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Countryman by: Willie Nelson List Price: £5.99 CD-Charts Price: £3.98 You Save: £2.01 (34%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602498820551 Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London) Manufacturer: Mercury Records Ltd (London) Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Mercury Records Ltd (London) Release Date: July 11, 2005 Running Time: 36 minutes Studio: Mercury Records Ltd (London) Sales Rank: 22327 MPN: 000470602 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: What's stranger: Willie Nelson singing lilting reggae melodies, or a Jamaican chestnut like "The Harder They Fall" set to an acoustic country arrangement, complete with Dobro? Given Nelson's well-publicised taste for ganja, it's not surprising he's also fond of the island's major musical export. The genre-straddling Countryman, replete with dub effects, skanking beats, ringing steel guitars, and Nelson's signature nylon-string picking, doesn't measure up to his earlier, artful Lost Highway releases. But his voice is still mellow gold, and there are tunes--like his duet with reggae/R&B singer Toots Hibbert on Johnny Cash's "I'm a Worried Man" and his own somber reading of Jimmy Cliff's "Sitting in Limbo"--that tap into the souls of desperate men to extol the power of faith over adversity. --Ted Drozdowski Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Reggae takes a stroll in the Country.Country music's Willie Nelson never one afraid to try something new has come up with a real gem of an album in "Countryman". For anyone trying to decide if the crossover between country music and reggae works grab yourselves a real treat and chill out to Willie's offering here. From new version's of old reggae song's such as "Sitting In Limbo" to the brilliant "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth" this album work's and work's damn well! Ten year's in the making, I for one hope it's not another ten year's before the next helping of Country Reggae! If I could give it ten star's I would, listen and enjoy!!!! Rating: - Terrific CD - A must buyThis is an excellent reagge CD by Willie Nelson. This CD allows you to see another dimension of his musical talent. Rating:  - Willie doe`s ReggaeI think this latest WILLIE NELSON CD is just MAGIC ,as a Reggae fan as well as Country, it gives the perfect mix . Not sure how well this album sells , but my friends think it`s great - hope he doe`s another one. MP Rating: - One of the best LP's I have heard for a very long time.As an artist myself , one might think that I am biased for the basic concept of this album, and I maybe , but it is the fact that it took ten years to make, and the fusion of it all, along with the fact that all of the songs are very personal, and everybody can relate to the lyrics, because of the hurt, the pain and the anguish life throws at us. The wonderful cover versions, which have been done ddifferently to the original of "Sitting here in limbo", again the words are the song, and then "The harder they come', it takes on a totally different sound. Then( listeners of good music and musicianship) the fusion of country music along with reggae and voices of the great and wonderful Willie Nelson and Toots to make the single ... Read More: Rating: - Willie, Mon - Nice!!!The first reference I heard to this album was on the Unplugged recording that Willie released with Johnny Cash. Willie introduced Cash's "Worried Man" and says it is from the reggae album he'd just recorded ..... and the notes on the liner of this CD bears this out. Originally recorded back in the late 90s, these songs have now been released with additional production carried out last year. And do you know what? It works really well (most of the time). Some of the tracks sound like they are fairly straight renditions of classic Willie songs with a few dub effects and a skanking riff in the background - fun but not essential. But on certain tracks, the reggae rhythms add a great deal to Willie's voice. Standout tracks for me ... Read More: |
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