The Border (album)

The Border is the upcoming 75th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. It is scheduled to be released on May 31, 2024, through Legacy Recordings.^[1] Produced by Buddy Cannon, the album contains four original songs by Nelson and Cannon along with six songs from songwriters such as Rodney Crowell, Shawn Camp and Mike Reid.^[2]

The Border
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	May 31, 2024
Genre	Country
Length	35:00
Label	Legacy
Producer	Buddy Cannon
Willie Nelson chronology
Bluegrass (2023) The Border (2024)

The album's lead single and title track, a cover of Crowell and Allen Shamblin's song "The Border" from Crowell's 2019 album Texas, was released on March 14, 2024.^[3]

Critical reception

Graeme Thomson at The Spectator found that "the material on The Border smartly plugs into Nelson’s mythos", praising Nelson's guitar playing and his ability to communicate while comparing the record's "sombre, stately mood" to the 1996 album Spirit.^[4]

Track listing

The Border track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Border"	Rodney Crowell Allen Shamblin	5:10
2.	"Once Upon a Yesterday"	Willie Nelson Buddy Cannon	3:41
3.	"What If I'm Out of My Mind"	Nelson Cannon	2:58
4.	"When I Wrote This Song for You"	Larry Cordle Erin Enderlin	3:49
5.	"Kiss Me When You're Through"	Nelson Cannon	2:45
6.	"Many a Long and Lonesome Highway"	Crowell Will Jennings	4:05
7.	"Hank's Guitar"	Cannon Bobby Tomberlin	3:06
8.	"Made in Texas"	Shawn Camp Monty Holmes	2:25
9.	"Nobody Knows Me Like You"	Mike Reid	3:56
10.	"How Much Does It Cost"	Nelson Cannon	3:21

Personnel

Performance Barry Bales – upright bass Jim "Moose" Brown – piano, synthesizer, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer Buddy Cannon – background vocals Melonie Cannon – background vocals Fred Eltringham – drums, percussion James Mitchell – electric guitar Willie Nelson – lead vocals, Trigger Mickey Raphael – harmonica Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar

Production Buddy Cannon – production

References

1. Breihan, Tom (March 14, 2024). "Willie Nelson Announces The Border, His 75th Solo Album Of New Material". Stereogum. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
2. Nicholson, Jessica (March 14, 2024). "Willie Nelson Has a New Album Coming: Here's When 'The Border' Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
3. Kreps, Daniel (March 14, 2024). "Willie Nelson Announces New Album 'The Border,' Shares Rodney Crowell Cover". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
4. Thomson, Graeme (May 25, 2024). "The weird, hypnotic world of Willie Nelson". The Spectator. Retrieved May 23, 2024.