My Way

My Way

by Willie Nelson
My Way

My Way

by Willie Nelson

CD

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Overview

Ever since 1978's Stardust, standards albums have been part of Willie Nelson's arsenal, but 2018's My Way presents a twist on this shopworn tradition: it's designed as a tribute to Frank Sinatra. Album-long tributes to Sinatra aren't uncommon -- Bob Dylan devoted much of the 2010s to recording a series of tributes to him -- but My Way stands apart from the pack by capturing both the rakish charm of the Chairman of the Board and Nelson's sly elegance. Nelson balances standards from the Great American Songbook ("A Foggy Day," "Blue Moon," "Night and Day," "Young at Heart") with songs written with Sinatra in mind ("Fly Me to the Moon," "Summer Wind," "It Was a Very Good Year," "My Way"), which brings My Way closer to the essence of Frank Sinatra than Dylan's stylized saloon records. This is light and breezy, music that suggests the swinging heyday of Sinatra without ever quite sounding like a dusty old Capitol LP, not even the horns are sighing and blaring. Chalk that up to Nelson, who sounds limber if a bit scraggly, both in his voice and on his guitar. There's a wry, insouciant charm to his performances: he knows how to ratchet up the drama in "It Was Very Good Year," realizes "My Way" is irresistible hokum, and slides into the calming melody of "Summer Wind." Unlike Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, Nelson's limitations aren't a hindrance, and the arrangements aren't excessively polite, which means My Way is an appealingly light record: it's performed with more affection than reverence. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 09/14/2018
Label: Legacy / Sony Music
UPC: 0190758705026
Rank: 77863

Tracks

  1. Fly Me to the Moon
  2. Summer Wind
  3. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
  4. A Foggy Day
  5. It Was a Very Good Year
  6. Blue Moon
  7. I'll Be Around
  8. Night and Day
  9. What Is This Thing Called Love
  10. Young at Heart
  11. My Way

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Willie Nelson   Primary Artist,Guitar (Nylon String)
Barry Green   Trombone
David Piltch   Bass (Acoustic)
Dean Parks   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Matt Rollings   Piano,Wurlitzer,Organ (Hammond)
Karen Winkelmann   Strings
Doug Moffet   Sax (Baritone)
David Angell   Strings
Monisa Angell   Strings
Chris McDonald   Trombone
Steve Patrick   Trumpet
Jay Bellerose   Drums
Jeff Coffin   Sax (Alto)
Norah Jones   Featured Artist
Sari Reist   Strings
Betsy Lamb   Strings
Janet Darnall   Strings
Mike Haynes   Trumpet
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz   Strings
Conni Ellisor   Strings
Anthony La Marchina   Strings
David Davidson   Strings
Alicia Enstrom   Strings
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Denis Solee   Sax (Tenor)
Kristin Wilkinson   Strings
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Claude Francois   Composer
Ed Cherney   Mixing,Engineer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Johnny Richards   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Matt Rollings   Arranger,Producer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Buddy Cannon   Producer
David Angell   Contractor
Alec Wilder   Composer
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering
Tony Castle   Engineer
Paul Anka   Composer
Chris McDonald   Horn Arrangements
Carolyn Leigh   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jason Mott   Assistant Engineer
Bart Howard   Composer
Aidan Rowe   Copyist
David McClister   Cover Photo
Chris Kahn   Assistant Engineer
Gilles Thibaut   Composer
Shannon Finnegan   Production Coordination
Jeff Schulz   Design,Art Direction
Charlie Kramsky   Assistant Engineer
Heinz Meier   Composer
Mike Stankiewicz   Assistant Engineer
Austin Atwood   Assistant Engineer
Bryce Roberts   Assistant Engineer
Kevin Boettger   Assistant
Bobbi Giel   Assistant
Taylor Chadwick   Assistant
Matt Wolach   Assistant Engineer
Steve Chadie   Engineer
Andy Taub   Engineer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Kristin Wilkinson   String Arrangements
Cole Porter   Composer
Jacques Revaux   Composer
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