A Beautiful Time

A Beautiful Time is the seventy-second solo studio album by Willie Nelson, released on April 29, 2022 on his 89th birthday. Produced by Buddy Cannon, the album includes original songs by Nelson, as well as covers of the Beatles and Leonard Cohen.[1]

A Beautiful Time
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
ReleasedApril 29, 2022
Studio
  • The Tracking Room (Nashville)
  • East Iris Studios (Nashville)
  • Blackbird Studios (Nashville)
  • Pedernales Studios (Austin)
  • Sound Emporium Studios (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length49:19
LabelLegacy Recordings
ProducerWillie Nelson, Buddy Cannon
Willie Nelson chronology
The Willie Nelson Family
(2021)		 A Beautiful Time
(2022)

On February 10, 2022, Nelson released the single "I'll Love You Till the Day I Die" a song written by Chris Stapleton and Rodney Crowell.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Arts Desk[5]

A Beautiful Time 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 84 out of 100 based on four reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic praised the record's "earned wisdom and wry humor," concluding that "it's still a marvel to hear him find sustenance and surprises within his music".[4] Liz Thomson of The Arts Desk called the album "classic Nelson" [5] while No Depression, though acknowledging that the remote recording meant that the musicians performed without "other players to bounce off", praised Nelson's vocals and guitar playing and gave their verdict that it "is a delightful album from beginning to end". [6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die"Chris Stapleton, Rodney Crowell4:11
2."My Heart Was a Dancer"Willie Nelson, Buddy Cannon3:11
3."Energy Follows Thought"Nelson, Cannon3:18
4."Dreamin' Again"Jack Wesley Routh and Douglas Graham3:57
5."I Don't Go to Funerals"Nelson, Cannon2:27
6."A Beautiful Time"Shawn Camp4:57
7."We’re Not Happy (Till You’re Not Happy)"Camp and Charles R. Humphrey III3:17
8."Dusty Bottles"Jim “Moose” Brown, Scotty Emerick and Don Sampson3:31
9."Me and My Partner"Ken Lambert2:12
10."Tower of Song"Leonard Cohen5:00
11."Live Every Day"Nelson, Cannon3:12
12."Don't Touch Me There"Nelson, Cannon2:38
13."With a Little Help from My Friends"John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:43
14."Leave You With a Smile"Cannon, Bobby Terry and Matt Rossi3:42

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

References
  1. Corcoran, Nina (February 10, 2022). "Willie Nelson Announces New Album A Beautiful Time, Shares New Song "I'll Love You Till the Day I Die": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. Hudak, Joseph (February 10, 2022). "Willie Nelson Records Songs by Chris Stapleton, the Beatles for New Album 'A Beautiful Time'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. "A Beautiful Time by Willie Nelson". Metacritic. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Beautiful Time - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. Thomson, Liz. "Album: Willie Nelson - A Beautiful Time". The Arts Desk. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  6. Heselgrave, Doug. "ALBUM REVIEW: Humor and Humanity Run Through Willie Nelson's 'A Beautiful Time'". No Depression. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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