Willie and the Wheel
2009 studio album by Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel
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Willie and the Wheel is an album from American country music artists Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel. It was released on February 3, 2009, on Bismeaux Records and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2009 | |||
| Genres | Country, Americana, Western swing | |||
| Label | Bismeaux | |||
| Producer | Ray Benson | |||
| Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| God Is in the TV | 3.5/5[3] |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A[4] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A[7] |
| Uncut | 8/10[8] |
Track list
- "Hesitation Blues" - 2:47
- "Sweet Jennie Lee" (Walter Donaldson) - 3:01
- "Fan It" (Frankie Jaxson, Dan Howell) - 2:46
- "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None o' This Jelly Roll" (Spencer Williams, Clarence Williams) - 3:11
- "Oh! You Pretty Woman" - 2:50
- "Bring it on Down to My House" - 3:29
- "Right or Wrong" (Arthur Sizemore, Haven Gillespie, Paul Biese) - 3:10
- "Corrine, Corrina" - 3:17
- "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World" - 4:45
- "Shame on You" (Spade Cooley) - 2:59
- "South" (Bennie Moten, Thamon Hayes) - 3:39
- (with Paul Shaffer and Vince Gill)
- "Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon" (Rex Griffin) - 3:39
- "I'll Have Somebody Else" (Bob Wills) - 3:31
Tracks 1, 5, 6, 8 and 9 are credited as traditional songs, arranged for this recording by Ray Benson. Track 13 appears on the deluxe version of the album which also includes unique postcards for each track.
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 90 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 6 |
Personnel
- Dave Alexander – Trumpet
- William Armstrong – Assistant Engineer
- Ray Benson – Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes, Art Direction, Mixing
- Don Cobb – Mastering
- Eric Conn – Mastering
- Sarah Dodds – Design
- Shauna Dodds – Design
- Floyd Domino – Piano
- Jonathan Doyle – Clarinet
- Mindy Espy Reyes – Product Manager
- Vince Gill – Electric Guitar
- Boo Macleod – Engineer
- Elizabeth McQueen – Vocals
- M.J. Mendell – Assistant Producer
- David Earl Miller – Bass
- Michael Mordecai – Trombone
- Willie Nelson – Vocals
- Adam Odor – Engineer, Mixing
- Lisa Pollard – Photography
- Vance Powell – Engineer
- Dick Reeves – Art Direction, Design
- Eddie Rivers – Steel Guitar
- Jason Roberts – Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
- David Sanger – Drums
- Peter Schwarz – Associate Producer
- Sam Seifert – Acoustic Guitar, Engineer, Mixing
- Paul Shaffer – Piano
- Dan Skarbek – Assistant Producer
- Kevin C. Smith – Bass
- Jerry Wexler – Executive Producer
- John Michael Whitby – Piano
- John "Sly" Wilson – Design