And Then I Wrote

...And Then I Wrote

Studio album by Willie Nelson

Released

September 1962

Recorded

August 22-23; September 11-12, 1962

Genre

Country

Length

30:15

Willie Nelson chronology

...And Then I Wrote
(1962)

Here's Willie Nelson
(1963)

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...And Then I Wrote is the debut album by country singer Willie Nelson, recorded during August and September 1962 and released through Liberty Records.

Despite Nelson's fruitless efforts to succeed with his recording releases with D Records, and after trying with other labels as a singer, he sold several of his original written songs to other artists. After his composition "Family Bible" became a hit for Claude Gray in 1960, he moved to Nashville, where he was signed by Pamper Music as a songwriter. Several of his songs became hits for other artists, including Faron Young ("Hello Walls"); Ray Price ("Night Life") and Patsy Cline ("Crazy").

Fueled by the success of his songwriting, he was signed by Liberty Records. During August, Nelson started recording his first album, produced by Joe Allison. The single releases of the album "Touch Me" and "The Part Where I Cry" were recorded on that day in Nashville, Tennessee, while it was completed during September in the recording facilities of the label in Los Angeles, California. The single "Touch Me" became Nelson's second top ten, reaching number 7 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles.

In 1958, Nelson released under a contract with Pappy Daily of D Records two records, "Man With the Blues"/"The Storm Has Just Begun" and "What a Way to Live"/"Misery Mansion". While working for D Records and singing in nightclubs, Nelson was hired by guitar instructor Paul Buskirk to teach in his school. He sold to Buskirk his original songs "Family Bible" for US$50, and "Night Life" for US$150. "Family Bible" turned into a hit for Claude Gray in 1960.

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