Global InformationAcross the Borderline information
| Across the Borderline | ||||
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| Studio album by Willie Nelson | ||||
| Released | March 23, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | August–December 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Don Was, Paul Simon, Roy Halee | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Calgary Herald | A[2] |
| Robert Christgau | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| Music Week | [5] |
| The Observer | (favorable)[6] |
Across the Borderline is the 40th studio album by Willie Nelson. It was produced by Don Was, Paul Simon, and Roy Halee. It includes songs written by Paul Simon, Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, Lyle Lovett, and Nelson himself. Featured performers include David Crosby, Kris Kristofferson, Sinéad O'Connor, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon.
The title track, "Across the Borderline", was written by Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, and Jim Dickinson. It is a remake of a song by Freddy Fender, which was featured on the motion picture soundtrack for The Border starring Jack Nicholson.
"Don't Give Up" was performed by Nelson with Sinéad O'Connor singing the part sung by Kate Bush on the original Peter Gabriel recording.
Bonnie Raitt duets with Nelson on "Getting Over You".
Nelson and Bob Dylan wrote and performed a new composition, "Heartland", for this album.
Paul Simon duets with Nelson on his composition "American Tune".
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r169205
- ^ Obee, Dave (11 April 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Willie Nelson". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (2 April 1993). "Across the Borderline". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Faux, Karen (22 May 1993). "Market Preview: Country — Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 8. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (16 May 1993). "Pop Releases". The Observer.