City of New Orleans (album)

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Released1984
StudioMoman's
GenreCountry
Length37:06
City of New Orleans
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
Released1984
StudioMoman's
GenreCountry
Length37:06
LabelColumbia
ProducerChips Moman
Willie Nelson chronology
Angel Eyes
(1984)		 City of New Orleans
(1984)		 Music from Songwriter
(1984)

City of New Orleans is a studio album by the American musician Willie Nelson, released by Columbia Records in 1984.[1] The title track was written and originally recorded by Steve Goodman; his version was released in 1971. The next year, Arlo Guthrie became the first to have a hit with the song.[2] Nelson's version topped the U.S. country singles chart. Other covers on the album include "Please Come to Boston" and "Wind Beneath My Wings".

The title track was nominated for a Grammy Award.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[4]
The Philadelphia InquirerStarStar[5]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar[6]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that Nelson's "pushing his all-purpose interpretive powers too far."[5]

Track listing

  1. "City of New Orleans" (Steve Goodman) - 4:47
  2. "Just Out of Reach" (Virgil "Pappy" Stewart) - 3:37
  3. "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" (Danny O'Keefe) - 2:52
  4. "Why Are You Pickin' On Me" (Willie Nelson) - 2:26
  5. "She's Out of My Life" (Tom Bahler) - 3:26
  6. "Cry" (Churchill Kohlman) - 3:32
  7. "Please Come to Boston" (Dave Loggins) - 4:17
  8. "It Turns Me Inside Out" (Jan Crutchfield) - 3:27
  9. "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar) - 3:46
  10. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) - 4:06

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