Moonlight Becomes You (album)

Moonlight Becomes You is the forty-first studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. The title track was nominated for a Grammy.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]

Moonlight Becomes You
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	February 15, 1994
Recorded	July–November 1993
Genre	Country
Length	44:42
Label	Justice Records[1]
Producer	Willie Nelson, Paul Buskirk, Randall Hage Jamail
Willie Nelson chronology
Across the Borderline (1993) Moonlight Becomes You (1994) Six Hours at Pedernales (1994)

Track listing

1. "December Day" (Willie Nelson) - 2:19
2. "Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:51
3. "Afraid" (Fred Rose) - 2:35
4. "The Heart of a Clown" (Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins, Francis Kane) - 3:45
5. "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (Sidney Clare, Sam Stept) - 2:05
6. "Everywhere You Go" (Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 3:35
7. "Have I Stayed Away Too Long" (Frank Loesser) - 4:07
8. "Sentimental Journey" (Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer) - 3:14
9. "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) - 2:20
10. "You'll Never Know" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:14
11. "I'll Keep On Loving You" (Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose) - 2:49
12. "You Just Can't Play a Sad Song on a Banjo" (Paul Buskirk, Russell Jackson) - 2:03
13. "You Always Hurt the One You Love" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 2:27
14. "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) - 3:29
15. "In God's Eyes" (Willie Nelson) - 2:58

Personnel

• Willie Nelson - guitar, vocals
• Paul Buskirk - guitar, mandola
• Johnny Gimble - fiddle, vocals, harmony vocals
• Mike Lefebvre - drums
• Dean Reynolds - bass guitar
• Paul Schmitt - piano

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	14
Australian Albums Chart	20
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	37
U.S. Billboard 200	188

References

1. "Album review: \". HoustonChronicle.com. April 24, 2013.
2. Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (July 14, 2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312264871 – via Google Books.
3. "Moonlight Becomes You - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Willie Nelson". www.robertchristgau.com.