Django & Jimmie

Django and Jimmie
Studio album by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
Released June 2, 2015
Genre Country
Length 46:44
Label Legacy Recordings
Producer Buddy Cannon
Willie Nelson chronology

Willie’s Stash, Vol. 1: December Day
(2014)		 Django and Jimmie
(2015)
Merle Haggard chronology
Working in Tennessee
(2011)		 Django and Jimmie
(2015)

Django & Jimmie is an upcoming duet album by country music singers Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. The release marks the sixth album collaboration between Nelson and Haggard.

Overview

Django and Jimmie marked Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's sixth album collaboration.[1] Nelson announced its completion during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at South by Southwest festival on March 20, 2015. The release of the first single, "It's All Going to Pot" was set for April 20 (420 day).[2]

Produced by Buddy Cannon, the album features fourteen tracks by Nelson and Haggard. The song "Django and Jimmie" is a tribute to musicians Django Reinhardt and Jimmie Rodgers.[3] Cannon forwarded the title-track to Haggard and Nelson separately. Both were interested by the song, and had talked in previous years about recording a new collaboration album.[4] The preproduction of the album took eighteen months. The parties involved discussed the type of material they wanted to include in the album and co-wrote some of the songs by talking on the telephone. The entire album was recorded in three days.[5] It features a guest appearance by Bobby Bare on the tribute song "Missing Ol' Johnny Cash". The release of the album was announced for June 2, 2015.[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Django and Jimmie"  Jimmy Melton, Jeff Prince 2:53
2. "It's All Going to Pot"  Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson, Larry Shell 2:56
3. "Unfair Weather Friend"  Maria Cannon-Goodman, Ward Davis 4:14
4. "Missing Ol' Johnny Cash" (featuring Bobby Bare)Merle Haggard 3:26
5. "Live This Song"  Shawn Camp, Marv Green 3:35
6. "Alice in Hulaland"  Cannon, Willie Nelson 3:01
7. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"  Bob Dylan 4:10
8. "Family Bible"  Nelson 3:36
9. "It's Only Money"  Nelson, Cannon 3:56
10. "Swinging Doors"  Haggard 2:51
11. "Where Dreams Come to Die"  Nelson, Cannon 3:18
12. "Somewhere Between"  Haggard 3:24
13. "Driving the Herd"  Nelson, Cannon 2:49
14. "The Only Man Wilder Than Me"  Haggard 2:35

References

  1. ↑ "Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard to Release "Django & Jimmie" Album". Saving Country Music (Savingcountrymusic.com). March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Watch Willie Nelson and Jimmy Kimmel Duet on SXSW Love Song". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media LLC). March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Outlaw Country Legends Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Reunite for Django and Jimmie, A New Album Collaboration Premiering 14 Fresh Studio Tracks". PR Newswire (PR Newswire Association LLC). April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ Doyle, Patrick (April 29, 2015). "Watch Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard Smoke and Joke in the Studio". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media LLC). Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard Team Up for Duets Album". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media, LLC). April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.