Willie Nelson TEXAS IN MY SOUL 12" Vinyl LP 1968 RCA LSP 3937 - Rare & Nice
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Texas in My Soul is the seventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was an early concept album that aimed to pay tribute to the State of Texas. The original album artwork features the Alamo, along with three San Antonio construction projects completed in 1968: the Tower of the Americas, HemisFair Arena and the HemisFair monorail system. By 1968 Nelson had recorded a string of albums for RCA but none had sold in vast quantities. Although he remained very popular in his home state of Texas, and was highly regarded in Nashville for composing hits like “Crazy” and “Hello Walls,” his success as a songwriter did not translate as a commercial recording artist. Nelson felt hamstrung by Nashville's recording practices, feeling the soul of his songs were being buried under background vocalists and strings.[1] According to Nelson, who continued touring with his own band during this time, it was RCA head and producer Chet Atkins who came up with the idea of recording an album dedicated to Texas: “Back in Nashville, Chet Atkins was still racking his brain, trying to find ways to get my records to sell. He came up with a concept, Texas in My Soul, that had me singing songs about my home state. Not a bad idea...But when I tried to use my road band in the studio, Chet said no.”[2] 01. Dallas -(Dewey Groom, Don Stovall) 02. San Antonio -(Jerry Blanton) 03. Streets of Laredo -(Traditional) 04. Who Put All My Ex’s in Texas -(Eddie Rabbitt, Ralph Mooney, Pappy O’Daniel and his Hillbilly Boys) 05. The Hill Country Theme -(Cindy Walker) 06. Waltz Across Texas -(Ernest Tubb) 07. Travis Letter -(Merle Travis) 08. Remember The Alamo -(Jane Bowers) 09. Texas In My Soul -(Zeb Turner, Tubb) 10. There’s a Little Bit of Everything in Texas -(Tubb) 11. Beautiful Texas -(W. Lee O’Daniel)
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