''The Willie Nelson Family'' is a collaborative studio album by
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...
, his sons
Lukas
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Meaning and different spellings
* Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ)
* Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس)
* Armenian - Ղ ...
and Micah, his daughters
Paula and Amy and his sister
Bobbie Nelson
Bobbie Lee Nelson (January 1, 1931 – March 10, 2022) was an American pianist and singer, the elder sister of Willie Nelson, and a member of his band, Willie Nelson and Family. When she was five, her grandmother taught her to play keyboards wi ...
, 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. The album was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album
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at the
65th Annual Grammy Awards
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.
Critical reception
''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
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.
Performance
*Billy English - drums
*
Paul English - percussion
*Amy Nelson - background vocals
*Bobbie Nelson - piano
*Lukas Nelson - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
*Micah Nelson - acoustic guitar, drums, bass, lead vocals, background vocals
*Paula Nelson - background vocals
*Willie Nelson – lead vocals, background vocals,
Trigger
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*Mickey Raphael – harmonica
*Kevin Smith - bass
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
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Willie Nelson Family
2021 albums
Willie Nelson albums
Legacy Recordings albums