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What a Wonderful World
Country · 1988 · 10 tracks

What a Wonderful World

Willie Nelson

A gentle collection of Great American Songbook standards delivered with a weathered country croon. Soft strings, intimate harmonica, and patient, jazzy phrasing.

1988 · Columbia

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A weary but hopeful collection of standards that feels like a warm embrace from an old friend.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Spanish Eyes
3:33
02
Moon River
3:10
03
Some Enchanted Evening
3:40
04
What a Wonderful World
2:16
05
South of the Border
3:17
06
Ole Buttermilk Sky
2:48
07
The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
2:53
08
To Each His Own
3:37
09
Twilight Time
2:50
10
Ac‐Cent‐Tchu‐Ate the Positive
2:01
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the harmonica sighs into the opening melody of Moon River, grounding the cinematic standard in Texas soil.
Willie's phrasing on the title track where he stretches the syllables just past the expected beat, creating a sense of weary optimism.
The delicate interplay between the nylon-string guitar and the soft string arrangement on Spanish Eyes.
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How does What a Wonderful World sound next to the rest of Willie Nelson's catalogue?

Love Romantic+1.6σ

The writing leans notably further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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