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Island in the Sea is the 35th studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. The album contains two singles: the title track and "Nobody There but Me", which respectively reached No. 27 and No. 82 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[1]

Island in the Sea
Studio album by Willie Nelson
Released	1987
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia
Producer	Willie Nelson Grady Martin Booker T. Jones
Willie Nelson chronology
Partners (1986) Island in the Sea (1987) Seashores of Old Mexico (1987)

The book Willie Nelson: The Outlaw cites the album as "a laid-back slice of old-time textures, including Hawaiian music, yodeling, folk, and country, with four [sic] overproduced tracks by Booker T. Jones tacked on at the end."[2]

Track listing

1. "Island in the Sea" (W. Nelson) - 2:19
2. "Wake Me When It's Over" (W. Nelson) - 3:17
3. "Little Things" (W. Nelson, Shirley Collie Nelson) - 4:23
4. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) - 5:17
5. "There Is No Easy Way (But There Is a Way)" (W. Nelson) - 2:32
6. "Nobody There But Me" (Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby, Charlie Haden) - 2:47
7. "Cold November Wind" (Phyllis Horne) - 4:18
8. "Women Who Love Too Much" (Booker T. Jones, Waylon Jennings) - 4:45
9. "All in the Name of Love" (Jones, Jennings) - 4:59
10. "Sky Train" (Jones, Jennings) - 2:39

Personnel

Compiled from Island in the Sea liner notes.[3]

Musicians

• Willie Nelson - guitar, vocals
• Paul English - drums
• Mickey Raphael - harmonica
• Bee Spears - bass guitar
• Bobbie Nelson - piano
• Grady Martin - guitar
• Jody Payne - guitar, vocals
• Billy English - percussion
• Chip Young - acoustic guitar
• Mike Leech - bass guitar
• David Briggs - keyboards
• Pete Wade - electric guitar
• Martin Parker - drums
• Bobby Ogdin - piano
• Farrell Morris - percussion, vibes
• Booker T. Jones - drums, keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass guitar

On "Nobody There but Me"

• Bruce Hornsby - piano, synthesizer
• Peter Harris - guitar
• George Marinelli, Jr. - guitar
• John Mollo - drums
• Joe Puerta - bass guitar

Technical

• Bobby Arnold - engineering
• Larry Greenhill - engineering
• Booker T. Jones - production (tracks 8-10), engineering
• Grady Martin - production (track 7)
• Willie Nelson - production (tracks 1-6)
• Denny Purcell - mastering
• Glenn Rieuf - engineering
• Chip Young - engineering

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	14

References

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