San Antonio Rose [Remaster]

Performer: Willie Nelson
Artist: Crystal Gayle
Engineer: Bradley Hartman
Producer: Willie Nelson
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: This is Hyper CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. Personnel: Willie Nelson (guitar, vocals); Ray Price (vocals); Jody Payne, Grady Martin (guitar); Buddy Emmons (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (fiddle); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Moises Calderon (keyboards, vibraphone); Bee Spears, Chris Etheridge (bass); Paul English (drums); Crystal Gayle (background vocals). Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee and Enactron Studios, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Rich Kienzle. This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. Ray Price gave fellow Texan Willie Nelson one of his first jobs in Nashville, hiring the young songwriter to play bass with his honky-tonk outfit. Twenty years later, Nelson returned the favor, handing Price a big break by inviting the fading star to record a duet album. The resulting disc, SAN ANTONIO ROSE, was a surprise hit, propelled up the country charts on the strength of the number three single "Faded Love." A number of the songs on SAN ANTONIO ROSE are, like "Faded Love," bygone Western swing hits originally popularized by Bob Wills and Floyd Tillman. Others are honky-tonk standards, among them two of Price's early hits, "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" and "Crazy Arms." Two classic Nelson compositions, "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Night Life," are also included. Stately vocal performances along with rock-solid arrangements and production have helped SAN ANTONIO ROSE stand the test of time.

Entertainment Weekly (5/30/03, p.117) - ...Price's aging baritone and Nelson's floating tenor meld into aching bliss..." - Rating: A- Q (10/03, p.128) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Their styles gel....Nelson is one of the great interpreters of American music..."

Willie Nelson began working in a conventional Nashville style and had great success as the songwriter of Faron Young's hit "Hello Walls" and others, but he was initially unable to make it as a performer. In the 1970s, he and Waylon Jennings made history with their outlaw country sound and image, growing their hair long and utilizing a raw, rock-influenced sound that endeared them to millions of country fans and rockers alike. Subsequently, Nelson ventured into Sinatra territory with STARDUST, an album of standards that became a huge success and established him as a singer who transcended genre boundaries. Throughout the '80s, '90s, and into the 21st century, he crossed over into pop and back again continually, even releasing an album of reggae covers, working with artists as diverse as Julio Iglesias and Ryan Adams.

Click Here for Shipping Options and Policies

Shipping or Dimension weight in pounds: 0.5