The Promiseland
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The Promiseland is a 1986 album by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

. It reached number one on the U.S. Country Albums chart.

Track listing

  1. "Living in the Promiseland" – 3:18
  2. "I'm Not Trying to Forget You" – 3:17
  3. "Here in My Heart" – 3:50
  4. "I've Got the Craziest Feeling" – 2:54
  5. "No Place but Texas" – 3:22
  6. "You're Only in My Arms (To Cry on My Shoulder)" – 3:16
  7. "Pass It On" – 3:10
  8. "Do You Ever Think of Me" – 2:17
  9. "Old Fashioned Love" – 2:47
  10. "Basin Street Blues" – 4:09
  11. "Bach Minuet in G" – 1:36

Personnel

  • Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson
    Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

     - Guitar, arranger, vocals
  • Biff Adam – Drums
  • Ritchie Albright – Drums
  • Bobby Arnold – Engineer
  • Jim Belken – Fiddle
  • Jimmy Belkin – Fiddle
  • Paul Buskirk – Guitar
  • Johnny Gimble
    Johnny Gimble
    John Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....

     – Fiddle
  • Bill Ginn – Keyboards
  • Larry Greenhill – Engineer
  • Dennis Hromek – Bass
  • David Jones – Guitar
  • David Lynn Jones – Guitar
  • John Moran – Assistant Engineer
  • Freddy Powers – Guitar
  • Denny Purcell – Mastering
  • Mickey Raphael
    Mickey Raphael
    Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael is a professional harmonica player, best known for his work with Willie Nelson. He has recorded with Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Mötley Crüe, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Chesney, U2 and Neil Young.Raphael's style is mostly second...

    – Harmonica
  • Dean Reynolds – Acoustic Bass
  • Randee Saint Nicholas – Photography
  • Bee Spears – Bass
  • Spencer Starnes – Bass
  • Clint Strong – Guitar
  • Virginia Team – Art Direction
  • Mark Yeary – Keyboards

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
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