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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = My Way
| name = My Way
| type = studio
| type = studio album
| artist = [[Willie Nelson]]
| artist = [[Willie Nelson]]
| cover = My Way (Willie Nelson album).jpg
| cover = My Way (Willie Nelson album).jpg
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| recorded =
| recorded =
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio = [[EastWest Studios|EastWest]], Los Angeles
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], Traditional pop
| length = 35:25
| length = 35:25
| label = [[Legacy Recordings]]
| label = [[Legacy Recordings]]
| producer = [[Buddy Cannon]], Matt Rollings
| producer = [[Buddy Cannon]], [[Matt Rollings]]
| prev_title = [[Last Man Standing (Willie Nelson album)|Last Man Standing]]
| prev_title = [[Last Man Standing (Willie Nelson album)|Last Man Standing]]
| prev_year = 2018
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_title = [[Ride Me Back Home]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| Name = My Way
| name = My Way
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Single 1 = Summer Wind
| single1 = Summer Wind
| Single 1 date = July 19, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Nelson - Summer Wind (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekRUV3aoSY0 |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
| single1date = July 19, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Nelson - Summer Wind (Official Music Video) | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekRUV3aoSY0 |access-date=July 22, 2018 |date=July 19, 2018}}</ref>
| single2 = I'll Be Around
| single2date = August 24, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Nelson - I'll Be Around (Official Music Video) | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9MSUPTYTnk |access-date=August 24, 2018 |date=August 24, 2018}}</ref>
| single3 = One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
| single3date = September 10, 2018
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|MC = 76/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/my-way/willie-nelson|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-way-mw0003196034|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[American Songwriter]]''
|rev2score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/willie-nelson-way/|title=American Songwriter Review|website=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev3score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-willie-nelsons-understated-standards-set-my-way-727579/|title=Willie Nelson's Understated Standards Set 'My Way'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Hermes|first=Will|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''My Way''''' is the sixty-eighth studio album by [[Willie Nelson]]. It will be released on September 14, 2018, by [[Legacy Recordings]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |title=Hear Willie Nelson Sing Sinatra’s ‘Summer Wind’ on New ‘My Way’ Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hear-willie-nelson-sing-sinatras-summer-wind-on-new-my-way-album-701177/ |website=Rolling Stone |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=19 July 2018}}</ref> The album is a tribute to [[Frank Sinatra]], who was a close friend of Nelson's.
'''''My Way''''' is the 68th solo studio album by [[Willie Nelson]]. It was released on September 14, 2018, by [[Legacy Recordings]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Betts |first1=Stephen L. |title=Hear Willie Nelson Sing Sinatra's 'Summer Wind' on New 'My Way' Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hear-willie-nelson-sing-sinatras-summer-wind-on-new-my-way-album-701177/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 22, 2018 |date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> The album is a tribute to [[Frank Sinatra]], who was a close friend of Nelson's. The album received the [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]], marking Nelson's 13th career Grammy win.


==Background==
==Background==
Nelson first teased the album on April 27, 2018, while promoting his album ''[[Last Man Standing (Willie Nelson album)|Last Man Standing]]'' in an article published by [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]], saying that the Great American Songbook “is a deep well, because good songs never die. If it was good a hundred years ago, it’s still good today.”<ref>{{cite web |title=As ‘Stardust’ Turns 40, Willie Nelson Talks About the Great American Songbook |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/willie-nelson-stardust-anniversary-1202789987/amp/ |website=Variety |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=27 April 2018}}</ref>
Nelson first teased the album on April 27, 2018, while promoting his album ''[[Last Man Standing (Willie Nelson album)|Last Man Standing]]'' in an article published by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', saying that the [[Great American Songbook]] "is a deep well, because good songs never die. If it was good a hundred years ago, it's still good today."<ref>{{cite web |title=As 'Stardust' Turns 40, Willie Nelson Talks About the Great American Songbook |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/willie-nelson-stardust-anniversary-1202789987/amp/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 22, 2018 |date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>

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The album was formally announced on July 19, 2018. It is a collection of songs closely associated with [[Frank Sinatra]], whom Nelson first heard at 10 years old when Sinatra joined the radio program ''[[Your Hit Parade]]''. Nelson and Sinatra were close friends and mutual admirers of each other's work. In the 1980s, the pair performed on the same bill at the [[Golden Nugget Las Vegas|Golden Nugget]] in Las Vegas and appeared together in a public service announcement for the [[Space Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Variety Staff |title=Willie Nelson to Release Frank Sinatra Tribute Album 'My Way' |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/willie-nelson-frank-sinatra-tribute-album-my-way-1202879671/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 22, 2018 |date=July 20, 2018}}</ref>

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The album's first single, "Summer Wind", was released on the same day, along with its accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hear-willie-nelson-sing-sinatras-summer-wind-on-new-my-way-album-701177/|author=Betts, Stephen|title=Hear Willie Nelson Sing Sinatra's 'Summer Wind' on New 'My Way' Album|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018}}</ref>


On August 24, 2018, "I'll Be Around" was released as the album's second single, with its music video premiering the same day.
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The album was formally announced on July 19, 2018. It is a collection of songs closely associated with [[Frank Sinatra]], whom Nelson first heard at 10 years old when Sinatra joined the radio program [[Your Hit Parade]]. Nelson and Sinatra were close friends and mutual admirers of each other’s work. In the 1980s, the pair performed on the same bill at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas and appeared together in a public service announcement for NASA’s Space Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=Variety |title=Willie Nelson to Release Frank Sinatra Tribute Album ‘My Way’ |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/willie-nelson-frank-sinatra-tribute-album-my-way-1202879671/ |website=Variety |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=20 July 2018}}</ref>


