That’s Life

~ Release by Willie Nelson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Nice Work If You Can Get It
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Willie Nelson2:36
2Just in Time
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
Just in Time (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden (in 1956) and Adolph Green (in 1956)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Stratford Music Corporation and Warner/Chappell North America
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
Willie Nelson2:26
3A Cottage for Sale
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
A Cottage for Sale
lyricist:
Larry Conley (jazz bandleader/songwriter/trombonist)
composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Willie Nelson2:54
4I’ve Got You Under My Skin
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
Willie Nelson3:35
5You Make Me Feel So Young
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
You Make Me Feel So Young
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Josef Myrow
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
E bi eit barn med deg
Willie Nelson2:53
6I Won’t Dance
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
Willie Nelson feat. Diana Krall3:26
7That’s Life
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
That’s Life
lyricist:
Kelly Gordon and Dean Kay
composer:
Dean Kay
publisher:
Four Star Television Music Co., Lichelle Music Company, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Willie Nelson3:40
8Luck Be a Lady
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
Luck Be a Lady (from “Guys and Dolls”)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. and MPL UK Publishing
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
Willie Nelson3:05
9In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
David Mann (American songwriter)
publisher:
Better Half Music Company, Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne Music Ltd., Redd Evans Music Company and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Willie Nelson2:59
10Learnin’ the Blues
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
Learnin’ the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Dolores Vicki Silvers
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
Willie Nelson3:31
11Lonesome Road
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer) and Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
cover recording of:
Lonesome Road
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell’s • Sydney, Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp., Paramount Music Corporation and Spier & Coslow Inc.
Willie Nelson3:44

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Frank Harkins
photography:James Minchin (task: back photo)
miscellaneous support:Shannon Finnegan (task: production coordinator)
Stephen Lamb (task: copyist)
assistant mixer:Chandler Harrod (engineer)
mixer:Niko Bolas
Al Schmitt
additional engineer:Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
Dan Rudin
Paul Silveira
assistant engineer:Spencer Bleasdale
Shane Burgess
Jeff Fitzpatrick (engineer)
Lucas Glenney-Tegtmeier (engineer)
Charlie Kramsky
Sean Badum
executive producer:Mark Rothbaum
recording engineer:Tony Castle (engineer)
Steve Chadie
Ed Cherney
orchestrator:Chris McDonald (trombone)
Kristin Wilkinson (Nashville songwriter and viola player)
mastering:Eric Boulanger (violinist and mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
alto saxophone:Mark Douthit
baritone saxophone:Doug Moffet (session saxophonist)
bass:David Piltch
classical guitar [Trigger]:Willie Nelson
drums (drum set) and tambourine:Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist)
Hammond organ [B-3 organ], piano and vibraphone:Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
handclaps:Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist)
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer)
Ed Cherney
Matt Forbes
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
David Piltch
Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
harmonica:Mickey Raphael
piccolo trumpet:Steve Patrick
steel guitar:Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
strings:David Angell (American violinist)
Monisa Angell
Kevin Bate (US cellist)
Carrie Bailey (American violinist)
David Davidson (violinist)
Conni Ellisor
Cornelia Heard
Alison Hoffman
Paul Nelson (cellist)
Sari Reist (cellist)
Kristin Wilkinson (Nashville songwriter and viola player)
Karen Winkelmann
tenor saxophone:Jeff Coffin
trombone:Barry Green (trombonist)
Chris McDonald (trombone)
trumpet:Mike Haynes (trumpet/flugelhorn)
Steve Patrick
arranger:Matt Rollings (American composer, musician and record producer)
illustration:Paul Mann (illustrator)
additionally recorded at:Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Dan Rudin Recording in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Pedernales Studios in Spicewood, Texas, United States
The Practice Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recorded at and mixed at:Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mastered at:The Bakery (mastering studio) in Culver City, California, United States

Release group

tribute to:Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
part of:Grammy Award: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album nominees (number: 2022) (order: 33)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1998868 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/willie-nelson/thats-life/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003459539 [info]
Wikidata:Q104153944 [info]