album recording marks change style nelson later stated album cleared throat nelson refused sign early extension contract label decided release recordings nelson hired manager negotiated nelson moved austin texas ongoing music scene renewed musical style nashville nelson met producer vice president interested music solved problems signed country music artist album recorded studio new_york_city february nelson backup musicians joined band recording tracks nelson inspired following recording session wrote shotgun song title track album packaging bathroom hotel room album produced included covers songs stay night stay little longer bubbles beer produced collaborated album providing vocals guitar released june spite poor sales album received good reviews gained nelson major recognition younger audiences recording albums outlaw country new country music alternative conservative restrictions nashville sound dominant style genre time background april nelson recorded final single label requested renew contract ahead schedule release recordings sign nelson hired manager negotiate label got agree end contract nelson time nelson moved austin texas short break austin burgeoning music scene venues like singer popularity austin played brand music blend country folk jazz influences trip nashville tennessee nelson attended party house sang songs written album phases stages guest vice president previously produced works artists interested nelson music atlantic opened country music division label offered nelson contract gave creative control deal nelson released contract signed atlantic year label country artist recording recording sessions took place february provided nelson band studio new_york_city recordings produced band invited sessions session nelson recorded songs later proceeded encouraged nelson singing gospel album start new couple old material new covers initially recorded tracks band nelson inspired wrote title song sessions pacing hotel room went bathroom sat toilet took envelope sink penned song title song refers nickname nelson received daughter warned domestic abuse suffered sister nelson drove house fought husband threatened kill repeated assault soon nelson returned home warren arrived truck brothers men shot house caliber rifles response nelson shot retreated returned later nelson took english shot truck causing surrender completed rest song reference owner country store hearing completed song decided album named tracks produced exception covers stay night stay little longer bubbles beer produced album included whiskey river recording rumors appearances ultimately happen joined backing band playing guitar provided backing vocals stay night stay little longer parts album recorded studios nashville studio memphis release reception album released june received good reviews sell austin sold copies earlier records nelson nationwide recording led nelson new style later stated new musical identity cleared throat breakthrough record outlaw movement music created influence conservative nashville sound album feature nelson long hair beard cover gained interest younger audiences peaked number billboard album chart songs stay night stay little longer peaked number billboard hot respectively rolling_stone wrote flawless album finally demonstrates long regarded singer songwriter singer songwriter age nelson finally destined stardom deserves robert_christgau wrote attempt turn nelson star runs trouble memphis horns western swing billboard wrote narrative best writes sings love hurt earth things feels peers praised nelson change musical style switched arrangements result music old veteran producer finally captured wax energy nelson projects person wrote differs rock artists framing music country western facade appears cowboy core album nasal singing lyrics preoccupied religion love gone bad nashville instrumentation steel guitars clean rhythm section characterized minimal use bass drum gain heavy mileage rock performers stephen_thomas_erlewine wrote review allmusic offered finest record date debut possibly finest album world view music finding peak composer interpreter performer laid complex music equal parts country rock attitude jazz storytelling track listing songs written composed noted personnel chart positions album singles
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