| 词条 | Willingly | ||||
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| name = Willingly | cover = Willie Nelson and Shirley Collie - Willingly.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Willie Nelson and Shirley Collie | album = | B-side = Our Chain of Love | released = March 17, 1962 | format = 7" single (LB-1343) | recorded = November 1961 at Bradley's Barn Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = 2:40 | label = Liberty | writer = Hank Cochran | producer = Joe Allison | chronology = Willie Nelson | prev_title = The Part Where I Cry | prev_year = 1961 | next_title = Touch Me | next_year = 1962 }} "Willingly" is a duet by country music singer Willie Nelson and Shirley Collie, produced by Joe Allison during Nelson's third session for Liberty Records. Released in March 1962, the album reached number ten on Billboard's Hot Country Singles. BackgroundLeveraged by his prominence as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Nelson was signed as a recording artist by Liberty Records in 1961.{{sfn|Patoski, Joe Nick|2008|p=126}} Nelson produced two sides in his first session, and an entire album after his second one.{{sfn|Thomson, Graeme|2012|p=73}} While touring with Ray Price as a Cherokee Cowboys bassist, Nelson had attended the Nashville disc jockeys convention. Songwriters Harlan Howard and Hank Cochran visited with Nelson California DJ Biff Collie's hotel room at The Hermitage Hotel. There they met Collie's wife, Shirley, a fellow Liberty recording artist.{{sfn|Nelson, Willie; Bud Shrake; Edwin Shrake|2000|p=173}} During Nelson's second recording session at Radio Recorders, in California, Harlan Howard took Shirley Collie to the studio, where Nelson was cutting "Mr. Record Man". After the Collies attended a Ray Price concert at Harmony Park Ballroom, the couple socialized often with Nelson.{{sfn|Patoski, Joe Nick|2008|p=129}} While in California, Nelson and Collie began an affair.{{sfn|Nelson, Willie; Bud Shrake; Edwin Shrake|2000|p=174}} RecordingProducer Joe Allison held Nelson's third Liberty Records recording session at Nashville's Bradley's Barn studio in November 1961. The backing was composed of fiddler and guitarist Ray Edenton, pianist Pig Robbins, drummer Buddy Harman, basisst Bob Moore. The band also featured Ray Price's steel guitarist, Jimmy Day and the Anita Kerr singers.{{sfn|Patoski, Joe Nick|2008|p=128}} At the persistence of Nelson, Allison added to the session Shirley Collie. Collie sang the lead on "Willingly", with Nelson blending on a high tenor to join her voice. The session also produced the duet "Our Chain of Love", that was used as the flipside of the single.{{sfn|Patoski, Joe Nick|2008|p=128}} ReleaseOn its January 1962 review, Billboard rated the single with four stars with "strong sales potential". The review noted the song as a "pleasant duo blend work on effective country theme with good lyrics".{{sfn|Billboard staff|1962|p=29}} The single was released on March 17, 1962, reaching by May number ten on Billboard's Top country singles.{{sfn|Scobey, Lola|1982|p=111}} Chart performance
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7 : 1962 singles|Liberty Records singles|Willie Nelson songs|Songs written by Hank Cochran|1962 songs|Song recordings produced by Joe Allison|Vocal duets |
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