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Spirit (Willie Nelson album)

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Spirit
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1996
Recorded1996
StudioPedernales Recording (Spicewood, Texas)
GenreCountry music
Classical music
Length39:55
LabelIsland
ProducerWillie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
Augusta
(1995)
Spirit
(1996)
How Great Thou Art
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Los Angeles Times[2]

Spirit is the 44th studio album by country music singer Willie Nelson. The album differs from Nelson's other albums because of the use of fewer instruments (two guitars, piano, fiddle) and has a more classical/Spanish influence than others. Nelson's sister Bobbie plays piano.

Track listing

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All songs written by Willie Nelson.

  1. "Matador" - 1:42
  2. "She Is Gone" - 2:55
  3. "Your Memory Won't Die in My Grave" - 3:27
  4. "I'm Not Trying to Forget You" - 3:53
  5. "Too Sick to Pray" - 2:40
  6. "Mariachi" - 2:06
  7. "I'm Waiting Forever" - 3:09
  8. "We Don't Run" - 3:02
  9. "I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes" - 3:36
  10. "It's a Dream Come True" - 3:59
  11. "I Thought About You, Lord" - 4:11
  12. "Spirit of E9" - 4:58
  13. "Matador"

Personnel

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Technical
  • Recorded and Mixed by Joe Gracey
  • Second Engineer - Gabe Rhodes
  • Recorded at Pedernales Recording in Austin, Texas
  • Edited at Terra Nova Digital Austin
  • Mastered by Denny Purcell and Joe Gracey at Georgetown
  • Mastering in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Photography - Chris Buck
  • Artwork - David Zetter
  • Design - Red Herring Design

Chart performance

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 20
U.S. Billboard 200 132
Canadian RPM Country Albums 4

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r236238
  2. ^ Hilburn, Robert (June 9, 1996). "Spirit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.