Bobbie Nelson & Amanda Shires - Loving You [CD]

Format: CD 
Catalogue No.: ATO0647CD
Barcode: 0880882567125
Release Date: 23 Jun 2023
Genre: Folk/Americana

 “‘Loving You’ is a reflection on the life and music of Bobbie Nelson,” says Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Amanda Shires. Shires’ mission in making ‘Loving You’ is to pay respect to the only woman she saw working in
a band and pursuing a career as a sideman. “I first saw Bobbie playing when I was 16 at some festival in Texas where I grew up,” she explains. “Much of my path seemed possible because I saw a woman working and making a career of music at a young age, and that woman was Bobbie Nelson.”
 Bobbie Nelson’s musical career dates back to the 1940s. Naturally gifted on the piano, she played in churches, revival tents, concert halls and honky-tonks, eventually joining her brother Willie Nelson’s Family Band in the early ‘70s.
 Shires and Nelson got together in 2021 to record at Arlyn Studios in Austin, Texas - a facility co-owned and operated by Nelson’s son, Freddy Fletcher.
 The album ‘Loving You’ features songs Nelson and Shires played and treasured their entire lives, along with Nelson’s own elegant solo piano title cut. The album would eventually trace Nelson’s musical story - and personal journey.
 LP pressed on White Opaque vinyl. 

Tracklisting
Waltz Across Texas
Always On My Mind
Old Fashioned Love
Summertime (Feat. Willie Nelson) 04:05
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Tempted And Tried
La Paloma
Loving You
Over The Rainbow