The Willie Nelson Family is a collaborative studio album by Willie Nelson, his sons Lukas and Micah, his daughters Paula and Amy and his sister Bobbie Nelson, accompanied by the Family Band. The album was Bobbie's final before her death in 2022. The record includes covers of inspirational songs and reinterpretations of Nelson's classics. Lukas Nelson sings lead on the songs "All Things Must Pass" and "Keep It on the Sunnyside" and Micah Nelson sings lead on "Why Me". It was released on November 19, 2021. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
Critical reception
The Willie Nelson Family received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 69 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes.
Performance Billy English – drums Paul English – percussion Amy Nelson – background vocals Bobbie Nelson – piano Lukas Nelson – acoustic guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "All Things Must Pass" and "Keep It On The Sunnyside" Micah Nelson – acoustic guitar, drums, bass, background vocals, lead vocals on "Why Me" Paula Nelson – background vocals Willie Nelson – lead vocals, background vocals, Trigger Mickey Raphael – harmonica Kevin Smith – bass
Production Steve Chadie – production, recording, mixing Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator Charlie Kramsky – assistant engineer Willie Nelson – production Jerry Tubb – mastering
Other personnel Dalton Campbell – photography Frank Harkins – design Christopher Wray McCann – additional photography
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