Take It to the Limit (album)

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Take It to the Limit
Studio album by Willie Nelson with Waylon Jennings
Released	April 1983
Genre	Country Outlaw country
Length	33:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings
Professional reviews
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Waylon Jennings chronology
It's Only Rock & Roll (1983) Take It to the Limit (1983) Waylon and Company (1983)

Take It to the Limit is an album by Willie Nelson with Waylon Jennings, released in 1983 on Columbia Records. The odd-numbered tracks on the album are Nelson-Jennings duets; the even-numbered tracks are Nelson solos. The title song was originally sung by the Eagles, while "Homeward Bound" was originally by Simon and Garfunkel. Take It to the Limit was the next-to-last collaboration between Jennings and Nelson; of the four duets albums released by the singers, Waylon & Willie achieved the greatest success. Despite the fact that neither singer was in top artistic form and Jennings' most successful days were already over, the record managed to chart, peaking at #3 on the country charts, not unlike WWII, the two performers' previous album recorded together. "Why Do I Have to Choose" also reached #3, while the title track reached #8 on the singles charts.

[edit] Track listing

1. "No Love at All" (Christopher, Thompson) – 2:42
2. "Why Do I Have to Choose" (Nelson) – 3:12
3. "Why Baby Why" (Darrell Edwards/George Jones) – 2:40
4. "We Had It All" (Fritts/Seals) – 3:06
5. "Take It to the Limit" (Glenn Frey/Don Henley/Randy Meisner) – 3:50
6. "Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) – 3:29
7. "Blackjack County Chains" (Red Lane) – 2:59
8. "Till I Gain Control Again" (Rodney Crowell) – 4:57
9. "Old Friends" (Roger Miller) – 3:33
10. "Would You Lay with Me (in a Field of Stone)" (David Allan Coe) – 3:16