Family Bible (Willie Nelson album)

Family Bible
Studio album by
Willie Nelson
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1980
RecordedAutumn Sound, Garland, Texas
GenreCountry
Length33:51
LabelSongbird Records
ProducerWillie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology
Honeysuckle Rose
(1980) 		Family Bible
(1980) 		Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(1981)
Singles from Family Bible
  1. "Family Bible"
    Released: December 1, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Family Bible is a studio album by country singer Willie Nelson.[2] He plays guitar and is accompanied by his sister Bobbie Nelson on piano. The album was dedicated to Mama Nelson.

It contains three original songs, including the title track, and eight other hymns or gospel songs, some dating from the 19th century.

Track listing

  1. "By the Rivers of Babylon" (0:50)
  2. "Stand by Me" (Charles Albert Tindley) (3:03)
  3. "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)" (Stuart Hamblen) (5:00)
  4. "There Shall Be Showers of Blessings" (Daniel Webster, James McGranahan) (3:40)
  5. "Softly and Tenderly" (Will Lamartine Thompson) (4:34)
  6. "Tell It to Jesus" (Edmund S. Lorenz, Jeremiah Rankin) (3:22)
  7. "Family Bible" (Claude Gray, Paul Buskirk, Walter Breeland) (2:52)
  8. "In God's Eyes" (Willie Nelson) (3:27)
  9. "Revive Us Again" (William Paton Mackay) (2:23)
  10. "An Evening Prayer" (C. Maude Battersby, Charles H. Gabriel) (1:40)
  11. "Kneel at the Feet of Jesus" (Willie Nelson) (3:00)

Personnel

Technical
  • Phil York - engineer, photography

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[3] 26

References

  1. ^ "Family Bible Willie Nelson". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ Flippo, Chet (Feb 5, 2000). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 6. p. 56.
  3. ^ "Willie Nelson". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2023.


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