The Sound in Your Mind

1976 studio album by Willie Nelson
The Sound in Your Mind
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
ReleasedFebruary 1976
RecordedAutumn Sound Studios, Garland, Texas
Genre
  • Country
  • outlaw country
  • country rock
  • honky-tonk
Length33:38
LabelColumbia
ProducerWillie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
Red Headed Stranger
(1975)
The Sound in Your Mind
(1976)
The Troublemaker
(1976)

The Sound in Your Mind is the nineteenth studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson. This was his second album for Columbia Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideB−[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" (Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith) – 2:20
  2. "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" (Lefty Frizzell, Jim Beck) – 2:05
  3. "A Penny for Your Thoughts" (Jenny Lou Carson) – 3:22
  4. "The Healing Hands of Time" – 3:58
  5. "Thanks Again" – 2:14
  6. "I'd Have to be Crazy" (Steven Fromholz) – 4:21

Side two

  1. "Amazing Grace" (Traditional, arr. Nelson) – 5:41
  2. "The Sound in Your Mind" – 3:27
  3. "Medley" – 8:31

Personnel

  • Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar, arrangements, production
  • Bobbie Nelson – piano
  • Paul English – drums
  • Rex Ludwick – drums
  • Jody Payne – guitar
  • Bee Spears – bass guitar
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Steve Fromholz – harmony vocals on "I'd Have to Be Crazy"
  • Tom Morrell – pedal steel guitar on "That Lucky Old Sun"
  • Phil York – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 48
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 1

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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