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.
| The Promiseland | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Willie Nelson | |||
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| Singles from The Promiseland | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Living in the Promiseland" | David Lynn Jones | 3:18 |
| 2. | "I'm Not Trying to Forget You" | Willie Nelson | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Here in My Heart" | Jones | 3:50 |
| 4. | "I've Got the Craziest Feeling" | Floyd Tillman | 2:54 |
| 5. | "No Place But Texas" | Alex Harvey | 3:22 |
| 6. | "You're Only in My Arms To Cry on My Shoulder)" | Steve Nelson | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Pass It On" | Steve Bivens, Dub Dickerson, Clarence Williams | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Do You Ever Think of Me" | Earl Burtnett, John Cooper, Harry D. Kerr | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Old Fashioned Love" | James P. Johnson, Cecil | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Basin Street Blues" | Spencer Williams | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Bach Minuet in G" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:36 |
Personnel
edit- Biff Adam - drums
- Jimmy Belken - fiddle
- Dennis Hromek - bass guitar
- Clint Strong - guitar
- Mark Yeary - keyboards
and
- Ritchie Albright - drums
- Johnny Gimble - fiddle
- Mickey Raphael - harmonica
- Bee Spears - bass guitar
- Bobby Arnold - engineer
- Paul Buskirk - guitar
- Bill Ginn - keyboards
- Larry Greenhill - engineer
- David Lynn Jones - guitar
- John Moran - assistant engineer
- Freddy Powers - guitar
- Denny Purcell - mastering
- Dean Reynolds - double bass
- Randee Saint Nicholas - photography
- Spencer Starnes - bass guitar
- Virginia Team - art direction
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
