To Lefty from Willie

Summary

To Lefty From Willie is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer Willie Nelson. Recorded in 1975, the album sat in the vaults of Columbia Records until 1977. This album is Willie Nelson's tribute to fellow country singer Lefty Frizzell.

To Lefty From Willie
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1977
Recorded1975
StudioJanuary Sound Studios, Dallas, Texas
GenreCountry
Length28:31
LabelColumbia
ProducerWillie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
The Troublemaker
(1976)
To Lefty From Willie
(1977)
There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of their favorite cover albums.[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mom and Dad's Waltz"Lefty Frizzell3:02
2."Look What Thoughts Will Do"Frizzell, Dub Dickerson, Jim Beck2:42
3."I Love You a Thousand Ways"Frizzell, Beck2:59
4."Always Late (with Your Kisses)"Frizzell, Blackie Crawford2:25
5."I Want to Be with You Always"Frizzell, Beck2:39
6."She's Gone, Gone, Gone"Harlan Howard2:31
7."A Little Unfair"Chuck Howard, Hank Cochran3:42
8."I Never Go Around Mirrors"Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer2:34
9."That's the Way Love Goes"Frizzell, Shafer3:11
10."Railroad Lady"Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett2:39

2003 bonus track edit

  1. "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" (Frizzell, Beck) – 1:39

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Rhapsody’s Favorite Covers Albums Archived 2010-07-31 at the Wayback Machine Referenced August 1, 2010