Honeysuckle Rose (album)

Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
Soundtrack album by Willie Nelson and Family
Released	July 18, 1980
Genre	Country
Length	72:19
Label	Columbia
Producer	Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson chronology

Honeysuckle Rose is the soundtrack to the 1980 musical drama film of the same name, which stars Willie Nelson. Tracks on the album include songs by Nelson and various artists including Kenneth Threadgill, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Gimble, Hank Cochran, Jeannie Seely and Dyan Cannon.^[1]

The song "On the Road Again" was nominated for Best Original Song in the 53rd Academy Awards.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

All songs written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Road Again" (Live)		2:38
2.	"Pick Up the Tempo"		2:39
3.	"Heaven or Hell""		2:20
4.	"Fiddlin' Around" (featuring Johnny Gimble)	Johnny Gimble	3:26
5.	"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"	Fred Rose	2:49
6.	"Working Man Blues"	Merle Haggard	3:41

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe" (featuring Johnny Gimble)	Gimble	2:53
2.	"Whiskey River"	Johnny Bush	3:57
3.	"Bloody Mary Morning" (Live)		3:43
4.	"Loving You Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"	Kris Kristofferson	3:46
5.	"I Don't Do Windows" (featuring Hank Cochran)	Hank Cochran	3:22
6.	"Coming Back to Texas" (featuring Kenneth Threadgill)	Kenneth Threadgill	2:21

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Want Me To Love You I Will"	Amy Irving	1:31
2.	"It's Not Supposed to Be That Way"		3:22
3.	"You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)" (featuring Amy Irving)	Kristofferson	3:16
4.	"If You Could Touch Her at All"	Lee Clayton	3:29
5.	"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"		4:26
6.	"I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes"		3:23

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Angel Eyes" (featuring Emmylou Harris)	Rodney Crowell	2:42
2.	"So You Think You're a Cowboy" (featuring Emmylou Harris)	Harris	2:29
3.	"Make the World Go Away" (featuring Hank Cochran and Jeannie Seely)	Cochran	2:40
4.	"Two Sides to Every Story"	Cannon	3:08
5.	"A Song for You" (Live)	Leon Russell	2:35
6.	"Uncloudy Day"	J. K. Alwood	4:18

Personnel

Johnny Gimble – performer
Emmylou Harris – performer
Hank Cochran – performer
Kenneth Threadgill – performer
Amy Irving – performer
Willie Nelson – guitar, vocals, producer, main performer
Chris Ethridge – bass
Jody Payne – performer
Bradley Hartman – engineer, mixing
Jeannie Seely – performer
Rex W Ludwick - performer

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	34
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[2]	24
Canada Country Albums (RPM)^[3]	1
US Billboard 200^[4]	11
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

References

↑ "Honeysuckle Rose - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 0273". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
↑ "RPM Country Albums for December 6, 1980". RPM. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 4, 1980. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
↑ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. October 4, 1980. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

[1] "Honeysuckle Rose - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

[ac_Canada_-2] "Top RPM Albums: Image 0273". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

[3] "RPM Country Albums for December 6, 1980". RPM. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

[4] "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 4, 1980. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

[5] "Top Country Albums". Billboard. October 4, 1980. Retrieved September 24, 2025.

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Emmylou Harris
Albums Singles Awards and Nominations
Studio albums as a solo artist	Gliding Bird (1970) Pieces of the Sky (1975) Elite Hotel (1975) Luxury Liner (1976) Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978) Blue Kentucky Girl (1979) Light of the Stable (1979) Roses in the Snow (1980) Evangeline (1981) Cimarron (1981) White Shoes (1983) The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985) Thirteen (1986) Angel Band (1987) Bluebird (1989) Brand New Dance (1990) Cowgirl's Prayer (1993) Wrecking Ball (1995) Red Dirt Girl (2000) Stumble into Grace (2003) All I Intended to Be (2008) Hard Bargain (2011)
Studio albums as a collaboration	Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1987) Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (1999) Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Linda Ronstadt) (1999) All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006) Old Yellow Moon (with Rodney Crowell) (2013) The Traveling Kind (with Rodney Crowell) (2015)
Compilation albums	Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris (1978) Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris (1984) Duets (1990) Songs of the West (1994) The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways (2005) The Complete Trio Collection (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) (2016)
Live albums	Last Date (1982) At the Ryman (1992) Spyboy (1998) Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert (with The Nash Ramblers) (2021)
Soundtrack albums	Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Video albums	Real Live Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) (2006)
Box sets	Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems (2007)
Contributions and appearances	Solo contributions Collaborations A–F Collaborations G–K Collaborations L–Q Collaborations R–Z

Jeannie Seely
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The Seely Style Thanks, Hank! I'll Love You More Little Things Jeannie Seely Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely (with Jack Greene) Please Be My New Love Two for the Show (with Jack Greene) Can I Sleep in Your Arms/Lucky Ladies Life's Highway Written in Song An American Classic
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits on Monument
Soundtrack albums	Honeysuckle Rose
Songs	"Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" "Don't Touch Me" "It's Only Love" "A Wanderin' Man" "When It's Over" "You Changed Everything About Me But My Name" "I'll Love You More (Than You Need)" "Welcome Home to Nothing" "How Is He?" "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You" (with Jack Greene) "Much Oblige" (with Jack Greene) "Pride" "What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love" (with Jack Greene) "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" "Lucky Ladies" "I Miss You" "He Can Be Mine" "Trashy Women"
Related people and acts	Jack Greene Hank Cochran Dottie West
See also	Willie's Roadhouse