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Willie Nelson sweetens the spirit with the rerelease of PEACE IN THE VALLEY, an inspiring mix of gospel standards and newer songs stemming from Willie’s gospel roots.
“I don’t ever remember not playing and singing gospel music,” Willie says. “My grandparents were music teachers and they were gospel singers. The first music that I heard was gospel music, so it’s not that unusual that I would be so much into it.”
“I was doing an album with Billy, my son, in Nashville. We didn’t know how it was going to turn out and really what we were going to do with it 
when we got through, but the guys sounded so great,” he says, of the musicians and singers whose voices are an integral part of the album’s full gospel sound.
“I hadn’t heard a group of singers that close to traditional gospel harmony in so many years that I was very impressed and still am very impressed with those guys,” Willie says. “It just turned out so well.” The original PEACE IN THE VALLEY was confiscated by the IRS in 1991. But by the fall of 1992, the IRS began returning Willie’s possessions including the gospel masters.
It was originally released in 1994 receiving much praise and positive reviews – awarded Gospel Album of The Year by the ICGMA.
THE NEW PEACE IN THE VALLEY RERELEASE
While many Willie Nelson recordings have been rereleased throughout the years, the PEACE IN THE VALLEY rerelease is quite special.
The original studio tapes had to be salvaged by first baking them in a special oven and then transferring all tracks to a high quality digital format. All the takes were studied and listened to, selecting the best parts, bringing in additional vocals as well as additional instrumentation. Meticulous remixing and the latest mastering techniques put the finishing touches on this previously released classic.
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