Last Leaf on the Tree explained

Last Leaf on the Tree
Type:	studio
Artist:	Willie Nelson
Cover:	Willie Nelson - Last Leaf on the Tree.png
Released:	November 1, 2024
Studio:	Hen House (Venice, Los Angeles)
Length:	51:23
Label:	Legacy
Producer:	Micah Nelson
Prev Title:	The Border
Prev Year:	2024

Last Leaf on the Tree is the 76th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. It will be released on November 1, 2024, through Legacy Recordings.^[1] Produced and curated by Micah Nelson, the album contains songs from songwriters such as Beck, Tom Waits, Neil Young and Nina Simone, a new version of Nelson's 1962 song "The Ghost" and an original song ("The Color of Sound") cowritten by Willie and Micah Nelson.^[2] Micah Nelson identified the through-line of the album as "facing death with grace".^[3]

The album's lead single and title track, a cover of Tom Waits's song "Last Leaf" from the 2011 album Bad as Me, was released on August 15, 2024.

Personnel

Musicians

• John Densmore – drums
• Daniel Lanois – pedal steel
• Micah Nelson – guitars, piano
• Willie Nelson – lead vocals, Trigger
• Mickey Raphael – harmonica
• Magatte Sow – percussion

Technical

• Micah Nelson – production

Notes and References

1. Web site: DeVille, Chris. Willie Nelson Announces 152nd Album Last Leaf on the Tree. August 15, 2024. Stereogum. August 15, 2024.
2. Kaufman, Gil. Willie Nelson Releasing 'Last Leaf on the Tree' Covers LP With Tracks Written By Beck, Tom Waits, Flaming Lips, Neil Young & More. August 15, 2024. Billboard. August 15, 2024.
3. Grow, Kory. Hear Willie Nelson’s Tom Waits Cover Ahead of Album That Finds Him 'Facing Death With Grace'. August 15, 2024. Rolling Stone. August 15, 2024.