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Willie Nelson - Naked Willie Audio CD

A fair review of the Willie Nelson "Naked Willie" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Willie Nelson reviews here, or go back to the Willie Nelson tabs.

Willie Nelson Band: Willie Nelson
Title: Naked Willie
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Release Date: 2009-03-17
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Bring Me Sunshine 2: Following Me Around 3: The Ghost 4: Happiness Lives Next Door 5: I Just Dropped By 6: Jimmy's Road 7: I Let My Mind Wander 8: If You Could See What's Going Through My Mind 9: Johnny One Time 10: The Local Memory 11: The Party's Over 12: Where Do You Stand? 13: When We Live Again 14: What Can You Do To Me Now? 15: I'm A Memory 16: Sunday Morning Coming Down 17: Laying My Burdens Down

"Real" Early Nelson..
One thing I never liked about Willie's early recordings were the background singers and the orchestration,and now we get to hear the clean product,"without" or"naked",remastered and remixed. It's no wonder these recordings sound so good ,there's Jerry Reed,Grady Martin,playing guitar,Jimmy Day on steel,and other well known studio musicians on board with Willie , with his fourteen written songs,and his flat baritone voice. Most of the songs were seldom heard on here,recorded 1966 to 1970, and one song that really stands out,"Jimmy's Road" describes a kid growing up in a hometown ,eventually goes off to war, and learns to kill, until the soldier reaches his own fatal end,an unsung hero,a remarkably written song from Nelson,"The Ghost" is another song written about a haunting love from the past coming back,only to disappear again through the darkness of the night. One of the few covers on here,the Kristofferson standard,"Sunday Morning Coming Down" is the best version of this tune I've ever heard,if not the most original. The song starts with the bridge or chorus,rather than the verse,not that it's never been done before,listen for the Marshall Tucker intro,and the tight arrangements,as Willie Nelson does Kristofferson real proud, like one of his own. . . I always knew Willie had a touch of Jazz,if you listen real close you'll hear it within these seventeen classic songs,a great Willie Nelson compilation,now it's high time for Willie unplugged. A brand new 2009 R. C. A. release straight from the archives,these recordings are "real" good. .


Naked Willie
The songs are from the early 1960's and show his early giftedness. These are songs we aren't overly familiar with, and Willie's strong voice is a joy to hear.


Wille is the best
Worth the price and then some. Best Willie CD I've heard in a long time.


Worst Ever
I would rather have heard the original recordings. I love Willie but this is without a doubt a mistake.


Just great
Go to see him at least once a year. I love this guy, love everything he does. .


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