A Horse Called Music Explained

A Horse Called Music
Type:	studio
Artist:	Willie Nelson
Cover:	Willie-Nelson-A-Horse-Called-Music.jpg
Released:	1989
Genre:	Country
Length:	34:04
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Fred Foster
Prev Title:	What a Wonderful World
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Born for Trouble
Next Year:	1990

A Horse Called Music is a studio album by the country singer Willie Nelson, released in 1989.^[1] The album includes Nelson's last number 1 single, "Nothing I Can Do About It Now".^[2] "There You Are" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard country chart.

Track listing

1. "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" (Beth Nielsen Chapman) – 3:17
2. "The Highway" (Tom Conner, Richard Wesley) – 3:55
3. "I Never Cared For You" (Nelson) – 2:25
4. "If I Were a Painting" (Skip Ewing, Don Sampson) – 3:20
5. "Spirit" (Kent Robbins, William Robinson) – 4:16
6. "There You Are" (Kye Fleming, Mike Reid) – 3:04
7. "Mr. Record Man" (Nelson)– 2:08
8. "If My World Didn't Have You" (Chapman)– 3:42
9. "A Horse Called Music" (Wayne Carson Thompson)– 4:26
10. "Is the Better Part Over" (Nelson)– 3:31

Personnel

• Willie Nelson – Acoustic Guitar, vocals
• Thomas Brannon – Vocals
• Larry Byrom – Electric Guitar
• Beth Nielsen Chapman – Vocals
• Billy Gene English – Percussion, Drums
• Paul English – Drums
• Scott Jarrett – Vocals
• Wendy Suits Johnson – Vocals
• Jana King – Vocals
• Larrie Londin – Drums
• Grady Martin – Electric Guitar
• Farrell Morris – Percussion
• Bobbie Nelson – Piano
• Louis Dean Nunley – Vocals
• Bobby Ogdin – Piano
• Larry Paxton – Bass
• Jody Payne – Electric Guitar
• Don Potter – Acoustic Guitar
• Mickey Raphael – Harmonica
• Ronnie Reno – Mandola
• Lisa Silver – Vocals
• Bee Spears – Bass
• Bergen White – Arranger, Vocals
• Chip Young – Acoustic Guitar
• Reggie Young – Acoustic Guitar

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	53
Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	50

External links

• Interview with Willie Nelson - Raw Footage (1989) – Interview where Willie Nelson discusses the upcoming release of his new album, "A Horse Called Music"

Notes and References

1. Willie Nelson Talks 'A Horse Called Music'. Rolling Stone. August 14, 2012.
2. Book: Thomson, Graeme. Willie Nelson: The Outlaw. July 31, 2012. Random House. 9781448133413 . Google Books.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989. Billboard. December 27, 2020.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. December 27, 2020.