Kelly Willis (album)
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Kelly Willis is the self-titled third album from the Austin, Texas
-based singer. There were a couple of minor Billboard hits in the #63 "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (covering a 1977 #1 hit for The Kendalls
) and the #72 "Whatever Way the Wind Blows." Also of note is a duet with Kevin Welch
, "That'll Be Me."
Tony Brown
produced the album, with co-production by Don Was
and John Leventhal
on the tracks "Get Real" and "Shadows of Love".
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
-based singer. There were a couple of minor Billboard hits in the #63 "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (covering a 1977 #1 hit for The Kendalls
The Kendalls
The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records...
) and the #72 "Whatever Way the Wind Blows." Also of note is a duet with Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch
Kevin Welch is an American country music artist. He has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and released eight studio albums...
, "That'll Be Me."
Tony Brown
Tony Brown (record producer)
Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...
produced the album, with co-production by Don Was
Don Was
Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
and John Leventhal
John Leventhal
John Leventhal is a Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Joan Osborne, Loudon Wainwright, The Wreckers and many others...
on the tracks "Get Real" and "Shadows of Love".
Track listing
- "Take It All Out on You" (Bruce RobisonBruce RobisonBruce Robison is an Austin-based Texas country music singer-songwriter. Bruce and his brother, fellow singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, grew up in Bandera, Texas near San Antonio, and he currently resides in Austin, Texas...
, Mas Palermo) – 2:33 - "Heaven's Just a Sin AwayHeaven's Just a Sin Away"Heaven's Just a Sin Away" is song composed by Jerry Gillespie, which was recorded in 1977 by The Kendalls. Released in 1977, the song went to Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts...
" (Jerry Gillespie) – 2:30 - "One More Night" (Palermo, Charlie RobisonCharlie RobisonCharles Fitzgerald "Charlie" Robison is an Texas Country singer/songwriter, who was raised in Bandera, Texas. His brother is singer/songwriter Bruce Robison...
) – 3:17 - "That'll Be Me" [with Kevin Welch] (Kevin Welch) – 4:23
- "Whatever Way the Wind Blows" (Marshall CrenshawMarshall CrenshawMarshall Crenshaw is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his song "Someday, Someway".-Biography:...
) – 3:23 - "Get Real" (Kelly Willis, John LeventhalJohn LeventhalJohn Leventhal is a Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Joan Osborne, Loudon Wainwright, The Wreckers and many others...
) – 2:56 - "I Know Better Now" (Jim LauderdaleJim LauderdaleJim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.-Biography:...
) – 3:48 - "Up All Night" (Libby Dwyer) – 4:06
- "World Without You" (Willis, Paul KennerleyPaul KennerleyPaul Kennerley is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the American contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James...
) – 3:17 - "Shadows of Love" (Willis, Leventhal) – 4:02