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Songbird
Country · 2006 · 10 tracks

Songbird

Willie Nelson

A heavy, reverb-drenched collaboration with Ryan Adams. Willie's weathered voice floats over swampy electric guitars and somber, late-night arrangements.

October 31, 2006 · Lost Highway

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A heavy, rain-soaked meditation on loss and faith delivered with a weary, electric grit.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Rainy Day Blues
5:32
02
Songbird
2:41
03
Blue Hotel
3:31
04
Back to Earth
3:00
05
Stella Blue
6:24
06
Hallelujah
4:53
07
$1000 Wedding
3:05
08
We Don’t Run
4:20
10
Sad Songs and Waltzes
3:20
11
Amazing Grace
4:49
Moments Worth Listening For
The swampy, distorted guitar crunch that opens Rainy Day Blues, signaling a departure from Willie's usual clean nylon-string sound.
The fragile, almost whispered delivery of the title track where the backing band drops to a near-silent hum.
The slow-burn psychedelic organ swells during Stella Blue that bridge the gap between country and jam-band ethos.
Reviews
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Songbird sound next to the rest of Willie Nelson's catalogue?

Brooding+4.0σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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