One for the Road (Willie Nelson and Leon Russell album)


One for the Road is an album by singers and songwriters Willie Nelson and Leon Russell, produced by the pair. The album was first released as a double vinyl LP by Columbia Records. The album was recorded in Leon's new facility, Paradise Studios in Burbank, California. The album peaked at No. 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart, No. 3 on US country albums chart, No. 28 on the Canada albums chart, No. 1 on the Canada country albums chart and No. 11 on the New Zealand albums chart. The album has gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums in the US and Canada.
It was re-released on CD in 1989, 2008 and 2017. The new releases were after Leon recordings earned six gold records. He received two Grammy awards from seven nominations. In 2011, Leon was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. One of his biggest early fans, Elton John, said Russell was a "mentor" and an "inspiration". They recorded their album The Union in 2010, which earned them a Grammy nomination.

Track listing

  1. "Detour" - 2:24
  2. "I Saw The Light" - 3:04
  3. "Heartbreak Hotel" - 3:00
  4. "Let The Rest Of The World Go By" - 3:46
  5. "Trouble in Mind" - 2:40
  6. "Don't Fence Me In " - 2:25
  7. "The Wild Side of Life" - 3:21
  8. "Ridin' Down the Canyon" - 3:20
  9. "Sioux City Sue" - 3:15
  10. "You Are My Sunshine" - 2:49
  11. "Danny Boy" - 3:58
  12. "Always" - 2:16
  13. "Summertime" - 2:27
  14. "Because Of You" - 2:04
  15. "Am I Blue?" - 2:16
  16. "Tenderly" - 3:58
  17. "Far Away Places" - 3:08
  18. "That Lucky Old Sun" - 2:38
  19. "Stormy Weather" - 2:35
  20. "One for My Baby " - 2:32

    Personnel