Honeysuckle Rose [Expanded Edition]

1	On the Road Again 2:37
2	Pick Up the Tempo 2:35
3	Heaven or Hell 2:16
4	Fiddlin' Around / Johnny Gimble 3:24
5	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 2:47
6	Working Man Blues / Jody Payne 3:38
7	Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe / Johnny Gimble 2:49
8	Yesterday's Wine previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:13
9	Whiskey River 3:54
10	Bloody Mary Morning 3:42
11	Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) 3:43
12	I Don't Do Windows / Hank Cochran 3:18
13	Coming Back to Texas / Kenneth Threadgill 2:21
14	If You Want Me to Love You I Will / Amy Irving 1:31
15	It's Not Supposed to Be That Way 3:21
16	You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine) / Amy Irving 3:15
17	If You Could Touch Her at All / Amy Irving 3:28
18	Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground 4:25
19	I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes 3:22
20	Angel Eyes 2:41
21	So You Think You're a Cowboy / Emmylou Harris 2:28
22	Good Hearted Woman previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:48
23	Make the World Go Away / Jeannie Seely 2:39
24	Two Sides to Every Story 3:07
25	A Song for You 2:35
26	Uncloudy Day 4:17

Barnes & Noble

The 1980 film Honeysuckle Rose resides in deserved obscurity, but the complete music (and more) from the film finally sees the light of day again on this updated CD reissue of the original double vinyl release. "On the Road Again" and "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" are such familiar Willie classics that they seem to have been around forever, but in fact both were introduced in this movie. Elsewhere, the tale of 60 days in the life of a country singer on the road is advanced in songs -- all recorded live in San Antonio and Austin -- that relate to the unfolding narrative, including "Whiskey River," "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," and Nelson's spare but sophisticated version of Leon Russell's "A Song for You." The disc includes two bonus tracks: a tough-edged version of "Yesterday's Wine" and a rollicking workout on the Nelson–Waylon Jennings chestnut "Good Hearted Woman." Cast members Amy Irving and Dyan Cannon also turn in agreeable vocal performances, but those are handily topped by their more musical colleagues. Johnny Gimble wows with his western swing on "Fiddlin' Around" and "Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe"; Hank Cochran kicks up dust on his wry stomper, "I Don't Do Windows," and compels a hankie with the duet (with Jeannie Seely) "Make the World Go Away"; and Emmylou Harris pretty well steals the show, twice, with her heartbreaking take on Rodney Crowell's "Angel Eyes" and the bittersweet waltz "So You Think You're a Cowboy." If the movie from which these songs sprang is little noted nor long remembered, it was no fault of Willie's -- he was in top form here, as proved by his time-tested songs. David McGee

All Music Guide

The soundtrack to Honeysuckle Rose is an anomaly in the genre. It is really a collection of songs by Willie Nelson and his Family band as well as a host of friends like Jody Payne, Johnny Gimble, Amy Irving, Hank Cochran, Jeannie Seely, Kenneth Threadgill, Dyan Cannon, and Emmylou Harris, all of it set in a concert-like atmosphere and performed live in front of an audience. Now it's true that Nelson is the hero of the movie, but the movie hardly matters when it comes to the soundtrack because it stands so well as a document on its own. Cochran's performances are as inspiring as anything he ever did in his life. Nelson's readings of his own tunes like "Bloody Mary Morning," "On the Road Again," "Pick Up the Tempo," "Heaven or Hell," and others are solid, inspired, and rollicking. His versions of tunes written by Kris Kristofferson ("Loving Her Was Easier Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again"), Rodney Crowell ("Angel Eyes"), and Lee Clayton ("If You Could Touch Her at All") blow away the studio versions. And the duets with Cannon, Harris, and Irving are moving and direct. The sound is much improved on this remastered version with a real bass presence and far less crowd noise during the performances. In addition they restore Irving's reading of Nelson's "If You Want Me to Love You I Will," which was omitted from the original CD release, and add a pair of bonus tracks, making it a superb value. [An expanded edition was also released.] Thom Jurek