Willie Nelson reunites with producer and writing partner Buddy Cannon for ten country songs
Reflections on memory, aging, and life in music, with Trigger, steel guitar, piano, and harmonica
For fans of: Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, late-career Johnny Cash, reflective country songwriting
Dream Chaser leaves plenty of room for Nelson’s voice and the conversational guitar lines of Trigger. Working again with Buddy Cannon, he moves through songs about memory, the passage of time, and familiar temptations. “I Can’t Read Your Mind” includes a Bob Dylan co-write, “Whiskey Wants Me To” addresses drinking’s pull, and “Developing My Pictures” closes with a look back. The arrangements stay unhurried, letting a pause, a bent note, or a change in Nelson’s phrasing carry as much meaning as the words.
“a grippingly bittersweet survey of life, ageing – and whatever comes next”
— Ed Power, Hot Press
Track listing
Dream Chaser
Fly Away
We'd Make A Good Movie
I Can't Read Your Mind
Whiskey Wants Me To
Wonder What I'm Gonna Do
After All
Love Overdue
I Don't Think I've Cried Today
Developing My Pictures
Listen: Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell - Oh What A Beautiful World — artist listening sample
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