One for the Road (Willie Nelson and Leon Russell album)

One for the Road is an album by singers and songwriters Willie Nelson and Leon Russell, produced by the pair. The album was first released as a double vinyl LP by Columbia Records. The album was recorded in Leon's new facility, Paradise Studios in Burbank, California. The album peaked at No. 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart, No. 3 on US country albums chart, No. 28 on the Canada albums chart, No. 1 on the Canada country albums chart and No. 11 on the New Zealand albums chart. The album has gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums in the US and Canada .^[3][4]

One for the Road
Studio album by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	Paradise (Burbank, California)
Genre	Country^[1] pop^[1]
Length	56:57
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
Willie Nelson and Leon Russell chronology
Americana (1978) One for the Road (1979) Life and Love (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[2]

It was re-released on CD in 1989, 2008 and 2017. The new releases were after Leon recordings earned six gold records. He received two Grammy awards from seven nominations. In 2011, Leon was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[5] One of his biggest early fans,^[6][7] Elton John, said Russell was a "mentor" and an "inspiration". They recorded their album The Union in 2010,^[8] which earned them a Grammy nomination.^[9]

Track listing

1. "Detour" (Paul Westmoreland) - 2:24
2. "I Saw The Light" (Hank Williams) - 3:04
3. "Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley) - 3:00
4. "Let The Rest Of The World Go By" (Ernest Ball, J. Keirn Brennan) - 3:46
5. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 2:40
6. "Don't Fence Me In " (Cole Porter) - 2:25
7. "The Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) - 3:21
8. "Ridin' Down the Canyon" (Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette) - 3:20
9. "Sioux City Sue" (Dick Thomas, Ray Freedman) - 3:15
10. "You Are My Sunshine" (Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis) - 2:49
11. "Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly) - 3:58
12. "Always" (Irving Berlin) - 2:16
13. "Summertime" (Dudley Heyward, George Gershwin) - 2:27
14. "Because Of You" (Dudly Wilkinson) - 2:04
15. "Am I Blue?" (Grant Clarke, Harry Akst) - 2:16
16. "Tenderly" (Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross) - 3:58
17. "Far Away Places" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney Kramer) - 3:08
18. "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) - 2:38
19. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:35
20. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:32

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[10]	85
United States (Billboard 200)	25

Personnel

• Leon Russell Guitar, Keyboards, Performer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
• Willie Nelson Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
• Jim Boatman Vocals (Background)
• Ambrose Campbell Percussion
• Paul English Drums
• Chris Ethridge Bass
• John Gallie Organ
• Marty Grebb Saxophone
• Rex Ludwick Drums
• Maria Muldaur Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
• Jody Payne Guitar, Vocals (Background)
• Bonnie Raitt Guest Artist, Slide Guitar
• Mickey Raphael Guest Artist, Harmonica
• Bernie Grundman Engineer

Further reading

• The Encyclopedia of Country Music, ed. Paul Kingsbury, pp. 374–76 "Willie Nelson", Bob Allen, New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Nelson, Susie (1987). Hear Worn Memories: a Daughter's Personal Biography of Willie Nelson. First ed. Eakin Press. ISBN 0-89015-608-5.

External links

• Official website Leon Russell
• Leon Russell discography
• Leon Russell lyrics
• Leon Russell Records
• Leon Russell NAMM Oral History Program Interview (2012)
• One for the Road at IMDb
• Official website Willie Nelson
• Willie Nelson at AllMusic
• Willie Nelson at IMDb

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Willie Nelson, Leon Russell One for the Road Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. All Music, One for the Road
4. discogs.com One for the Road
5. . Biography.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
6. . The Georgia Straight. April 11, 1971. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
7. "Early photo of Russell and Elton John". Theoklahoma100.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
8. "Elton John and Leon Russell's The Union Was Marked by This Bittersweet Sense of Loss". Something Else Reviews, October 20, 2015.
9. "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". The Los Angeles Times. 12 March 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 262. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.