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Willie and Family Live
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 1978
RecordedApril 1978
Genre Country
Length93:43
Label Columbia
ProducerWillie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
Willie Nelson Live
(1976)
Willie and Family Live
(1978)
All of Me - Live in Concert
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling StoneFavorable [2]

Willie and Family Live is a live album by country music artist Willie Nelson. It was released in 1978 as a double- LP. It was recorded live at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe, Nevada in April 1978. Emmylou Harris provides backup vocals on "Will the Circle be Unbroken", "Uncloudy Day" and "Amazing Grace"; Johnny Paycheck provides backup vocals on "Amazing Grace" and "Take this Job and Shove It".

Track listing

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Side one:

  1. " Whiskey River" – 3:38
  2. " Stay a Little Longer" – 3:24
  3. " Funny How Time Slips Away" – 2:45
  4. " Crazy" – 1:47
  5. " Night Life" – 3:55
  6. " If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" – 1:44
  7. " Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" – 3:33
  8. "I Can Get Off on You" – 2:06

Side two:

  1. "If You Could Touch Her at All" – 3:00
  2. " Good Hearted Woman" – 2:57
  3. " Red Headed Stranger Medley" – 14:25
  • "Time of the Preacher" – 2:13
  • "I Couldn't Believe It Was True" – 1:03
  • "Medley: Blue Rock Montana / Red Headed Stranger" – 2:40
  • " Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" – 2:29
  • "Red Headed Stranger" – 4:31
4. " Under the Double Eagle" – 2:43

Side three:

  1. " Till I Gain Control Again" – 5:59
  2. " Bloody Mary Morning" – 3:33
  3. "I'm a Memory" – 1:52
  4. " Mr. Record Man" – 2:01
  5. " Hello Walls" – 1:29
  6. "One Day at a Time" – 2:05
  7. " Will the Circle Be Unbroken" – 2:18
  8. " Amazing Grace" – 5:12

Side four:

  1. " Take This Job and Shove It" – 2:52
  2. " Uncloudy Day" – 3:40
  3. " The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" – 1:29
  4. "A Song for You" – 2:43
  5. " Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" – 1:56
  6. " Georgia on My Mind" – 4:09
  7. "I Gotta Get Drunk" – 1:22
  8. " Whiskey River" – 2:42
  9. "The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" – 2:12

Chart performance

Chart (1978) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 32
Canadian RPM Country Albums 1
Canadian RPM Top Albums 35

Notes

  1. ^ Worbois, Jim. "Willie and Family Live - Willie Nelson". Allmusic. Allrovi.
  2. ^ "Willie & Family Live - Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. April 19, 1979. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Transcribed from original album labels 3/15/2011