Phases and Stages

by Willie Nelson

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A brilliantly conceived concept album chronicling the dissolution of a marriage from both the woman's and the man's perspectives, Willie Nelson's 'Phases and Stages' is a quiet country marvel. The record is profoundly melancholic and beautifully mellow, utilizing incredibly sparse acoustic arrangements to underscore deeply introspective, heart-wrenchingly sad tales of lonely heartbreak.

Genres

  • Outlaw Country

Tracklist

  1. Phases and Stages (Theme) / Washing the Dishes
  2. Phases and Stages (Theme) / Walkin'
  3. Pretend I Never Happened
  4. Sister's Coming Home / Down at the Corner Beer Joint
  5. (How Will I Know) I'm Falling in Love Again
  6. Bloody Mary Morning
  7. Phases and Stages (Theme) / No Love Around
  8. I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
  9. It's Not Supposed to Be That Way
  10. Heaven and Hell
  11. Phases and Stages / Pick Up the Tempo / Phases and Stages (Theme)