The third single from the album, "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)", was released on September 10, 2018, along with its music video.
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The album's first single, "Summer Wind", was released on the same day, along with its accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/hear-willie-nelson-sing-sinatras-summer-wind-on-new-my-way-album-701177/|author=Betts, Stephen|title=Hear Willie Nelson Sing Sinatra’s ‘Summer Wind’ on New ‘My Way’ Album|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|date=July 19, 2018|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =
| headline = ''My Way''
| title1 = [[Fly Me to the Moon]]
| title1 = [[Fly Me to the Moon]]
| writer1 = [[Bart Howard]]
| writer1 = [[Bart Howard]]
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| length2 = 3:23
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = [[One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)|One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)]]
| title3 = [[One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)|One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)]]
| writer3 = [[Harold Arlen|Arlen]], Mercer
| writer3 = [[Harold Arlen]], Mercer
| length3 = 3:59
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = [[A Foggy Day]]
| title4 = [[A Foggy Day]]
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| length8 = 2:48
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = [[What Is This Thing Called Love?]]
| title9 = [[What Is This Thing Called Love?]]
| note9 = feat. [[Norah Jones]]
| note9 = featuring [[Norah Jones]]
| writer9 = Porter
| writer9 = Porter
| length9 = 2:27
| length9 = 2:27
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| length10 = 2:46
| length10 = 2:46
| title11 = [[My Way]]
| title11 = [[My Way]]
| writer11 = Paul Anka
| writer11 = [[Paul Anka]], [[Claude François]], [[Jacques Revaux]]
| length11 = 4:49
| length11 = 4:49
| total_length = 35:25
| total_length = 35:25
}}
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|58|artist=Willie Nelson|album=My Way|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 27, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|31|date=20180921|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 22, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|75|artist=Willie Nelson|album=My Way|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 26, 2018}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Frank Sinatra tribute albums]]
[[Category:Legacy Recordings albums]]
[[Category:Legacy Recordings albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Buddy Cannon]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Buddy Cannon]]
[[Category:Frank Sinatra tribute albums]]
[[Category:Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]]
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[[Category:Upcoming albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:14, 23 September 2023

My Way
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2018
StudioEastWest, Los Angeles
GenreCountry, Traditional pop
Length35:25
LabelLegacy Recordings
ProducerBuddy Cannon, Matt Rollings
Willie Nelson chronology
Last Man Standing
(2018) 		My Way
(2018) 		Ride Me Back Home
(2019)
Singles from My Way
  1. "Summer Wind"
    Released: July 19, 2018[1]
  2. "I'll Be Around"
    Released: August 24, 2018[2]
  3. "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)"
    Released: September 10, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

My Way is the 68th solo studio album by Willie Nelson. It was released on September 14, 2018, by Legacy Recordings.[7] The album is a tribute to Frank Sinatra, who was a close friend of Nelson's. The album received the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, marking Nelson's 13th career Grammy win.

Background

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Nelson first teased the album on April 27, 2018, while promoting his album Last Man Standing in an article published by Variety, saying that the Great American Songbook "is a deep well, because good songs never die. If it was good a hundred years ago, it's still good today."[8]

The album was formally announced on July 19, 2018. It is a collection of songs closely associated with Frank Sinatra, whom Nelson first heard at 10 years old when Sinatra joined the radio program Your Hit Parade. Nelson and Sinatra were close friends and mutual admirers of each other's work. In the 1980s, the pair performed on the same bill at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas and appeared together in a public service announcement for the Space Foundation.[9]

The album's first single, "Summer Wind", was released on the same day, along with its accompanying music video.[10]

On August 24, 2018, "I'll Be Around" was released as the album's second single, with its music video premiering the same day.

The third single from the album, "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)", was released on September 10, 2018, along with its music video.

Track listing

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My Way
No.TitelWriter(s)Length
1."Fly Me to the Moon"Bart Howard2:44
2."Summer Wind"Heinz Meier, Johnny Mercer3:23
3."One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)"Harold Arlen, Mercer3:59
4."A Foggy Day"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin2:57
5."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake3:56
6."Blue Moon"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart2:37
7."I'll Be Around"Alec Wilder2:59
8."Night and Day"Cole Porter2:48
9."What Is This Thing Called Love?" (featuring Norah Jones)Porter2:27
10."Young at Heart"Johnny Richards, Carolyn Leigh2:46
11."My Way"Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux4:49
Total length:35:25

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 58
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 75

References

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  1. ^ "Willie Nelson - Summer Wind (Official Music Video)". YouTube. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Willie Nelson - I'll Be Around (Official Music Video)". YouTube. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Horowitz, Hal (September 11, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Hermes, Will (September 21, 2018). "Willie Nelson's Understated Standards Set 'My Way'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Betts, Stephen L. (July 19, 2018). "Hear Willie Nelson Sing Sinatra's 'Summer Wind' on New 'My Way' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "As 'Stardust' Turns 40, Willie Nelson Talks About the Great American Songbook". Variety. April 27, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Variety Staff (July 20, 2018). "Willie Nelson to Release Frank Sinatra Tribute Album 'My Way'". Variety. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  10. ^ Betts, Stephen (July 19, 2018). "Hear Willie Nelson Sing Sinatra's 'Summer Wind' on New 'My Way' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Willie Nelson – My Way" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Willie Nelson – My Way". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
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