To All the Girls... | ||||
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Studio album by Willie Nelson | ||||
Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Legacy Recordings | |||
Producer | Buddy Cannon | |||
Willie Nelson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (72/100) |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Favorable |
The Telegraph | |
Allmusic | |
Rolling Stone | |
Record Collector | |
Associated Press | Mixed. |
Roughstock |
To All the Girls... is an album by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson, which was released on October 15, 2013, by Legacy Recordings. The tracks consist of duets recorded by Nelson with female singers, mostly from the country music genre. The album is named after the song "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", which had been a hit for Nelson and Julio Iglesias when they recorded it in 1985.
The week of its release, the album entered Billboard's Top Country Albums chart at number two, marking Nelson's highest position on the chart since 1989. It also entered at number nine on the Billboard 200.
The album consists of a collection of duets featuring Nelson along with a variety of female singers, including prominent country singers (Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Loretta Lynn, Carrie Underwood, Rosanne Cash, Wynonna Judd), Americana and alternative country singers (The Secret Sisters, Brandi Carlile, Alison Krauss, Shelby Lynne, Emmylou Harris), prominent singers mostly associated with other genres (Sheryl Crow, Mavis Staples, Norah Jones) singers mostly known for being the daughters of country artists (Melonie Cannon, daughter of Buddy Cannon; Tina Rose, daughter of Leon Russell; and Nelson's own daughter Paula Nelson), and Nelson protégée Lily Meola.