Island in the Sea


Island in the Sea is a studio album by the American musician Willie Nelson, released in 1987. 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. "The Last Thing on My Mind" is a cover of the Tom Paxton song.
The book Willie Nelson: The Outlaw calls the album "a laid-back slice of old-time textures, including Hawaiian music, yodeling, folk, and country, with four overproduced tracks by Booker T. Jones tacked on at the end."

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer praised Nelson's original compositions. The Vancouver Sun deemed the album "a trifle better than standard Willie." The Orange County Register noted that the album's first side "features the spine-tingling beauty of the unadorned Nelson sound." USA Today considered the title track to be the album's best song.

Track listing

  1. "Island in the Sea" - 2:19
  2. "Wake Me When It's Over" - 3:17
  3. "Little Things" - 4:23
  4. "The Last Thing on My Mind" - 5:17
  5. "There Is No Easy Way " - 2:32
  6. "Nobody There but Me" - 2:47
  7. "Cold November Wind" - 4:18
  8. "Women Who Love Too Much" - 4:45
  9. "All in the Name of Love" - 4:59
  10. "Sky Train" - 2:39

Personnel

Compiled from Island in the Sea liner notes.
;Musicians
;On "Nobody There but Me"
;Technical