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Last of the Breed
Once an Outlaw, later a Highwayman, now an elder statesman, Willie Nelson joins forces with Merle Haggard and Ray Price (both of whom have recorded duet albums with Nelson) in a celebration of the classic country song. Everything about this is defiantly old school, from the production by veteran Fred Foster and the musical support from steel guitarist Buddy Emmons and Texas Playboy fiddler Johnny Gimble and vocal backing from the Jordanaires to songs from the likes of Harlan Howard, Leon Payne, and Lefty Frizzell. For all of the artists' generational ties, their differences are what distinguish the project: Nelson is the reediest and most conversational vocalist, Haggard the bluesiest; and Price remains the quintessential countrypolitan crooner. Whether they're harmonizing on Mickey Newbury's "Sweet Memories" or trading verses on Howard's "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down," the vocal blend suggests old friends having the time of their musical lives. Guests include Vince Gill (on "Heartaches by the Number") and Kris Kristofferson (on his Why Me Lord"), but a trio like this doesn't need much outside assistance. --Don McLeese
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Tracks| 1 | My Life's Been A Pleasure | | 2 | My Mary | | 3 | Back To Earth | | 4 | Heartaches By The Number | | 5 | Mom And Dad's Waltz | | 6 | Some Other World | | 7 | Why Me Lord | | 8 | Lost Highway | | 9 | I Love You A Thousand Ways | | 10 | Please Don't Leave Me Any More Darlin' | | 11 | I Gotta Have My Baby Back | | 12 | Goin' Away Party | | 13 | If I Ever Get Lucky | | 14 | Sweet Memories | | 15 | Pick Me Up On Your Way Down | | 16 | I Love You Because | | 17 | Sweet Jesus | | 18 | Still Water Runs The Deepest | | 19 | I Love You So Much It Hurts | | 20 | That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine | | 21 | I'll Keep On Loving You | | 22 | Night Watch |
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