Flower Child

Honeysuckle Rose

This album may not be Willie's finest cut of all of his albums, but it is one of his funnest and most special to listen to, mainly because of the camaraderie you hear shine through from one end of the album to the other. Willie has never been short on friends throughout his years, and the duets on this album are some of the most genuine and dynamic in classic country history.

As you already may have guessed, this album is the soundtrack to Willie Nelson's movie of the same name. As for a quick and painless synopsis of Nelson's movie- I would say that its a good thing he can sing and play guitar because the man is no actor! Anyway and more importantly, the music from the movie was golden and made up for the lack of acting skills. Because when Willie plays his music, their is not one ounce of acting involved- partly because in the movie, he played in front of a live crowd of hundreds of people which helped.

Some of my more favorite pieces from the albums are the two performances by he and Emmylou Harris. I was very dissapointed with the choice of Willie's on-screen wife, Dyan Cannon, because I am not a fan of her voice whatsoever and she had to do quite a bit of singing on the movie. But I couldn't have asked more from the band, Willie, and his guest appearances. A few of these songs you guys may recognize and a few may be new to you, but overall this album had some very memorable performances that were made during this album and I hope you guys enjoy them.

On the Road Again (Willie Nelson)
Pick Up the Tempo (Willie Nelson)
Heaven or Hell (Willie Nelson)
Fiddlin' Around (Johnny Gimble)
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Willie Nelson)
Working Man Blues (Jody Payne)
Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe (Johnny Gimble)
Whiskey River (Willie Nelson)
Bloody Mary Morning (Willie Nelson)
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) (Dyan Cannon, Willie Nelson)
I Don't Want to Do Windows (Hank Cochran)
Coming Back to Texas (Kenneth Threadgill)
It's Not Supposed to Be That Way (Willie Nelson)
You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine) (Willie Nelson)
If You Could Touch Her at All (Willie Nelson)
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (Willie Nelson)
I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes (Willie Nelson)
Angel Eyes (Emmylou Harris)
So You Think You're a Cowboy (Emmylou Harris) I would like to point out this song in particular on the album, just because of its pure brilliance. One thing I did like about the film was that it showed Nelson messing around his guitar contructing this song while at home while watching his son, and then the next thing you know its up on the stage with Emmylou Harris singing it and making it a hit with Willie on guitar. The lyrics really are great and very much worth listening to.
Make the World Go Away (Hank Cochran, Jeannie Sealy)
Two Sides to Every Story (Dyan Cannon)
A Song for You (Willie Nelson)
Uncloudy Day (Dyan Cannon, Willie Nelson)

I would also like to point out that almost all of these, whether Willie is singing or not, include him in the background on guitar with his band.