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Amanda Shires planned to include a version of "Always on My Mind," a song popularized by Willie Nelson, on her 2022 album Take It Like a Man, going so far as to invite Willie's sister Bobbie to play on the track. Once Shires and Bobbie Nelson shared studio space, they got to know each other by playing a few classic country covers. By the end of the day, they decided to cut an entire album together, knocking out Loving You quickly, but it sat on the shelf as Take It Like a Man received its promotional cycle in 2022. By the time Loving You appeared in June 2023, Bobbie Nelson had been dead for a year, turning this unassuming lark of an album into an affectionate farewell to a country music legend. Although a handful of tracks have received some sweetening -- there are strings, plus a Willie vocal on "Summertime" -- the vibe on Loving You is strikingly intimate; even when a rhythm section is involved, it doesn't feel like there are any other musicians in the studio besides Shires and Nelson. The stripped-down surroundings shift the focus to Nelson's lyrical playing; heard outside of her brother's Family band, it's easy to hear the elegance she brought to the group. Whether she's singing or playing violin, Shires has a relaxed, natural rapport with Nelson that gives Loving You a genuine sense of warmth: this wasn't intended as a tribute or a goodbye, it was merely a relaxed session between two kindred spirits and its inherent modesty makes it quite satisfying.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Billy Talmadge, Composer - Lawrence Rothman, Producer - Ernest Tubb Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Mark James, Composer - Johnny Christopher, Composer - Wayne Carson, Composer - Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Lawrence Rothman, Producer
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
FRANK LOESSER, Composer - Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Lawrence Rothman, Producer - Fritz Miller, Composer
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Willie Nelson, MainArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Dubose Heyward, Composer - Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Lawrence Rothman, Producer - Nokawi Music administered in the United States by Steve Peter Music (ASCAP)., MusicPublisher - Frankie G. Songs and the DuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund administered by Downtown Music Publishing., MusicPublisher - Ira Gershwin Music administered by WB Music Corp., MusicPublisher
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Willie Nelson, Composer - Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Lawrence Rothman, Producer - Willie Nelson (BMI) – EMI Full Nelson Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Gus Kahn, Composer - Wilbur Schwandt, Composer - Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Fabian Andre, Composer - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Lawrence Rothman, Producer - Gilbert Keyes Music Company (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Essex Music Inc. and Words & Music, Inc.(ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - W.B. Stevens, Composer - Lawrence Rothman, Producer - Barney E. Warren, Composer
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Sebastián Yradier, Composer - Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Lawrence Rothman, Producer
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Bobbie Nelson, Composer, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - Lawrence Rothman, Producer - Fletcher Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Harold Arlen, Composer - Bobbie Nelson, MainArtist - Amanda Shires, Producer, MainArtist - E.Y Harburg, Composer - EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Lawrence Rothman, Producer
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Album review
Amanda Shires planned to include a version of "Always on My Mind," a song popularized by Willie Nelson, on her 2022 album Take It Like a Man, going so far as to invite Willie's sister Bobbie to play on the track. Once Shires and Bobbie Nelson shared studio space, they got to know each other by playing a few classic country covers. By the end of the day, they decided to cut an entire album together, knocking out Loving You quickly, but it sat on the shelf as Take It Like a Man received its promotional cycle in 2022. By the time Loving You appeared in June 2023, Bobbie Nelson had been dead for a year, turning this unassuming lark of an album into an affectionate farewell to a country music legend. Although a handful of tracks have received some sweetening -- there are strings, plus a Willie vocal on "Summertime" -- the vibe on Loving You is strikingly intimate; even when a rhythm section is involved, it doesn't feel like there are any other musicians in the studio besides Shires and Nelson. The stripped-down surroundings shift the focus to Nelson's lyrical playing; heard outside of her brother's Family band, it's easy to hear the elegance she brought to the group. Whether she's singing or playing violin, Shires has a relaxed, natural rapport with Nelson that gives Loving You a genuine sense of warmth: this wasn't intended as a tribute or a goodbye, it was merely a relaxed session between two kindred spirits and its inherent modesty makes it quite satisfying.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:35
- Main artists: Amanda Shires Bobbie Nelson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ATO Records LLC
- Genre: Country
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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