''It Always Will Be'' is the 52nd studio album by
country singer
Willie Nelson. It includes a cover of the
Allman Brothers Band's "
Midnight Rider," recorded here as a duet with
Toby Keith. The cover was released as a single, but did not chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.
#"It Always Will Be" – 4:11
#"Picture in a Frame" (
Tom Waits,
Kathleen Brennan) – 3:39
#"The Way You See Me" (Rusty Adams, Jimmy Day) – 4:21
#"Be That As It May" (Paula Nelson) (Duet with Paula Nelson) – 3:29
#"You Were It" – 4:28
#"Big Booty" (
Sonny Throckmorton)– 3:03
#"I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin')" (Scotty Emerick, Michael Smotherman) – 3:10
#"My Broken Heart Belongs to You" (David Anderson, Willie Nelson) – 2:26
#"Dreams Come True" (J.C. Hopkins) (Duet with
Norah Jones)– 4:35
#"Over Time" (
Lucinda Williams) (Duet with
Lucinda Williams) – 3:45
#"Tired" (
Chuck Cannon,
Toby Keith) – 4:19
#"Love's the One and Only Thing" (
Scotty Emerick,
Dave Loggins) – 3:34
#"Texas" – 3:55
#"
Midnight Rider" (
Gregg Allman, Richard Payne) (Duet with
Toby Keith) – 3:00
Personnel
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Willie Nelson -
guitar,
acoustic guitar
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,
vocals
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Eddie Bayers -
drums
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Dan Dugmore -
pedal steel
*Chris Dunn -
horn
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Scotty Emerick - acoustic guitar
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Shannon Forrest - drums
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Paul Franklin - pedal steel
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Kenny Greenberg -
electric guitar
*Wes Hightower - vocals
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Jim Horn - horn
*Clayton Ivey -
piano,
keyboards
*Amy James - vocals
*Sam Levine - horn
*Liana Manis - vocals
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Brent Mason - electric guitar
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Steve Nathan - piano, keyboards
*Steve Patrick - horn
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Mickey Raphael -
harmonica
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Michael Rhodes -
bass guitar
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Matt Rollings - piano, keyboards
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Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
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Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Chart performance
References
2004 albums
Willie Nelson albums
Albums produced by James Stroud
Lost Highway Records albums
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