Produced by Fred Foster, the man behind such stars as Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, & Kris Kristofferson, You Dont Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker is truly a return to form for Willie Nelson. The band performing on the record is made up of several of Nashvilles premier session players, who successfully capture the spirit and sound of classic country music. All songs were written by Country Music Hall of Fame inductee (1997), Cindy Walker.
At 87, she has a long list of writing credits to her name, which include: Dusty Skies recorded by Spade Cooley, Bob Wills, & The Sons of the Pioneers, Cherokee Maiden recorded by Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, & Mel Tillis, Warm Red Wine recorded by Ernest Tubb and George Jones, You Dont Know Me recorded by Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Jimmy Dean, Henry Mancini, and many more
The single, You Dont Know Me was made most famous by Willies close friend Ray Charles on The Modern Sounds of Country and Western Music. 'I loved her music,' Nelson says of Walker's catalog of playful saloon songs and heartfelt ballads. 'Even before we met I felt like I knew her from listening to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys do her songs. Every night of the week as a teenager I was playing things like Miss Molly and I Was Just Walking Out The Door somewhere.'
Track Listing :
- Bubbles In My Beer
- Not That I Care
- Take Me In Your Arms
- Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
- You Don't Know Me
- Sugar Moon
- I Don't Care
- Cherokee Maiden
- The Warm Red Wine
- Miss Molly
- Dusty Skies
- It's All Your Fault
- Just Walkin' Out The Door