It Always Will Be is the 52nd studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It includes a cover of the Allman Brothers Band's "Midnight Rider," recorded here as a duet with Toby Keith. The cover was released as a single, but did not chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.
"It Always Will Be" – 4:11 "Picture in a Frame" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 3:39 "The Way You See Me" (Rusty Adams, Jimmy Day) – 4:21 "Be That As It May" (Paula Nelson) (Duet with Paula Nelson) – 3:29 "You Were It" – 4:28 "Big Booty" (Sonny Throckmorton)– 3:03 "I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin')" (Scotty Emerick, Michael Smotherman) – 3:10 "My Broken Heart Belongs to You" (David Anderson, Willie Nelson) – 2:26 "Dreams Come True" (J.C. Hopkins) (Duet with Norah Jones)– 4:35 "Over Time" (Lucinda Williams) (Duet with Lucinda Williams) – 3:45 "Tired" (Chuck Cannon, Toby Keith) – 4:19 "Love's the One and Only Thing" (Scotty Emerick, Dave Loggins) – 3:34 "Texas" – 3:55 "Midnight Rider" (Gregg Allman, Richard Payne) (Duet with Toby Keith) – 3:00
Personnel Willie Nelson - guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals Eddie Bayers - drums Dan Dugmore - pedal steel Chris Dunn - horn Scotty Emerick - acoustic guitar Shannon Forrest - drums Paul Franklin - pedal steel Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar Wes Hightower - vocals Jim Horn - horn Clayton Ivey - piano, keyboards Amy James - vocals Sam Levine - horn Liana Manis - vocals Brent Mason - electric guitar Steve Nathan - piano, keyboards Steve Patrick - horn Mickey Raphael - harmonica Michael Rhodes - bass guitar Matt Rollings - piano, keyboards Biff Watson - acoustic guitar Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Chart performance Chart (2004) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 12 U.S. Billboard 200 75
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