Teatro
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1998
GenreAlternative country, country music
Length50:30
LabelIsland
ProducerDaniel Lanois
Willie Nelson chronology
Hill Country Christmas
(1997)		 Teatro
(1998)		 Night and Day
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Guardian[4]

Teatro is the 45th studio album by Willie Nelson, released in September 1998 via Island Records. Filmmaker Wim Wenders produced a documentary feature-length film of the recording sessions and live performances.

Background

The recording sessions for the album were held in the old movie theater named Teatro in Oxnard, California and were produced by Daniel Lanois.[5] The album features backing vocals by Emmylou Harris, as well as backing by regular Nelson harmonicist Mickey Raphael and Nelson's sister, Bobbie Nelson, on piano. The majority of the songs are composed by Nelson, and most are re-recordings of songs he wrote and first recorded in the 1960s: "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" (1961), "My Own Peculiar Way" (1964), "Home Motel" (1962), "I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye" (1968), "I've Just Destroyed the World (1962) and "Three Days" (1962).

Lanois contributes one of his songs, "The Maker" (originally released on his album Acadie), and plays electric guitar and bass, and also took the photograph for the album cover. Mark Howard recorded and mixed the record.

Teatro is noted for its spare, yet drum-heavy and atmospheric sound, credited to Lanois, who had also produced Harris's alternative country album, Wrecking Ball.

Teatro was reissued in 2017 by Light in the Attic Records with seven bonus tracks and the DVD of the documentary by Wim Wenders.

Track listing

All songs written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

  1. "Ou Es-Tu, Mon Amour? (Where Are You, My Love?)" (Emile Stehn, Henri LeMarchand) – 2:43
  2. "I Never Cared For You" – 2:18
  3. "Everywhere I Go" – 3:50
  4. "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" – 2:33
  5. "My Own Peculiar Way" – 3:37
  6. "These Lonely Nights" (Chester Odom) – 3:29
  7. "Home Motel" – 3:15
  8. "The Maker" (Daniel Lanois) – 5:08
  9. "I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye" – 4:38
  10. "I've Just Destroyed the World (I'm Living In)" (Nelson, Ray Price) – 2:52
  11. "Somebody Pick Up My Pieces" – 4:39
  12. "Three Days" – 3:07
  13. "I've Loved You All Over the World" – 4:18
  14. "Annie" – 3:51
  15. (bonus) "It Should Be Easier Now" - 3:15
  16. (bonus) "One Step Beyond" - 3:38
  17. (bonus) "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" (Hank Locklin) - 3:09
  18. (bonus) "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" (Scotty Wiseman) - 3:39
  19. (bonus) "Till I Gain Control Again" (Rodney Crowell) - 6:17
  20. (bonus) "Lonely Little Mansion" - 4:03
  21. (bonus) "Things To Remember" - 2:50

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 17
U.S. Billboard 200 104
Canadian RPM Country Albums 15

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Review: Teatro – Willie Nelson". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ Scherman, Tony (August 31, 1998). "Teatro (1998)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (August 25, 1998). "Review: Willie Nelson – Teatro". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline. "Review: Willie Nelson – Teatro (Island)". Friday Review (September 11, 1998): 26.
  5. ↑ Biasotti, Tony (September 9, 2023). "Tales from Oxnard's Teatro: Shooting pool with Bob Dylan, buying weed for Willie Nelson". Ventura County Star. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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