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WILLIE NELSON - WORKIN' MAN WILLIE SINGS MERLE - Workin' Man Willie Sings Merle is Willie Nelson's 78th solo studio album and 155th album overall. It features Willie's new interpretations of classic songs written by Merle Haggard, the latest in Nelson's storied history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter's or artist's work. Nelson and Haggard were longtime friends and collaborators who released three collaborative albums together 1983's Pancho and Lefty, 2007's Last of The Breed (alongside Ray Price) and 2015's Django and Jimmie. Eleven of Willie's favorite Merle compositions were handpicked for the album. Nelson's new performances include songs from various parts of the legend's career, from tracks off of Merle's first #1 Country album, 1966's Swinging Doors (InchSwinging Doors,Inch InchTonight The Bottle Let Me DownInch) and late 60s career defining hits (InchMama Tried,Inch InchOkie From MuskogeeInch) to 70s classics (the heart-breaking holiday track InchIf We Make It Through December,Inch the southern-rock tinged InchRamblin' FeverInch) and Merle's #1 honky-tonk classic from 1980 InchI Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink.Inch Produced by the artist with longtime collaborator Mickey Raphael, the album was recorded at Nelson's Pedernales Studios in Austin and features the final recordings he did alongside longtime Family band members InchSister BobbieInch Nelson and Paul English. Constants in Nelson's personal and professional world longer than anyone, Sister Bobbie on piano and English on drums are joined by Raphael on harmonica, Kevin Smith on bass and Paul's brother Billy English on drums and percussion. Album Tracks 1. Workin' Man Blues 2. Silver Wings 3. Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down 4. Today I Started Loving You Again 5. Swinging Doors 6. Okie from Muskogee 7. Mama Tried 8. I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink 9. Somewhe
