Album Of The Week: Willie Nelson's, STARDUST

Stardust is the Twenty-Second studio album by Willie Nelson, released in April 1978. Its ten songs consist entirely of pop standards that Nelson picked from among his favorites.

Nelson's decision to record such well-known tracks was controversial among Columbia executives because he had distinguished himself in the outlaw country genre. Recording the album took only ten days.

Stardust was met with high sales and near-universal positive reviews. It peaked at No. One in Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 30 in the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, it charted at number One in Canadian RPM's Country A...