{"product_id":"pre-order-willie-nelson-workin-man-willie-sings-merle-lp","title":"Willie Nelson - Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle - LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWillie Nelson's Tribute to Merle Haggard on Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorkin' Man: Willie Sings Merle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Willie Nelson's 78th solo studio album and 155th album overall. It features Willie's new interpretations of classic songs written by Merle Haggard, the latest in Nelson's storied history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter's or artist's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNelson and Haggard were longtime friends and collaborators who released three collaborative albums together: 1983's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePancho and Lefty\u003c\/em\u003e, 2007's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast of the Breed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(alongside Ray Price) and 2015's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDjango and Jimmie\u003c\/em\u003e. Eleven of Willie's favorite Merle compositions were handpicked for the album. Nelson's new performances include songs from various parts of the legend's career, from tracks off of Merle's first #1 Country album, 1966's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwinging Doors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\"Swinging Doors,\" \"Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down\") and late '60s career defining hits (\"Mama Tried,\" \"Okie from Muskogee\") to '70s classics (the heart-breaking holiday track \"If We Make It Through December,\" the southern-rock tinged \"Ramblin' Fever\") and Merle's #1 honky-tonk classic from 1980 \"I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by the artist with longtime collaborator Mickey Raphael, the album was recorded at Nelson's Pedernales Studios in Austin and features the final recordings he did alongside longtime Family band members \"Sister Bobbie\" Nelson and Paul English. Constants in Nelson's personal and professional world longer than anyone, Sister Bobbie on piano and English on drums are joined by Raphael on harmonica, Kevin Smith on bass and Paul's brother Billy English on drums and percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkin' Man Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver Wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonight the Bottle Let Me Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToday I Started Loving You Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwinging Doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOkie from Muskogee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMama Tried\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomewhere Between\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf We Make It Through December\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRamblin' Fever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56665838518604,"sku":"198029605112","price":5.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/leglp60511__95980.jpg?v=1770363984","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-willie-nelson-workin-man-willie-sings-merle-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}