Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie (1973)
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Side one
1. "Shotgun Willie" 2:40
2. "Whiskey River" 4:05
3. "Sad Songs and Waltzes" 3:08
4. "Local Memory" 2:19
5. "Slow Down Old World" 2:54
6. "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" 2:36
Side two
1. "Devil in a Sleepin' Bag" 2:40
2. "She's Not for You" 3:15
3. "Bubbles in My Beer" 2:34
4. "You Look Like the Devil" 3:26
5. "So Much to Do" 3:11
6. "A Song for You" 4:20
Willie Nelson Band Members / Musicians
Willie Nelson – vocals, acoustic guitar
Steve Burgh – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
James Clayton Day – dobro, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
Bobbie Nelson – piano
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Jeff Gutcheon – electric piano, organ
Dan "Bee" Spears – bass
Paul English – drums
Steve Mosley – drums
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
Jack Hale, Sr. – trombone
Dave Bromberg – electric guitar
John Goldthwaite – electric guitar
Dee Moeller – backing vocals
Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – string arrangement
Doug Sahm – electric guitar, backing vocals
Waylon Jennings – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Augie Meyers – acoustic guitar
Johnny Gimble – fiddle
Jessi Colter – backing vocals
Hugh McDonald – bass
Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
Red Lane – acoustic guitar
Jack Barber – bass
George Rains – drums
Donny Hathaway – string arrangement
Shotgun Willie is the 16th studio album by Willie Nelson, released in 1973. The recording marks a change of style for Nelson, who later stated that the album "cleared his throat". When Nelson refused to sign an early extension of his contract with RCA Records in 1972, the label decided not to release any further recordings. Nelson hired Neil Reshen as his manager, and while Reshen negotiated with RCA, Nelson moved to Austin, Texas, where the ongoing hippie music scene at the Armadillo World Headquarters renewed his musical style. In Nashville, Nelson met producer Jerry Wexler, vice president of Atlantic Records, who was interested in his music. Reshen solved the problems with RCA and signed Nelson with Atlantic Records as their first country music artist.
