Partners (Willie Nelson album)

Partners
Partners
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	1986
Recorded	Pedernales Recording (Spicewood, Texas); Moman's Recording (Nashville, Tennessee);
Genre	Country
Length	35:11
Label	Columbia
Producer	Chips Moman
Willie Nelson chronology

Partners is a studio album by the American musician Willie Nelson, released in 1986.^[1]^[2] Johnny Gimble played fiddle on the album.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Orlando Sentinel	^[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[1]

The Orlando Sentinel wrote: "Nelson's off-hand vocal phrasing is one part of his distinctive talent. But on most of these tracks, that delivery sounds merely disinterested."^[5] The Ottawa Citizen concluded that "the laid-back tone of his recent albums gives way to a practically comatose feel."^[7] The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the "slow, lovely, almost frighteningly heartfelt version of 'When I Dream'."^[6]

Track listing

"Partners After All" (Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman)
"When I Dream" (Sandy Mason Theoret)
"Hello Love, Goodbye" (Johnny Rodriguez)
"Heart of Gold" (Neil Young)
"Kathleen" (Willie Nelson)
"Something" (George Harrison)
"So Much Like My Dad" (Emmons, Moman)
"My Own Peculiar Way" (Nelson)
"Remember Me" (Stuart Hamblen)
"Home Away from Home" (Emmons)

Personnel

Willie Nelson - guitar, vocals
Chips Moman - guitar
J.R. Cobb - guitar, backing vocals
Reggie Young - guitar
Mike Leech - bass guitar, mandolin, arrangements
Bobby Emmons - keyboards
Bobby Wood - keyboards, backing vocals
Gene Chrisman - drums
Johnny Gimble - fiddle
Mickey Raphael - harmonica
The "A" Strings - strings
David Mayo, Paul Davis, Rebecca Evans Russell, Rick Yancey, Sam Shoup, Stephony Smith, Toni Wine - backing vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums^[8]	13

References

^ ^a ^b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 499.
^ Lewis, Jim (November 21, 1986). "On the Record". UPI.
^ Rowe, Norman (January 25, 1987). "Partnerships Distinguish Albums Sharing Same Title". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. J3.
^ "Partners Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Duffy, Tom (30 Nov 1986). "Willie Nelson". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b Tucker, Ken (19 Oct 1986). "Willie Nelson Partners". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G8.
^ Beyer, Susan (9 Jan 1987). "Albums that don't quite make it". Ottawa Citizen. p. D14.
^ "Willie Nelson". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[RS-1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 499.

[2] Lewis, Jim (November 21, 1986). "On the Record". UPI.

[3] Rowe, Norman (January 25, 1987). "Partnerships Distinguish Albums Sharing Same Title". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. J3.

[4] "Partners Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[OS-5] Duffy, Tom (30 Nov 1986). "Willie Nelson". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.

[PI-6] Tucker, Ken (19 Oct 1986). "Willie Nelson Partners". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G8.

[7] Beyer, Susan (9 Jan 1987). "Albums that don't quite make it". Ottawa Citizen. p. D14.

[8] "Willie Nelson". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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