STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - WILLIE NELSON - RED HEADED STRANGER

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 87th Birthday of country music and cultural icon, Willie Nelson. Happy Birthday Willie ! To commemorate this awesome date, we spotlight his 18th studio album, Red Headed Stranger. The LP, a concept album, was released May 1975 on the Columbia label and produced by Willie himself. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Country Albums chart. It's singles were the fan favorite,  "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" (#21 Hot 100, #1  Hot Country Singles) and "Remember Me" (#67 Hot 100, #2 Hot Country Singles). The concept part of the album is a western that was inspired by revolves around Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's "Tale of the Red Headed Stranger", a song Nelson used to cover in his early days.

1. "Time of the Preacher"  2:26
2. "I Couldn't Believe It Was True"  1:32
3. "Time of the Preacher Theme"  1:13
4. "Blue Rock Montana" / "Red Headed Stranger"  1:36
5. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"  2:18
6. "Red Headed Stranger"  4:00
7. "Time of the Preacher Theme"  0:25
8. "Just As I Am"  1:45

Side two

1. "Denver"  0:53
2. "O'er the Waves"  0:47
3. "Down Yonder"  1:56
4. "Can I Sleep in Your Arms"  5:24
5. "Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming)"  2:52
6. "Hands on the Wheel"  4:22
7. "Bandera"  2:19

Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar
Paul English – drums
Jody Payne – guitars, mandolin
Bee Spears – bass
Bobbie Nelson – piano
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Bucky Meadows – guitar
Billy English – drums

Chet Flippo – liner notes
Howard Fritzson – art direction
Monica White – artwork
Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering
Don Hunstein, David Gahr – photography
Phil York, Eric Paul – engineers
John Jackson – product manager