The Promiseland

For similarly titled albums, see Promised Land (disambiguation) § Albums.

The Promiseland
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
Released1986
GenreCountry
Length33:56
LabelColumbia
ProducerWillie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
Me & Paul
(1985) 		The Promiseland
(1986) 		Partners
(1986)
Singles from The Promiseland
  1. "Living in the Promiseland"
    Released: February 1986
  2. "I'm Not Trying to Forget You"
    Released: July 1986

The Promiseland is the thirty-third studio album by American country music singer Willie Nelson. It reached No. 1 on the US Country Albums chart. He was backed by Clint Strong (guitar,) Mark Yeary (keyboards,) Dennis Hromek (bass,) Biff Adam (drums,) and Jimmy Belken (fiddle) of The Strangers.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living in the Promiseland"David Lynn Jones3:18
2."I'm Not Trying to Forget You"Willie Nelson3:17
3."Here in My Heart"Jones3:50
4."I've Got the Craziest Feeling"Floyd Tillman2:54
5."No Place But Texas"Alex Harvey3:22
6."You're Only in My Arms To Cry on My Shoulder)"Steve Nelson3:16
7."Pass It On"Steve Bivens, Dub Dickerson, Clarence Williams3:10
8."Do You Ever Think of Me"Earl Burtnett, John Cooper, Harry D. Kerr2:17
9."Old Fashioned Love"James P. Johnson, Cecil2:47
10."Basin Street Blues"Spencer Williams4:09
11."Bach Minuet in G"Johann Sebastian Bach1:36

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Biff Adam - drums
  • Jimmy Belken - fiddle
  • Dennis Hromek - bass guitar
  • Clint Strong - guitar
  • Mark Yeary - keyboards

and

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1


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