- City of New Orleans (album)
-
City of New Orleans 
Studio album by Willie Nelson Released 1984 Genre Country
Progressive countryLength 37:06 Label Columbia Producer Chips Moman Professional reviews Willie Nelson chronology Without a Song
(1984)City of New Orleans
(1984)Angel Eyes
(1984)City of New Orleans is a 1984 album by country musician Willie Nelson, released by Columbia Records. The title track was penned by Steve Goodman, originally recorded by Arlo Guthrie in 1972; Nelson's version of the song topped the U.S. country singles chart. The album also features renditions of "Please Come to Boston" and "Wind Beneath My Wings".
Contents
Track listing
- "City of New Orleans" (Steve Goodman) - 4:48
- "Just Out of Reach" (Virgil Stewart, V. F. "Pappy" Stewart) - 3:37
- "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" (Danny O'Keefe) - 2:52
- "Why Are You Pickin' On Me" (Willie Nelson) - 2:26
- "She's Out of My Life" (Tom Bahler) - 3:26
- "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) - 3:32
- "Please Come to Boston" (Dave Loggins) - 4:17
- "It Turns Me Inside Out" (Jan Crutchford) - 3:27
- "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar) - 3:46
- "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 4:06
Production
- Recorded at: Moman's Recording Studio.
Rhythm Section
- Guitar - Willie Nelson, Reggie Young, J.R. Cobb, Chips Moman
- Bass - Mike Leech
- Keyboards - Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood
- Drums - Gene Chrisman
- Harp - Mickey Raphael
- Trumpet - Wayne Jackson
- Baritone sax - Donald Sanders
- Alto sax - Jon Marett
Other contributors
- background vocals - Toni Wine, Rick Yancey, Andy Black, Sherill Parks, Bobby Wood, J.R. Cobb, Chips Moman
- Strings - The A Strings
Chart performance
Chart (1984) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1 U.S. Billboard 200 69 Canadian RPM Country Albums 24 Canadian RPM Top Albums 62 Preceded by
It's All in the Game
by Merle HaggardTop Country Albums number-one album
September 29 - December 15, 1984Succeeded by
Kentucky Hearts
by ExileAlbums · Singles Studio albums And Then I Wrote · Here's Willie Nelson · Country Willie – His Own Songs · Country Favorites-Willie Nelson Style · Make Way for Willie Nelson · "The Party's Over" And Other Great Willie Nelson Songs · Texas in My Soul · Good Times · My Own Peculiar Way · Both Sides Now · Laying My Burdens Down · Willie Nelson and Family · Yesterday's Wine · The Words Don't Fit the Picture · The Willie Way · Shotgun Willie · Phases and Stages · Red Headed Stranger · The Sound in Your Mind · The Troublemaker · To Lefty from Willie · There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight · Stardust · Sings Kristofferson · Pretty Paper · The Electric Horseman · Honeysuckle Rose · Family Bible · Somewhere Over the Rainbow · Always On My Mind · Tougher Than Leather · Without a Song · City of New Orleans · Angel Eyes · Me & Paul · Partners · The Promiseland · Island in the Sea · What a Wonderful World · A Horse Called Music · Born for Trouble · Any Old Arms Won't Do · The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? · Across the Borderline · Moonlight Becomes You · Healing Hands of Time · Six Hours at Pedernales · Just One Love · Spirit · How Great Thou Art · Teatro · Night and Day · Tales Out of Luck (Me and the Drummer) · Milk Cow Blues · Rainbow Connection · The Great Divide · Nacogdoches · It Always Will Be · Countryman · You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker · Songbird · Moment of Forever · American Classic · Country MusicLive albums Country Music Concert · Willie Nelson Live · Willie and Family Live · All of Me – Live in Concert · Willie Nelson & Friends – Stars & Guitars · Live and Kickin' · Live at Billy Bob's Texas · Outlaws and Angels · Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia · Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles ·Compilation albums Columbus Stockade Blues · Country Winners · The Best of Willie Nelson · Spotlight on Willie Nelson · Country Willie · What Can You Do to Me Now · The Longhorn Jamboree Presents: Willie Nelson & His Friends · Willie – Before His Time · Face of a Fighter · Sweet Memories · Always · His Very Best · Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) · Minstrel Man · Everybody's Talkin' · The Best of Willie Nelson · 20 of the Best · Collectors Series · Half Nelson · Love Songs · Yours Always · Super Hits · Super Hits, Volume 2 · Revolutions of Time...The Journey 1975/1993 · Willie Standard Time · 16 Biggest Hits · Good Ol' Country Singin' · All the Songs I've Loved Before: 40 Unforgettable Songs · Crazy: The Demo Sessions · The Essential Willie Nelson · Songs · 16 Biggest Hits, Volume II · One Hell of a Ride · Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson · Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson · Naked Willie · Lost HighwaySongs San Antonio Rose · Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) · Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain · Fire and Rain · Blue Skies · All of Me · September Song · Help Me Make It Through the Night · On the Road Again · Mona Lisa · I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter · Always on My Mind · Let It Be Me · Take It to the Limit · To All the Girls I've Loved Before · City of New Orleans · Twilight Time · Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each OtherFilmography The Electric Horseman · Honeysuckle Rose · Thief' · Barbarosa · Once Upon a Texas Train · Starlight · Gone Fishin' · Wag the Dog · Half Baked · The Country Bears · The Dukes of Hazzard · Beerfest · Broken Bridges · The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning · Blonde Ambition · Swing Vote · Surfer, Dude · Beer For My Horses · A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!Related articles Willie Nelson filmography · List of awards and nominations received by Willie Nelson · Outlaw country · Columbia Records · Legacy Recordings · Lost Highway Records · National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws · Shirley Collie NelsonCategories:- 1984 albums
- Willie Nelson albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Albums produced by Chips Moman
- 1980s country album stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
