Willie and Family Live explained

Willie and Family Live
Type:Live album
Artist:Willie Nelson
Cover:Willie and Family Live.jpg
Released:November 1978
Recorded:April 1978
Genre:Country
Length:93:43
Label:Columbia
Producer:Willie Nelson
Prev Title:Willie Nelson Live
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:All of Me - Live in Concert
Next Year:2002

Willie and Family Live is a live album by country music artist Willie Nelson. It was released in 1978 as a double-LP. It was recorded live at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe, Nevada in April 1978. Emmylou Harris provides backup vocals on "Will the Circle be Unbroken", "Uncloudy Day" and "Amazing Grace"; Johnny Paycheck provides backup vocals on "Amazing Grace" and "Take this Job and Shove It".

Track listing

[1]

Side one:

  1. "Whiskey River" – 3:38
  2. "Stay a Little Longer" – 3:24
  3. "Funny How Time Slips Away" – 2:45
  4. "Crazy" – 1:47
  5. "Night Life" – 3:55
  6. "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" – 1:44
  7. "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" – 3:33
  8. "I Can Get Off on You" – 2:06

Side two:

  1. "If You Could Touch Her at All" – 3:00
  2. "Good Hearted Woman" – 2:57
  3. "Red Headed Stranger Medley" – 14:25

4. "Under the Double Eagle" – 2:43

Side three:

  1. "Till I Gain Control Again" – 5:59
  2. "Bloody Mary Morning" – 3:33
  3. "I'm a Memory" – 1:52
  4. "Mr. Record Man" – 2:01
  5. "Hello Walls" – 1:29
  6. "One Day at a Time" – 2:05
  7. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" – 2:18
  8. "Amazing Grace" – 5:12

Side four:

  1. "Take This Job and Shove It" – 2:52
  2. "Uncloudy Day" – 3:40
  3. "The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" – 1:29
  4. "A Song for You" – 2:43
  5. "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" – 1:56
  6. "Georgia on My Mind" – 4:09
  7. "I Gotta Get Drunk" – 1:22
  8. "Whiskey River" – 2:42
  9. "The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" – 2:12

Chart performance

Chart (1978)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1
U.S. Billboard 20032
Canadian RPM Country Albums1
Canadian RPM Top Albums35

Notes and References

  1. Transcribed from original album labels 3/15/2011