| The Willie Nelson Family | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Willie Nelson |
| Cover: | The Willie Nelson Family.jpg |
| Released: | November 19, 2021 |
| Studio: | Pedernales Recording (Spicewood, Texas) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 31:55 |
| Label: | Legacy Recordings |
| Producer: | Willie Nelson, Steve Chadie |
| Prev Title: | That's Life |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Title: | A Beautiful Time |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
The Willie Nelson Family is a collaborative studio album by Willie Nelson, his sons Lukas and Micah, his daughters Paula and Amy and his sister Bobbie Nelson, accompanied by the Family Band. The album was Bobbie's final before her death in 2022. The record includes covers of inspirational songs and reinterpretations of Nelson's classics. Lukas Nelson sings lead on the songs "All Things Must Pass" and "Keep It on the Sunnyside" and Micah Nelson sings lead on "Why Me". It was released on November 19, 2021.[1] The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
The Willie Nelson Family received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 69 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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