Milk Cow Blues (album)

Milk Cow Blues
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2000[1]
GenreCountry, blues
LabelIsland
Willie Nelson chronology
Me and the Drummer
(2000)
Milk Cow Blues
(2000)
Rainbow Connection
(2001)

Milk Cow Blues is the 48th studio album from American country singer Willie Nelson, released on September 19, 2000, on the Island Records label. It features many famous blues artists, including B. B. King and Dr. John.[2][3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Christgau’s Consumer Guide[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC[7]
The Independent[8]
Mojo[4]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[9]
Tom Hull – on the WebB[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Duet partnerLength
1."Milk Cow Blues"Kokomo ArnoldFrancine Reed4:30
2."Outskirts of Town"Will WeldonKeb' Mo'2:56
3."Black Night"Jessie Mae RobinsonDr. John5:22
4."Funny How Time Slips Away"Willie NelsonFrancine Reed4:11
5."Rainy Day Blues"NelsonJonny Lang5:09
6."Crazy"NelsonSusan Tedeschi4:16
7."The Thrill Is Gone"Rick Darnell, Roy HawkinsB.B. King4:26
8."Wake Me When It's Over"Nelson 4:12
9."Kansas City"Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerSusan Tedeschi2:51
10."Fool's Paradise"David Avid, Johnny Fuller, Robert GoddinsDr. John4:17
11."Ain't Nobody's Business"Porter Grainger, Everett RobbinsJonny Lang5:08
12."Night Life"Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, NelsonB.B. King4:25
13."Sittin' on Top of the World"Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson 4:46
14."Lonely Street"Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W. S. Stevenson 4:26
15."Texas Flood"Larry Davis, Joseph ScottKenny Wayne Shepherd8:46

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 178
Canadian RPM Country Albums 9
U.S. Billboard 200 83
U.S. Billboard Blues Albums 2

References

  1. ^ "Even Cowboys Get the Blues". Los Angeles Times. September 2, 2000.
  2. ^ Skanse, Richard (August 11, 2000). "Willie Nelson Gets the Blues". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ "Willie Nelson". Texas Monthly. October 1, 2000.
  4. ^ a b c "Reviews for Milk Cow Blues by Willie Nelson". Metacritic. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "Milk Cow Blues - Willie Nelson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Willie Nelson: Milk Cow Blues". www.robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ "Willie Nelson - Milk Cow Blues". Album of the Year. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Perry, Tim (September 15, 2000). "The Independent 2000 Album Reviews". The Independent. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  9. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (September 28, 2000). "Milk Cow Blues". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Willie Nelson". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "Willie Nelson ARIA Chart history (albums) to May 2025". ARIA. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.