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"Last Man Standing" is the sixty-seventh studio album by Willie Nelson, released on April 27, 2018 through Legacy Recordings. Produced by Buddy Cannon, the release features eleven new songs written by him and Nelson.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 9 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim ".
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“Ain’t it funny, how time slips away,” wrote Willie Nelson in 1960 when he was in his late 20s. Now at 85, he’s still singing about time, albeit from a slightly different perspective. “One thing I’ve learned about running the road/ Is forever don’t apply to life,” he intones on this album’s title track. It’s just one of the instances on this 11-song set of new originals where Nelson faces up to the inevitable with honesty, humility and a refreshing dose of humor.
Willie’s in remarkable voice throughout. Like his peer Loretta Lynn, his vocals are clear, confident and sound decades younger than his birth certificate indicates. Producer Buddy Cannon, who co-wrote the tunes, keeps the sound full and clean, yet open. He perfectly balances twang, strum and crackling rhythms that feel as frisky as Nelson sounds on songs like “She Made My Day,” where he wittily laments, “She made my day, but it ruined my life.”
Last Man Standing isn’t just a terrific album made by a living legend with nothing left to prove; it’s one of the most joyous, insightful and understated sets from Willie Nelson, a guy who acts like his best years are still ahead and refuses to slow down now.
Reviewed by Hal Horowitz for americansongwriter.com.
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