Moment of Forever
Moment of Forever is the 56th studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson, released on January 29, 2008, on the Lost Highway Records label. A video has been made for the album's first single "Gravedigger", and another video has been made for the track "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore", featuring Jessica Simpson, Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Wilson, and Dan Rather. The latter video premiered on the weekend of February 23–24 on MTV.
The title track, " Moment of Forever", is a cover of a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Danny Timms. "The Bob Song" was originally recorded by Big & Rich for their CD/DVD set, Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak. "Louisiana" is a cover of a Randy Newman song. "Gravedigger" is a cover of the Dave Matthews song. "Keep Me From Blowing Away" is a cover of the Paul Craft song. "I'm Alive" was also recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album Lucky Old Sun. "Gotta Serve Somebody" is a Bob Dylan cover. This was Willie Nelson's final studio album to be released under the Lost Highway Records label as he would go on to sign a new contract with Sony Music.
Track listing
- "Over You Again" - 5:35
- "Moment of Forever" - 3:50
- "The Bob Song" - 4:15
- "Louisiana" - 3:25
- "Gravedigger" - 3:52
- "Keep Me From Blowing Away" - 3:33
- "Takin' on Water" - 3:24
- "Always Now" - 3:28
- "I'm Alive (Kenny Chesney and [Dave Matthews song)|I'm Alive]" - 3:27
- "When I Was Young and Grandma Wasn't Old" - 3:05
- "Worry B Gone" - 3:10
- *Duet with Kenny Chesney
- "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore" - 2:21
- "Gotta Serve Somebody" - 9:46
Double LP vinyl
;Side A:
- "Over You Again" - 5:35
- "Moment of Forever" - 3:50
- "The Bob Song" - 4:15
- "Louisiana" - 3:25
- "Gravedigger" - 3:52
- "Keep Me from Blowing Away" - 3:33
- "Takin' on Water" - 3:24
- "Always Now" - 3:28
- "I'm Alive" - 3:27
- "When I Was Young and Grandma Wasn't Old" - 3:05
- "Worry B Gone" - 3:10
- "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore" - 2:21
- "Gotta Serve Somebody" - 9:46
Personnel
- Wyatt Beard - background vocals
- Buddy Cannon - background vocals
- Melonie Cannon - background vocals
- Jim Chapman - background vocals
- Kenny Chesney - duet vocals on "Worry B Gone"
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Chris Dunn - trombone
- Kenny Greenberg - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Herman - trumpet
- John Hobbs - keyboards, piano
- Jim Horn - horn arrangements, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Paul Leim - drums, percussion
- Sam Levine - tenor saxophone
- Randy McCormick - keyboards, Hammond organ, piano
- Willie Nelson - acoustic guitar, synthesizer, lead vocals
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar, upright bass, cello, fretless bass guitar, sousaphone
- Gary Prim - Hammond organ, piano
- Mickey Raphael - harmonica
- Tim Stafford - acoustic guitar
- Mark Tamburino - background vocals
- Quentin Ware - trumpet
- John Willis - acoustic guitar, gut string guitar
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
| [Billboard 200|Billboard 200] | 56 |
| Top Country Albums, Billboard | 8 |