The Willie Nelson Family

2021 studio album by Willie Nelson

The Willie Nelson Family

Studio album by

Willie Nelson

Released| November 19, 2021
Studio| Pedernales Recording (Spicewood, Texas)
Genre| Country
Length| 31:55
Label| Legacy Recordings
Producer| Willie Nelson, Steve Chadie
Willie Nelson chronology
| That's Life
(2021)  | The Willie Nelson Family
(2021)  | A Beautiful Time
(2022)

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The Willie Nelson Family is a collaborative studio album by Willie Nelson, his sons Lukas and Micah, his daughters Paula and Amy and his sister Bobbie Nelson, accompanied by the Family Band. The album was Bobbie's final before her death in 2022. The record includes covers of inspirational songs and reinterpretations of Nelson's classics. Lukas Nelson sings lead on the songs "All Things Must Pass" and "Keep It on the Sunnyside" and Micah Nelson sings lead on "Why Me". It was released on November 19, 2021.[1] The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 69/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
NME| [5]

The Willie Nelson Family received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 69 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Heaven and Hell"| Willie Nelson| 2:22
2.| "Kneel at the Feet of Jesus"| Nelson| 2:29
3.| "Laying My Burdens Down"| Nelson| 1:48
4.| "Family Bible"| Nelson| 2:48
5.| "In the Garden"| C. Austin Miles| 3:24
6.| "All Things Must Pass"| George Harrison| 3:36
7.| "I Saw the Light"| Hank Williams| 1:52
8.| "In God's Eyes"| Nelson| 2:55
9.| "Keep It on the Sunnyside"| A. P. Carter| 2:54
10.| "I Thought About You, Lord"| Nelson| 3:20
11.| "Too Sick to Pray"| Nelson| 2:15
12.| "Why Me"| Kris Kristofferson| 2:12
Total length:| 31:55

## Personnel

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Adapted from the album liner notes.

Performance

* Billy English – drums
* Paul English – percussion
* Amy Nelson – background vocals
* Bobbie Nelson – piano
* Lukas Nelson – acoustic guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "All Things Must Pass" and "Keep It On The Sunnyside"
* Micah Nelson – acoustic guitar, drums, bass, background vocals, lead vocals on "Why Me"
* Paula Nelson – background vocals
* Willie Nelson – lead vocals, background vocals, Trigger
* Mickey Raphael – harmonica
* Kevin Smith – bass

Production

* Steve Chadie – production, recording, mixing
* Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
* Charlie Kramsky – assistant engineer
* Willie Nelson – production
* Jerry Tubb – mastering

Other personnel

* Dalton Campbell – photography
* Frank Harkins – design
* Christopher Wray McCann – additional photography

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## References

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1. ^ "Willie Nelson Covers George Harrison, Kris Kristofferson on New 'Family' Album". Rolling Stone. Emmis Communications LLC. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
2. ^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". Grammy.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
3. ^ a b "The Willie Nelson Family by Willie Nelson". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Willie Nelson Family - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
5. ^ Cooper, Leonie (17 November 2021). "Willie Nelson – 'The Willie Nelson Family' review: a tender passing of the torch". NME. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

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Willie Nelson

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Studio albums|

| 1960s|

* ...And Then I Wrote
* Here's Willie Nelson
* Country Willie: His Own Songs
* Country Favorites – Willie Nelson Style
* Make Way for Willie Nelson
* The Party's Over
* Texas in My Soul
* Good Times
* My Own Peculiar Way

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1970s|

* Both Sides Now
* Laying My Burdens Down
* Willie Nelson and Family
* Yesterday's Wine
* The Words Don't Fit the Picture
* The Willie Way
* Shotgun Willie
* Phases and Stages
* Red Headed Stranger
* The Sound in Your Mind
* The Troublemaker
* To Lefty from Willie
* Waylon & Willie
* Stardust
* One for the Road
* Sings Kristofferson
* Pretty Paper
* The Electric Horseman

1980s|

* San Antonio Rose
* Honeysuckle Rose
* Family Bible
* Somewhere Over the Rainbow
* Always On My Mind
* In the Jailhouse Now
* WWII
* Pancho & Lefty
* Tougher Than Leather
* Take It to the Limit
* Without a Song
* Angel Eyes
* City of New Orleans
* Music from Songwriter
* Me & Paul
* Partners
* The Promiseland
* Island in the Sea
* Seashores of Old Mexico
* What a Wonderful World
* A Horse Called Music

1990s|

* Born for Trouble
* The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?
* Clean Shirt
* Across the Borderline
* Moonlight Becomes You
* Six Hours at Pedernales
* Healing Hands of Time
* Just One Love
* Augusta
* Spirit
* How Great Thou Art
* Teatro
* Night and Day

2000s|

* Tales Out of Luck (Me and the Drummer)
* Milk Cow Blues
* Rainbow Connection
* The Great Divide
* Nacogdoches
* It Always Will Be
* Countryman
* You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
* Songbird
* Last of the Breed
* Moment of Forever
* Willie and the Wheel
* American Classic

2010s|

* Country Music
* Remember Me, Vol. 1
* Heroes
* Let's Face the Music and Dance
* To All the Girls...
* Band of Brothers
* December Day
* Django and Jimmie
* Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
* For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price
* God's Problem Child
* Willie Nelson and the Boys
* Last Man Standing
* My Way
* Ride Me Back Home

2020s|

* First Rose of Spring
* That's Life
* The Willie Nelson Family
* A Beautiful Time
* I Don't Know a Thing About Love
* Bluegrass
* The Border
* Last Leaf on the Tree

Live albums|

* Country Music Concert
* Willie Nelson Live
* Willie and Family Live
* VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson
* All of Me – Live in Concert
* Willie Nelson & Friends – Stars & Guitars
* Live and in'
* Live at Billy Bob's Texas
* Outlaws and Angels
* Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia
* Two Men with the Blues
* Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles

Compilations|

* Columbus Stockade Blues
* Country Winners
* The Best of Willie Nelson
* Spotlight on Willie Nelson
* Country Willie
* What Can You Do to Me Now
* The Longhorn Jamboree Presents: Willie Nelson & His Friends
* Willie – Before His Time
* Face of a Fighter
* There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
* Sweet Memories
* Always
* Willie Nelson: His Very Best
* Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
* The Minstrel Man
* The Best of Willie Nelson
* 20 of the Best
* Collector's Series
* Half Nelson
* Love Songs
* Yours Always
* The Hungry Years
* Any Old Arms Won't Do
* Super Hits
* Super Hits, Volume 2
* Revolutions of Time...The Journey 1975/1993
* Willie Standard Time
* 16 Biggest Hits
* Good Ol' Country Singin'
* All the Songs I've Loved Before: 40 Unforgettable Songs
* Crazy: The Demo Sessions
* The Essential Willie Nelson
* Songs
* 16 Biggest Hits, Volume II
* One Hell of a Ride
* Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson
* Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson
* Naked Willie
* Lost Highway

Books|

* Willie: An Autobiography
* The Facts of Life: And Other Dirty Jokes
* Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road
* It's a Long Story: My Life
* Pretty Paper

Related articles|

* Trigger
* The Family
* Farm Aid
* Fourth of July Picnic
* Willie Nelson statue
* BioWillie
* Willie's Reserve
* Willie's Place
* Willie's Roadhouse
* Luck Films
* Pedernales Country Club
* The Highwaymen
* Outlaw country
* Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
* The Western Express
* Bobbie Nelson
* Shirley Collie Nelson
* National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
* Come and Toke It
* Wanted! The Outlaws

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