Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin

Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released February 26, 2016
Genre
Length 36:15
Label Legacy Recordings
Producer Buddy Cannon, Matt Rollings
Willie Nelson chronology
Django & Jimmie
(2015)		 Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
(2016)

Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin is an upcoming album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. After being awarded the Gershwin Prize by the Library of Congress, Nelson recorded a set of pop standards written by George and Ira Gershwin. The recording of the album was produced by Buddy Cannon and Matt Rollings. It includes the duets "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" with Cyndi Lauper and "Embraceable You" with Sheryl Crow.[1]

To select the songs for the album, Nelson was inspired by the Frank Sinatra recordings of Gershwin songs. Meanwhile, he decided to name the album after the song "Summertime", based on his past election to name a previous hit record Stardust On January 19, Nelson a video of the title-track as a preview to the release.[2] The album is set to be released by Legacy Recordings on February 26, 2016.[3]

Personnel

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "But Not for Me"   3:16
2. "Somebody Loves Me"   2:14
3. "Someone to Watch Over Me"   4:05
4. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (featuring Cyndi Lauper)"   3:06
5. "It Ain't Necessarily So"   4:28
6. "I Got Rhythm"   2:47
7. "Love is Here to Stay"   3:23
8. "They All Laughed"   2:44
9. "Embraceable You (featuring Sheryl Crow)"   3:38
10. "They Can't Take That Away from Me"   2:54
11. "Summertime"   3:52

References

  1. ↑ "Legacy Recordings Set to Release Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin on Friday, February 26, 2016". PR Newswire (PR Newswire Association LLC). January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Moss, Marissa (January 19, 2016). "See Willie Nelson Preview Gershwin Tribute LP With 'Summertime'". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media LLC). Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Gardner, Elysa (January 12, 2016). "Willie Nelson salutes Gershwin with 'Summertime,' due Feb. 26". USA Today (Gannett Company). Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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