What a Wonderful World (Willie Nelson album)

1988 studio album by Willie Nelson

What a Wonderful World

Studio album by

Willie Nelson

Released| March 1988
Genre| Country
Length| 30:03
Label| Columbia
Producer| Chips Moman
Willie Nelson chronology
| Seashores of Old Mexico
(1987)  | What a Wonderful World
(1988)  | A Horse Called Music
(1989)

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What a Wonderful World is the 36th studio album by country singer Willie Nelson released in March 1988.

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## Track listing[edit]

1. "Spanish Eyes" (Bert Kaempfert, Jerry Leiber, Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder, Phil Spector) - 3:33
* duet with Julio Iglesias
2. "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer)- 3:10
3. "Some Enchanted Evening" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:40
4. "What a Wonderful World" (George Douglas/Bob Thiele, George David Weiss)- 2:14
5. "South of the Border" (Michael Carr, Jimmy Kenned) - 3:17
6. "Ole Buttermilk Sky" (Jack Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael) - 2:48
7. "The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)" (Georges Auric, William Engvick) - 2:53
8. "To Each His Own" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 3:37
9. "Twilight Time" (Alan Dunn. Artie Dunn, Al Nevins. Morton Nevins, Buck Ram) - 2:50
10. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:01

## Personnel[edit]

* Willie Nelson \- guitar, vocals
* Julio Iglesias \- vocals on "Spanish Eyes"
* Gene Chrisman - drums
* Johnny Christopher \- guitar, vocals
* Bobby Emmons \- keyboards
* Mike Leech - bass guitar
* Chips Moman \- guitar, producer, engineer
* Monique Moman - vocals
* Mickey Raphael \- harmonica
* Toni Wine \- vocals
* Bobby Wood - keyboards, vocals
* Reggie Young \- guitar

## Charts[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (1988)  | Peak
position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[1] | 6

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (1989)  | Position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 25

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
2. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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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

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 Kickin'
* 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
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* Fourth of July Picnic
* Willie Nelson statue
* BioWillie
* Willie's Reserve
* Willie's Place
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* 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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