Willie Nelson - Countryman

Countryman was first brainstormed by Don Was and Chris Blackwell way back in 1995 and was originally intended for release on Blackwell's Island Records. Work began in 1996 with Don Was producing, but the project almost immediately fell victim to label monkey business, and sat on Nelson's back burner for nearly a decade, until Lost Highway hired producer Richard Feldman to come in and finish it. Nelson does a credible job on the two Jimmy Cliff tunes on Countryman, turning in strong, eerie, and atmospheric versions of "Sitting in Limbo" and "The Harder They Come," and he shines on his own 1960s song "Darkness on the Face of the Earth," which features a cute (sorry, no other word will do) little dub tail. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Craig Allen Art Direction, Design Dan Bosworth Guitar Don Was Producer Donald Ray Mitchell Vocals Jim Herrington Photography Kim Buie Executive Producer Mickey Raphael Harmonica Norris Webb Keyboards Pam Hall Vocals Randy Jacobs Guitar Richard Feldman Producer, Mixing, Guitar, Engineer Rik Pekkonen Engineer Robby Turner Dobro, Guitar (Steel) Santa Davis Drums Sir Harry Bowens Vocals Stephen Stewart Engineer, Keyboards Sweet Pea Atkinson Vocals Tom Weir Mixing Wayne Jobson Production Coordination, Guitar