Willie Nelson
Rainbow Connection
Album · Country · 2001 · Mercury Nashville
Ironically, what makes Rainbow Connection one of the greatest children’s country albums ever is that it’s not really a children’s album so much as an all-ages affair. The bulk of the record features down-home takes on kid-friendly songs—from the Muppets classic “Rainbow Connection” to the brain-twisting novelty tune “I’m My Own Grandpaw”—delivered in intimate arrangements and offering plenty of pure, unadulterated Willie. And the “grown-up” tracks toward the album’s end, particularly the two moody Mickey Newbury covers, make maturity’s value pretty plain.
Rainbow Connection
Willie Nelson
Ironically, what makes Rainbow Connection one of the greatest children’s country albums ever is that it’s not really a children’s album so much as an all-ages affair. The bulk of the record features down-home takes on kid-friendly songs—from the Muppets classic “Rainbow Connection” to the brain-twisting novelty tune “I’m My Own Grandpaw”—delivered in intimate arrangements and offering plenty of pure, unadulterated Willie. And the “grown-up” tracks toward the album’s end, particularly the two moody Mickey Newbury covers, make maturity’s value pretty plain.
