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  1. Audio CD: Release Date 2011-11-21
  2. Publisher: R&J Records
  3. Artist: Willie Nelson
  4. Sales Rank in Music: #1321

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Remember Me, Vol. 1 is exactly what its title portends it to be - the first set in a series of brand new recordings from Willie Nelson, recorded with his long-time friend and acclaimed producer James Stroud.

Nelson hand-selected many of his very favorite Billboard country and folk hits from the last 70 years for these special sessions. Included here are classics from Johnny Cash ( Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down ),
George Jones ( Why Baby Why ), Merle Haggard ( Today I Started Loving You Again ), Ray Price ( Release Me ) and Porter Wagoner ( A Satisfied Mind ).

Each of the fourteen tracks on Remember Me, Vol. 1 was a Top 10 Billboard hit, while over half of them went #1. The album is a veritable jukebox of the history of country music, interpreted as only Willie Nelson can. Look for Remember Me, Vol. 2 in the Spring of 2012.
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Average Customer Review
4.7 out of 5 stars (24 customer reviews)

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Nelson "Remembers" Well on New Disc, December 15, 2011
Timothy Yap "thy4568" (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remember Me, Vol.1 (Audio CD)
Prime Cuts: This Old House, Release Me, Remember Me

Nelson has recorded so many covers album that he has given up trying to be novel. "Remember Me, Vol. 1" is the first in the wake of a series of covers of country classics. Unlike his 2006 "You Don't Me" where he tackles the Cindy Walker songbook or his 1978's "Stardust" where he indulges in jazzy standards, the songs here are not thematically linked. Rather, they are just Nelson's favourites with the bulk of them coming from the 1950s with the odd leap to Vern Gosdin's 1989 "That Just About Does It" and a dip back to the 40s with Tex Williams' "Smoke That Cigarette." And all of these 14 tracks here were bona fide hits, all of which had made it to the top 10 on the country or/and pop charts. Yet, what set this album apart is Willie Nelson's signature vocals: his often off beat tempo and his rugged weather-worn vocals immediately makes these songs undeniably Nelson. Further, superstar producer James Stroud (of Chris...Read more


15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good old fashioned Willie Nelson!, November 27, 2011
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I don't know if my love for this cd is owed mostly to the lovely fiddle beginning of Remember Me that happened to speak right to a mood I was in or to the fun of Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette), reminding me of the great songs my brother-in-law has played for our family, remembering every word without error! Willie has made brilliant choices on this 'album!' Great variety, including classics and spectactular retro novelty tunes!! Thank you, Willie!! You just keep sounding better and better! Happy Holidays!!


9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Willie Says It All (Until Vol II), December 19, 2011
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If "Remember Me" dosen't cover all the bases and everything in-between, I don't know what to tell you....Because this just about does it all for me. It says everything. So put away all your old Bob Wills, George Jones, Merle Travis, Hank Snow and Kris Kristopherson albums. Put them all away because I don't know what else can be done to outdo Willie's versions of these 14 standards. It's all you'll need....That is until he releases "Remember Me Vol II".

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