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  • Summary: The latest release from the country singer with his backing band, the Family, includes covers of classic country and standard songs.
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Shame on You
My friends they wash the windows And they shine in the sun They tell me wake up early in the morning sometime See what a beautiful job weve done I... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Apr 19, 2013
    83
    If last year’s Heroes, with the tongue-in-cheek “Roll Me Up,” was Willie proving he’s still vital, Let’s Face the Music and Dance is a legend who has seen it all reveling in the melancholy of time’s passing.
  2. Apr 16, 2013
    80
    Let’s Face the Music features some of his strongest and most engaged performances in a decade.
  3. Jun 4, 2013
    80
    As an exercise in showcasing the singer’s inimitably laconic way with a variety of styles it’s a real winner.
  4. Apr 12, 2013
    70
    Let's Face the Music and Dance displays Nelson in his natural element: a small combo playing songs as timeless as his wonderfully idiosyncratic voice.
  5. Apr 12, 2013
    67
    An exquisitely contemplative turn into 80.
  6. May 2, 2013
    60
    He sounds more at home and natural on these [jazz] songs than on the country music for which he’s most celebrated, making Let’s Face the Music and Dance one of the most effortlessly enjoyable records in his large catalog.
  7. Q Magazine
    Apr 12, 2013
    40
    Pretty much everyone sleepwalks through a cabaret mix of standards and new songs. [May 2013, p.102]

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