Apple Magazine - USA - Issue 454 (2020-07-10)

First Rose of Spring

Willie Nelson

One of the defining names of country music,
Willie Nelson has now released 70 studio
albums – including First Rose of Spring, which
espouses the reflective sound with which
the 87-year-old, Texas-born artist’s fans will
be familiar.

FIVE FACTS:

1. The album was originally set for release on
   April 24 until it was postponed as a result of
   the COVID-19 pandemic.


2. Nelson co-wrote two original songs, “Blue
   Star” and “Love Just Laughed”, for this album
   with its producer Buddy Cannon.


3. The album’s title track and first single is
   about a husband and wife and “a love affair
   from the beginning to the end,” Nelson told
   Apple Music.


4. He added: “It’s one of the best songs I’ve
   heard in a long time.”


5. “There’s a lot of good songs that we still
   have that will be on the next album or the
   next one,” Nelson has said about his plans for
   the future.

Genre: Country

Released: Jul 3, 2020

11 Songs

Price: $10.99

31 Ratings