| Without a Song | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Willie Nelson |
| Cover: | Willie-Nelson-Without-a-Song.jpg |
| Released: | 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Genre: | Country, pop, jazz |
| Length: | 38:53 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Booker T. Jones |
| Prev Title: | Tougher Than Leather |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Angel Eyes |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
Without a Song is a studio album by the American country singer Willie Nelson, released in 1983.[1] Similar to Stardust (1978), it consists of renditions of traditional pop standards. The album was produced by Booker T. Jones.[2]
"As Time Goes By" was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" category.[3]
Rolling Stone noted that "the familiar vocal hesitations and throat-catchings are all in place, but straightforward readings of these mostly less-than-spectacular tunes are tossed off by Nelson with little energy."[4] The New York Times wrote that "Mr. Jones's arrangements, with their simple, plodding rhythms, and guitar and harmonica solos that repeat the tunes, keep the mood appropriately informal... If the music became any barer, however, Mr. Nelson might start sounding like a contemporary Mitch Miller."[5]
| Chart (1983) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 | |
| U.S. Billboard 200[6] | 54 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 2 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 35 |