Red Headed Stranger

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Red Headed Stranger
Studio album by Willie Nelson

Publication
(s)

1975

Label (s) Columbia Records

Genre (s)

Country music

Title (number)

15th

running time

33:30

occupation
  • Billy English: drums

production

Willie Nelson

Studio (s)

Garland, Texas

chronology
What Can You Do To Me Now Red Headed Stranger The Sound in Your Mind

Red Headed Stranger is a concept album by US country singer Willie Nelson , which was released in 1975 on Columbia Records .

The work tells the story of a priest who passionately kills his wife and her lover and then travels through the country on the run.

The album made Nelson a celebrated superstar of the outlaw movement . It was Nelson's first hit album that peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. It also contained his first number 1 hit single, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain .

The CMT voted it number one on their list of the 40 greatest country albums of all time in 2006 . The Rolling Stone listed it on the 184th position of its list of 500 best albums of all time .

Nelson also received a common nickname from this album, Red Headed Stranger . So was z. B. the Monk episode , in which Nelson had a guest appearance, in the original Mr. Monk and the Red Headed Stranger .

The album itself is one of the most successful on the country music scene and confirmed the success of the outlaw movement.

Track list

  1. "Time of the Preacher" (Willie Nelson) - 2:26
  2. "I Couldn't Believe It Was True" (Eddy Arnold, Wally Fowler) - 1:32
  3. "Time of the Preacher Theme" (Nelson) - 1:13
  4. "Medley: Blue Rock Montana / Red Headed Stranger" (Nelson, Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman) - 1:36
  5. " Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain " ( Fred Rose ) - 2:21
  6. "Red Headed Stranger" (Stutz, Lindeman) - 4:00
  7. "Time of the Preacher Theme" (Nelson) - 0:26
  8. "Just as I Am" (Nelson) - 1:46
  9. "Denver" (Nelson) - 0:53
  10. "O'er the Waves" (Nelson) - 0:47
  11. "Down Yonder" (L. Wolfe Gilbert) - 1:56
  12. "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" (Hank Cochran) - 5:24
  13. "Remember Me" (Scotty Wiseman) - 2:52
  14. "Hands on the Wheel" (Bill Callery) - 4:22
  15. "Bandera" (Nelson) - 2:19

Bonus tracks from the re-release

The re-release of the album in 2000 contained four previously unreleased tracks.

  1. "Bach Minuet in G" (Arranged by Nelson; composed by Bach ) - 0:37
  2. "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You" ( H. Williams ) - 3:31
  3. "A Maiden's Prayer" (B. Wills) - 2:14
  4. "Bonaparte's Retreat" (P. King / R. Stuart) - 2:26

Singles

The first single, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain , hit # 1 on the Billboard Country Charts, making it Nelson's first number 1 single. The song also made it to number 21 on the pop charts, making it a successful crossover hit.

The second single Remember Me was number 2 in the country charts and 67th in the pop charts.

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