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Music News - Tami Neilson Releases 'Always On My Mind'

Tami Neilson Releases 'Always On My Mind'

28 March 2024 - 0 Comments

Always On My Mind is the the second release from the Neilson Sings Nelson series. Award-winning New Zealand artist Tami Neilson continues to share the collection of songs she recorded as a birthday gift for Willie on his 90th birthday.

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"When I chose the songs for this project, I tried to avoid the ones that have been covered heavily. This is one of the exceptions. It is a testament to Willie’s incredible artistry, how one of the world’s greatest songwriters can cover a song he did not write and make it completely his own, intrinsically part of his work and associated with him. For a big-voiced singer known more for big belters, this was an exercise in restraint for me. Having just been in ICU mere weeks before we recorded this, it brought a whole new perspective and vulnerability, which really came through in this performance. It was just Jay and I recording live off the floor, no click, one take, just trying to be fluid and follow each other with the lights dimmed. When I looked over to him during the final chord, tears were coursing down his face…just like mine."

After the surprise 2022 live performance at Luck Reunion of their duet, Beyond the Stars, Tami and Willie went on to win New Zealand’s Best Country Song at the 2023 Country Music Awards. Neilson says she will be bringing along the plaque to present to Willie for him to add to his archive. “You know, in case he wants to prop it up next to his 14 Grammys!”, she laughs.


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