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Island in the Sea
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Willie Nelson
  • Grady Martin
  • Booker T. Jones
  • Willie Nelson chronology
    Partners
    (1986)
    Island in the Sea
    (1987)
    Seashores of Old Mexico
    (1987)

    Island in the Sea is a studio album by the American musician Willie Nelson, released in 1987.[1][2] The album contains two singles: the title track and "Nobody There but Me", which respectively reached No. 27 and No. 82 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[3] "The Last Thing on My Mind" is a cover of the Tom Paxton song.[4]

    The book Willie Nelson: The Outlaw calls the album "a laid-back slice of old-time textures, including Hawaiian music, yodeling, folk, and country, with four [sic] overproduced tracks by Booker T. Jones tacked on at the end."[5]

    Critical reception

    [edit]
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    The Philadelphia Inquirer[6]
    The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

    The Philadelphia Inquirer praised Nelson's original compositions.[6] The Vancouver Sun deemed the album "a trifle better than standard Willie."[8] The Orange County Register noted that the album's first side "features the spine-tingling beauty of the unadorned Nelson sound."[9] USA Today considered the title track to be the album's best song.[10]

    Track listing

    [edit]
    1. "Island in the Sea" (W. Nelson) - 2:19
    2. "Wake Me When It's Over" (W. Nelson) - 3:17
    3. "Little Things" (W. Nelson, Shirley Collie Nelson) - 4:23
    4. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) - 5:17
    5. "There Is No Easy Way (But There Is a Way)" (W. Nelson) - 2:32
    6. "Nobody There but Me" (Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby, Charlie Haden) - 2:47
    7. "Cold November Wind" (Phyllis Horne) - 4:18
    8. "Women Who Love Too Much" (Booker T. Jones, Waylon Jennings) - 4:45
    9. "All in the Name of Love" (Jones, Jennings) - 4:59
    10. "Sky Train" (Jones, Jennings) - 2:39

    Personnel

    [edit]

    Compiled from Island in the Sea liner notes.[11]

    Musicians
    On "Nobody There but Me"
    Technical

    Chart performance

    [edit]
    Chart (1987) Peak position
    U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Tucker, Ken (18 June 1987). "Summer Music". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
  • ^ Boehm, Mike (August 3, 1987). "Willie delivers it all in strong crowd-pleaser". The Providence Journal. p. A13.
  • ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
  • ^ Davis, Rick (September 11, 1987). "Music". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. C2.
  • ^ Thomson, Graeme (31 July 2012). Willie Nelson: The Outlaw. Random House. ISBN 9781448133413.
  • ^ a b Tucker, Ken (5 July 1987). "Willie Nelson Island in the Sea". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. I5.
  • ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 499.
  • ^ Mackie, John (18 July 1987). "Willie Nelson: Island in the Sea". Vancouver Sun. p. D8.
  • ^ Davis, Noel (September 4, 1987). "Willie Nelson Island in the Sea". Orange County Register. p. P40.
  • ^ Oermann, Robert K. (December 11, 1987). "It's Star Time". USA Today.
  • ^ Island in the Sea (CD insert). Willie Nelson. Columbia Records. 1987. 40487.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Island_in_the_Sea&oldid=1182144218"

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