Willie Nelson – Phases And Stages (LP Vinyl)
Product Details
Originally cut at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1972, this album arrived at a pivotal moment in the outlaw country movement, when Nelson was finding his footing outside the Nashville establishment's commercial machinery. The dual-perspective structure was quietly radical for country music at the time, treating working-class heartbreak with the kind of literary seriousness more often reserved for folk or singer-songwriter records.
Nelson's concept album narrates the story of a couple's divorce, with side one exploring the situation from the woman's perspective, and side two looking at it from the man's.
Nelson has shared over the years that the songs reflect universal accounts of grief and heartbreak, and are not autobiographical. It was also one of the first Nelson albums to feature his own band, and the second Willie Nelson release on Atlantic.
Originally recorded in 1972 at Muscle Shoals in Alabama, Nelson and his band revisited it in the studio in Nashville and released it in 1974. It was well received by critics at the time and was generally considered a breakthrough album for the genre, particularly in terms of concept albums.
Tracklist
Side A
A1. Phases And Stages (Theme)/Washing The Dishes (1:44)
A2. Phases And Stages(Theme)/Walkin' (4:05)
A3. Pretend I Never Happened (3:00)
A4. Sister's Coming Home/Down At The Corner Beer Joint (1:46)
A5. (How Will I Know) I'm Falling In Love Again (3:30)
Side B
B1. Bloody Mary Morning (2:51)
B2. Phases And Stages (Theme)/No Love Around (2:21)
B3. I Still Can't Believe You're Gone (4:15)
B4. It's Not Supposed To Be That Way (3:30)
B5. Heaven And Hell (1:53)
B6. Phases And Stages (Theme)/Pick Up The Tempo/Phases And Stages (Theme) (3:26)
UPC: 603497837052
Label: Atlantic
Release Date: 9.1.23
Format: LP Vinyl