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Red Headed Stranger
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
After his years at Atlantic, Willie Nelson signed with Columbia, which gave him complete creative freedom. On the way back from a ski holiday in Colorado to Austin, he conceived a Western story around Tale of the Red Headed Stranger, a song that he had played as a disc jockey. He recorded the album in five days at Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas, for little money. The arrangements remained sparse: guitar, piano by his sister Bobbie, drums, harmonica and mandolin.
It is a concept album about a fugitive who kills his wife and her lover. Original songs sit alongside older numbers such as Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain, which as a single became his first number one. The management of Columbia at first thought they were listening to a demo, but the record became a great success with country and pop listeners. The title became a lasting nickname for the singer.
Listening
Track list
- 1Time of the Preacher2:26Apple Music ↗
- 2I Couldn't Believe It Was True1:32Apple Music ↗
- 3Time of the Preacher Theme1:13Apple Music ↗
- 4Medley: Blue Rock Montana / Red Headed Stranger1:36Apple Music ↗
- 5Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain2:21Apple Music ↗
- 6Red Headed Stranger3:00Apple Music ↗
- 7Time of the Preacher Theme (Short Version)0:27Apple Music ↗
- 8Just as I Am1:49Apple Music ↗
- 9Denver0:53Apple Music ↗
- 10O'er the Waves0:47Apple Music ↗
- 11Down Yonder1:56Apple Music ↗
- 12Can I Sleep in Your Arms5:24Apple Music ↗
- 13Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming)2:53Apple Music ↗
- 14Hands on the Wheel4:22Apple Music ↗
- 15Bandera2:16Apple Music ↗
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