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Moonlight Becomes You
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1994
RecordedJuly–November 1993
Genre Country
Length44:42
LabelJustice Records [1]
ProducerWillie Nelson, Paul Buskirk, Randall Hage Jamail
Willie Nelson chronology
Across the Borderline
(1993)
Moonlight Becomes You
(1994)
Six Hours at Pedernales
(1994)

Moonlight Becomes You is the 41st studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. The title track was nominated for a Grammy. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention) (3-star Honorable Mention) (3-star Honorable Mention) [4]
NME5/10 [5]

Track listing

  1. "December Day" ( Willie Nelson) - 2:19
  2. " Moonlight Becomes You" ( Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:51
  3. "Afraid" ( Fred Rose) - 2:35
  4. "The Heart of a Clown" ( Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins, Francis Kane) - 3:45
  5. " Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" ( Sidney Clare, Sam Stept) - 2:05
  6. "Everywhere You Go" ( Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 3:35
  7. "Have I Stayed Away Too Long" ( Frank Loesser) - 4:07
  8. " Sentimental Journey" ( Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer) - 3:14
  9. " The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" ( Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) - 2:20
  10. " You'll Never Know" ( Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:14
  11. "I'll Keep On Loving You" ( Floyd Tillman) - 2:49
  12. "You Just Can't Play a Sad Song on a Banjo" (Paul Buskirk, Russell Jackson) - 2:03
  13. " You Always Hurt the One You Love" ( Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 2:27
  14. "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) - 3:29
  15. "In God's Eyes" ( Willie Nelson) - 2:58

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums 14
Australian Albums Chart 20
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 37
U.S. Billboard 200 188

References

  1. ^ "Album review: \". HoustonChronicle.com. April 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (July 14, 2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. ISBN  9780312264871 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Moonlight Becomes You - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Willie Nelson". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Staunton, Terry (April 9, 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 41. Retrieved August 21, 2023.