Last Leaf on the Tree
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| Released | November 1, 2024 | |||
| Studio | Hen House (Venice, Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 51:23 | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
| Producer | Micah Nelson | |||
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Last Leaf on the Tree is the 76th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. It will be released on November 1, 2024, through Legacy Recordings.[1] Produced and curated by Micah Nelson, the album contains songs from songwriters such as Beck, Tom Waits, Neil Young and Nina Simone, a new version of Nelson's 1962 song "The Ghost" and an original song ("The Color of Sound") cowritten by Willie and Micah Nelson.[2] Micah Nelson identified the through-line of the album as "facing death with grace".[3]
The album's lead single and title track, a cover of Tom Waits's song "Last Leaf" from the 2011 album Bad as Me, was released on August 15, 2024.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Last Leaf" | Tom Waits | 3:14 |
| 2. | "If It Wasn't Broken" | Sunny War | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Lost Cause" | Beck | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Come Ye" | Nina Simone | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Keep Me in Your Heart" | 3:35 | |
| 6. | "Robbed Blind" | Keith Richards | 4:03 |
| 7. | "House Where Nobody Lives" | Waits | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Are You Ready for the Country?" | Neil Young | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Do You Realize??" | 3:11 | |
| 10. | "Wheels" | Micah Nelson | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Broken Arrow" | Robbie Robertson | 6:40 |
| 12. | "Color of Sound" |
| 3:39 |
| 13. | "The Ghost" | Willie Nelson | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 51:23 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- John Densmore – drums
- Daniel Lanois – pedal steel
- Micah Nelson – guitars, piano
- Willie Nelson – lead vocals, Trigger
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Magatte Sow – percussion
Technical
- Micah Nelson – production
References
- ^ DeVille, Chris (August 15, 2024). "Willie Nelson Announces 152nd Album Last Leaf on the Tree". Stereogum. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (August 15, 2024). "Willie Nelson Releasing 'Last Leaf on the Tree' Covers LP With Tracks Written By Beck, Tom Waits, Flaming Lips, Neil Young & More". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Grow, Kory (August 15, 2024). "Hear Willie Nelson's Tom Waits Cover Ahead of Album That Finds Him 'Facing Death With Grace'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
