background choruses, Nelson's idiosyncratic phrasing and heartbreaking songwriting break through the commercial polish. The album documents a crucial stepping stone toward his legendary creative independence.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Make Way for a Better Man (2:02)
  2. Some Other World (2:13)
  3. Have I Stayed Away Too Long (3:03)
  4. Born to Lose (2:41)
  5. Lovin' Lies (2:59)
  6. You Made Me Live, Love and Die (2:50)
  7. What Now My Love (3:14)
  8. Teach Me to Forget (2:51)
  9. A Mansion on the Hill (3:00)
  10. If It's Wrong to Love You (2:19)
  11. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (3:03)
  12. One in a Row (2:35)

Credits

  • Willie Nelson - primary artist, written-by
  • Bill Walker - arranged by
  • Cy Coben - written-by
  • Floyd Tillman - written-by
  • Frank Loesser - written-by
  • Frankie Brown - written-by
  • Dorothy Chapman - written-by
  • Pete Pyle - written-by
  • Chet Atkins - producer
  • Felton Jarvis - producer

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