The Willie Nelson Family
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Willie Nelson Family
| type = studio
| artist = Willie Nelson
| cover = The Willie Nelson Family.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 19, 2021
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Pedernales Recording (Spicewood, Texas)
| genre = Country
| length = 31:55
| label = Legacy Recordings
| producer = Willie Nelson, Steve Chadie
| prev_title = That's Life
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = A Beautiful Time
| next_year = 2022
}}
The Willie Nelson Family is a collaborative studio album by Willie Nelson, his sons Lukas and Micah, his daughters Paula and Amy and his sister Bobbie Nelson, accompanied by the Family Band. The album was Bobbie's final before her death in 2022. The record includes covers of inspirational songs and reinterpretations of Nelson's classics. Lukas Nelson sings lead on the songs "All Things Must Pass" and "Keep It on the Sunnyside" and Micah Nelson sings lead on "Why Me". It was released on November 19, 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/willie-nelson-family-new-album-1231195/|title=Willie Nelson Covers George Harrison, Kris Kristofferson on New 'Family' Album|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=September 23, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Emmis Communications LLC}} The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list|title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2022|work=Grammy.com}}
Critical reception
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|rev2 = NME
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The Willie Nelson Family received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 69 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Heaven and Hell
| writer1 = Willie Nelson
| length1 = 2:22
| title2 = Kneel at the Feet of Jesus
| writer2 = Nelson
| length2 = 2:29
| title3 = Laying My Burdens Down
| writer3 = Nelson
| length3 = 1:48
| title4 = Family Bible
| writer4 = Nelson
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = In the Garden
| writer5 = C. Austin Miles
| length5 = 3:24
| title6 =All Things Must Pass
| writer6 = George Harrison
| length6 = 3:36
| title7 = I Saw the Light
| writer7 = Hank Williams
| length7 = 1:52
| title8 = In God's Eyes
| writer8 = Nelson
| length8 = 2:55
| title9 = Keep It on the Sunnyside
| writer9 = A. P. Carter
| length9 = 2:54
| title10 = I Thought About You, Lord
| writer10 = Nelson
| length10 = 3:20
| title11 = Too Sick to Pray
| writer11 = Nelson
| length11 = 2:15
| title12 = Why Me
| writer12 = Kris Kristofferson
| length12 = 2:12
| total_length = 31:55
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Personnel
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Performance
- Billy English – drums
- Paul English – percussion
- Amy Nelson – background vocals
- Bobbie Nelson – piano
- Lukas Nelson – acoustic guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "All Things Must Pass" and "Keep It On The Sunnyside"
- Micah Nelson – acoustic guitar, drums, bass, background vocals, lead vocals on "Why Me"
- Paula Nelson – background vocals
- Willie Nelson – lead vocals, background vocals, Trigger
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Kevin Smith – bass
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Production
- Steve Chadie – production, recording, mixing
- Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
- Charlie Kramsky – assistant engineer
- Willie Nelson – production
- Jerry Tubb – mastering
Other personnel
- Dalton Campbell – photography
- Frank Harkins – design
- Christopher Wray McCann – additional photography
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References
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