One for the Road (Willie Nelson and Leon Russell album) explained

One for the Road
Type:	album
Artist:	Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
Cover:	OnefortheRoadWillieNelsonandLeonRussellalbum.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	1979
Studio:	Paradise (Burbank, California)
Length:	56:57
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
Prev Title:	Americana
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Life and Love
Next Year:	1979

One for the Road is an album by the American musicians Willie Nelson and Leon Russell, released in 1979 as a double vinyl LP by Columbia Records.^[1] Produced by the pair, the album was recorded in Leon's new facility, Paradise Studios, in Burbank, California. The album peaked at No. 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart, No. 3 on US country albums chart, No. 28 on the Canada albums chart, No. 1 on the Canada country albums chart and No. 11 on the New Zealand albums chart. The album has gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums in the US and Canada .^[2] It was re-released on CD in 1989, 2008 and 2017.

Critical reception

The Boston Globe noted that "Nelson and Russell do have a few years, perhaps even a generation, on much of their audience, but this kind of lead weighted schmaltz is enough to make anyone old before his or her time."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Detour" (Paul Westmoreland) - 2:24
2. "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams) - 3:04
3. "Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) - 3:00
4. "Let the Rest of the World Go By" (Ernest Ball, J. Keirn Brennan) - 3:46
5. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 2:40
6. "Don't Fence Me In" (Cole Porter) - 2:25
7. "The Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:21
8. "Ridin' Down the Canyon" (Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette) - 3:20
9. "Sioux City Sue" (Dick Thomas, Ray Freedman) - 3:15
10. "You Are My Sunshine" (Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis) - 2:49
11. "Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly) - 3:58
12. "Always" (Irving Berlin) - 2:16
13. "Summertime" (Dudley Heyward, George Gershwin) - 2:27
14. "Because of You" (Dudly Wilkinson) - 2:04
15. "Am I Blue?" (Grant Clarke, Harry Akst) - 2:16
16. "Tenderly" (Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross) - 3:58
17. "Far Away Places" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer) - 3:08
18. "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) - 2:38
19. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:35
20. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:32

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	85
United States (Billboard 200)	25

Personnel

• Leon Russell Guitar, Keyboards, Performer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
• Willie Nelson Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
• Jim Boatman Vocals (Background)
• Ambrose Campbell Percussion
• Paul English Drums
• Chris Ethridge Bass
• John Gallie Organ
• Marty Grebb Saxophone
• Rex Ludwick Drums
• Maria Muldaur Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
• Jody Payne Guitar, Vocals (Background)
• Bonnie Raitt Guest Artist, Slide Guitar
• Mickey Raphael Guest Artist, Harmonica
• Bernie Grundman Engineer

Further reading

• The Encyclopedia of Country Music, ed. Paul Kingsbury, pp. 374–76 "Willie Nelson", Bob Allen, New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Nelson, Susie (1987). Hear Worn Memories: a Daughter's Personal Biography of Willie Nelson. First ed. Eakin Press. .

Notes and References

1. News: Willistein . Paul . 'Living Legend' Is Returning for Allentown Fair Show Today . The Morning Call . 2 Sep 1984 . F1.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-for-the-road-mw0000200873 All Music, One for the Road
3. News: Jahnke . Art . Willie Nelson One for the Road . The Boston Globe . 10 Jan 1980 . Calendar . 1.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 262.