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Perhaps someone should make note that the tracks "Bach Minuet in G" to "Bonaparte's Retreat" are all bonus tracks, not present on the original. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
This was also made into a movie by the same name, starring Willie Nelson, with the brunt of the album played as a soundtrack. Levid37
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline.
The References section is good.
2b.
reliable sources are
cited inline. All content that
could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
Sourcing is excellent. Statements are verifiably backed up by the sources, and reliable sources were used (rather than blogs or self-published books). I detected no plagiarism.
1a: The lead refers to "sparse arrangements, largely limited to Nelson's guitar, piano and drums", but the Background and Recording section refers to "arrangements of acoustic guitar, accompanied only by piano". But there were drums, and harmonica, 2nd guitar, bass, and mandolin as well. I think the way the lead puts it is accurate, but not the description in the body.
1b: The "Reissue (2000)" section lists all the same information as the previous section, including a link. I think it would be a more appropriate to list only the added tracks, as they do in featured articles
Illinois (album) and
Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses).
1b: Nelson's review is quoted at length, using 152 words of a review that is only 761 words long (excluding quoted lyrics), meaning you have produced nearly 20% of the original parts of the review. That's too much; the length of the quote should be cut in half.
1b: Per
WP:LEAD, the lead should summarize all sections of the article. There needs to be something in the lede about the movie and "in popular culture", even if it's a single sentence saying the album was the basis for a movie and has influenced popular culture.
1b and 2b: The lede claims the album "made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music", but this is not mentioned in the body and so is not sourced. If there is a source for it, it should be mentioned and sourced in the Reception section. (If not, the claim should be removed.) Similarly, the lead says "The title of the album would become a lasting nickname for Nelson", but this isn't mentioned in the body or sourced there.
3a: Is there any information on how this album influenced his subsequent albums? I think that would be important to mention. Also, I see from the
Willie Nelson article that "The album included a cover of Fred Rose's 1945 song 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain', that had been released as a single previous to the album, and became Nelson's first number one hit as a singer." I'd say that was worth mentioning.
6a: The samples are of appropriate length and quality. My only concern is that there are three of them. Looking at many featured articles on albums, most have only one or two ogg files as samples. I don't know if this is a problem, but it's outside of the norm. Would two samples be sufficient?
Assessment
I have assessed the concerns previously remarked.
About the sound samples: I added particularly those three, because I think that the order provides the reader of a good example of the context of the story as well as the particularity of the raw sound that distinguishes the album. I decided to used three based on the GA
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, which uses four sound samples.--GDuwenTell me! 21:57, 9 August 2011 (UTC)reply
Excellent. This article passes all criteria, and is a fine example of what an album article should be. –
Quadell(
talk) 22:06, 9 August 2011 (UTC)reply
Which notes:
The song 'Red-Headed Stranger' (1945) had been an old hit for Fred Rose, and Nelson had used it as part of a children's radio hour back in his days on the road. From there he put together the album and handed over a completed version to the record company. The rough-cut, sparse acoustical album sounded more like a demo than the final product. But with the final artistic decision in his hands Nelson was determined to release it in this form. The album, simplistic and honest, was a huge success putting Nelson and country music into the mainstream view.
The current article mentions that there was an earlier song, but just barely. Anyone interested in expanding the history of the song?--
S Philbrick(Talk) 20:58, 25 October 2014 (UTC)reply
Heck, now that you mention an article about the song would be even better!--GDuwenTell me! 16:04, 27 October 2014 (UTC)reply
It did not occur to me that there would be a separate article about the song as opposed to the overall album. However, I see that the song is linked so that's my fault for missing it.
However, the site I linked suggests the song goes back to 1945 and was a hit for Fred Rose who is featured prominently in the album article. The Wikipedia article on the song traces it to 1953 rather than 1945 and has no mention of Fred Rose. Which is correct?--
S Philbrick(Talk) 21:39, 27 October 2014 (UTC)reply
You didn't miss a thing, I created the article about the song after I read your message (I was needing a new project anyway). About Fred Rose and 1945, the article from Biography.com confuses "Red Headed Stranger" with "
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain". Rose published it through Acuff-Rose in 45', while Roy Acuff was the first to record it. Since its included on the Stranger album, its just merely a confusion.--GDuwenTell me! 23:52, 27 October 2014 (UTC)reply
I feel better that I didn't miss something. Thanks for creating it. Sorry to see that Biography.com confused things, it sounded like a nice connection, but perhaps someone just mixed a couple things up.--
S Philbrick(Talk) 01:21, 28 October 2014 (UTC)reply
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