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"Red Headed Stranger" is the eighteenth studio album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson, released in 1975. After the success of his recordings with Atlantic Records, Nelson signed with Columbia Records, which granted him full creative control over his work. The album was inspired by the "Tale of the Red Headed Stranger," a song Nelson performed while working as a disc jockey in Fort Worth, Texas. He decided to record the song after returning to Austin, Texas, from a trip to Colorado, and the album was produced at low cost at Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas. The album
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Red Headed Stranger is the eighteenth studio album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson, released in 1975. Following the success of his recordings with Atlantic Records, coupled with the negotiating skills of his manager, Neil Reshen, Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records, the label that gave him total creative control over his works. The concept for the album was inspired by the "Tale of the Red Headed Stranger", a song that Nelson used to play as a disc jockey on his program in Fort Worth, Texas. After signing with Columbia, he decided to record the song, and arranged the details during his return to Austin, Texas, from a trip to Colorado. It was recorded at low cost at Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas.
| 1 | Time of the Preacher | ♡ | 2:26 | Willie Nelson |
| 2 | I Couldn’t Believe It Was True | ♡ | 1:32 | Eddy Arnold / Wally Fowler / Willie Nelson |
| 3 | Time of the Preacher (Theme) | ♡ | 1:13 | Willie Nelson |
| 4 | Medley: Blue Rock Montana/Red Headed Stranger | ♡ | 1:36 | Willie Nelson / Carl Stutz / Edith Lindeman |
| 5 | Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain | ♡ | 2:21 | Fred Rose / Willie Nelson |
| 6 | Red Headed Stranger | ♡ | 4:00 | Carl Stutz / Edith Lindeman / Willie Nelson |
| 7 | Time of the Preacher (Theme) | ♡ | 0:27 | Willie Nelson |
| 8 | Just as I Am | ♡ | 1:49 | Willie Nelson |
| 9 | Denver | ♡ | 0:53 | Willie Nelson |
| 10 | O’er the Waves | ♡ | 0:47 | Willie Nelson |
| 11 | Down Yonder | ♡ | 1:56 | L. Wolfe Gilbert / Willie Nelson |
| 12 | Can I Sleep in Your Arms? | ♡ | 5:24 | Hank Cochran / Willie Nelson |
| 13 | Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming) | ♡ | 2:53 | Scott Wiseman / Willie Nelson |
| 14 | Hands on the Wheel | ♡ | 4:22 | Will Callery / Willie Nelson |
| 15 | Bandera | ♡ | 2:16 | Willie Nelson |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000650551
Credits
Arranged By — Willie Nelson Bass — Bee Spears Drums — Billy English, Paul English Engineer — Phil York Guitar — Bucky Meadows, Jody Payne, Willie Nelson Mandolin — Jody Payne Harmonica — Mickey Raphael Piano — Bobbie Nelson Producer — Willie Nelson Vocals — Willie Nelson
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