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Half Nelson

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I note with interest news of a forthcoming album release from Willie Nelson entitled " Duets " no details of included tracks are as yet available .

This particular album could have been titled " Duets " as some of his most famous and sucessful duets are included , from the superb opening track "Pancho and Lefty " the exceptional Townes Van Zandt composition , accompanied by Merle Haggard ( there is also an album with this as the title track ) .

There are some tremendous performances ; the sublime " Seven Spanish Angels " with the incomparable Ray Charles ; the romantic " To All The Girls I've Loved Before " with Spanish heart-throb Julio Inglesias , or the foot tapping " They All Went To Mexico " with Carlos Santana . These , to me , are certainly the most well known , popular and sucessful although his duet with Frank Sinatra ( A Foggy Day ) would not be out of place here .

" Honky Tonk Woman " is taken from his " One From The Road " album with Leon Russell and like this song the album is distinctive , quirky but thoroughly enjoyable never the less .

The weakest tracks for me are his duets with " Hank Williams " and " Mel Tillis " and I found this version of " Half A Man " with George Jones a bit bland .

However while " Slow Movin Outlaw " with Luct J. Dalton was an absolute treat the highlight of the entire album for me has to be the top notch Neil Young composition " Are There Any More Real Cowboys " he also duets with Nelson on this and the result is simply sensational , it is a great pity this pair did not record more often together .

A well put together and varied album which I am sure contains tracks from which most people will be able to select a few favourites .

I'm normally an album purist who doesn't buy a lot of compilations, but this one makes sense to get. I don't know anywhere else to get the Neil Young duet "Are There Any More Real Cowboys?", which is fantastic. The other incredible songs on this compilation are "Seven Spanish Angels" (available on various Ray Charles collections) and "Pancho and Lefty" (also on the album of the same name, but this is a better buy). Every song is at least decent, though the Hank Williams "duet" is totally unnecessary just like his all the Hank Williams fake duets with his songs and grandsons.

I received my cd quickly and in excellent shape. The cd is exactly what I ordered and I enjoy ordering from Amazon. I live in Belize, Central America and I wish I could order other things beside music. Maybe one day Amazon will ship other items out of the U. S. and I can order more things. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to express my feelings.

I though it was a great blend of music he did with other people. It makes you realize just how amazing Willie is and how he can diversify himself.

The entire album is filled with songs that Willie recorded with a variety of people. It is a great collection of duets performed over the years not only with the other outlaws but other people as well. It is a great "get in the car and just drive and listen" type of album. However it does tend to lack many of the great songs that we as listeners tend to relate to the realm of Willie.

I love this CD so much I have had it playing on my car CD for months. I usually repeat "Seven Spanish Angels", the selection Willie sings with Ray Charles, every time I play it.

You either like Willie Nelson or you do not. For Willie fans this is a grand accumulation of Willie.