God 's Problem Child - wikipedia God 's Problem Child God 's Problem Child Studio album by Willie Nelson Released April 28, 2017 Genre Country Length 44 : 25 Label Legacy Recordings Producer Buddy Cannon Willie Nelson chronology For the Good Times : A Tribute to Ray Price ( 2016 ) For the Good Times : A Tribute to Ray Price 2016 God 's Problem Child ( 2017 ) Willie 's Stash, Vol. 2 : Willie Nelson and the Boys ( 2017 ) Willie 's Stash, Vol. 2 : Willie Nelson and the Boys 2017 God 's Problem Child, released on April 28, 2017, is the seventy - second studio album by singer - songwriter Willie Nelson. The album features new songs co-written by Nelson and producer Buddy Cannon. Using their frequent method, Cannon and Nelson wrote the songs exchanging the lyrics in text messages, while Nelson later recorded his vocals in the studio. The review aggregator website Metacritic reports that that the album has received `` universal acclaim ''. Contents 1 Content 2 Release and reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References Content The title track was written by Jamey Johnson and Tony Joe White, and features vocals by Leon Russell in one of his last recordings. Alison Krauss provides background vocals on the tracks `` True Love '' and `` Little House on the Hill ''. The original album title, I 'm Not Dead, refers to the recurrent hoaxes announcing Nelson 's death. `` Delete and Fast - Forward '' describes Nelson 's view on the 2016 United States elections. The release includes a song written by Cannon 's mother, Lyndel Rhodes. It also includes `` He Wo n't Ever Be Gone '', a tribute to Merle Haggard written by Gary Nicholson. Seven tracks on the album are written by Nelson and Cannon. Alongside traditional music retailers, the release was made available for pre-order on the website PledgeMusic along with promotional merchandise. Release and reception The album 's lead single, `` A Woman 's Love '', and its respective video premiered on Rolling Stone 's website on February 14, 2017. The video for the single `` It Gets Easier '' was later premiered by the Los Angeles Times on March 9. Later, on March 28, the video for `` Old Timer '' first appeared on The Daily Beast. Upon its release, God 's Problem Child reached number one on Billboard 's Top Country Albums with 36,000 album - equivalent units and 34,000 pure sales. It became Nelson 's sixteenth country album chart - topper, while it also entered the Billboard 200 at number ten. Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 83 / 100 Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Rolling Stone Uncut 8 / 10 PopMatters Record Collector Paste 8.5 / 10 Pichfork 7.6 / 10 Austin American - Statesman Favorable AllMusic awarded the album four stars out of five. The review noted an improvement in Nelson 's voice, compared to his releases of 2016. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine concluded, `` It 's simply an uncommonly strong latter - day record from Willie Nelson : there is n't a hint of fussiness and the songs and the performances are so understated, they only seem richer with repeated spins ''. Rolling Stone praised the album observing that age is a focus of Nelson 's new songwriting giving him `` ( a ) renewed purpose as a lyricist and heightened vulnerability as a vocalist ''. Uncut rated the album eight out of ten, and favored Nelson 's songwriting, while it called the single `` Still Not Dead '' one of Nelson 's `` modern masterpieces ''. Popmatters delivered a favorable review, calling it an `` indisputable high point '' of Nelson 's latest records. Record Collector rated the album four out of five stars, hailing Nelson as a `` bona fide legend who 's never sounded more alive ''. Paste felt that the release was `` as vital '' as the rest of Nelson 's repertoire. Pichfork summed up the album by calling Nelson `` ( a ) cosmic joker contemplating mortality with endearing humor and touching honesty ''. The Austin American - Statesman opined that it was `` Nelson 's best album since the 1990s '' and attributed its success to `` ( a ) near - perfect balance between Willie as songwriter and as interpreter ''. Sounds Like Nashville added that `` Nelson is n't going to go quietly in the night. The ' Red Headed Stranger ' has never done anything in that fashion, and at age 84, the singer continues to come out swinging on all cylinders. '' Commercial performance The album debuted at number one on Billboard 's Top Country Albums chart, selling 34,000 in copies ( 36,000 equivalent albums in total ) in its first week. This is his record - extending 50th top 10 album on the Top Country Albums chart. It also debuted at number ten on Billboard 200, which make this Nelson 's sixth top 10 album on the chart. It has sold 92,300 copies in the United States as of September 2017. Track listing No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Little House on the Hill '' Lyndel Rhodes 3 : 02 2. `` Old Timer '' Donnie Fritts, Lenny LeBlanc 3 : 34 3. `` True Love '' Willie Nelson, Buddy Cannon 3 : 01 4. `` Delete and Fast Forward '' Nelson, Cannon 3 : 25 5. `` A Woman 's Love '' Mike Reid, Sam Hunter 3 : 23 6. `` Your Memory Has a Mind of Its Own '' Nelson, Cannon 3 : 29 7. `` Butterfly '' Sonny Throckmorton, Mark Sherrill 3 : 51 8. `` Still Not Dead '' Nelson, Cannon 2 : 33 9. `` God 's Problem Child '' Jamey Johnson, Tony Joe White 4 : 57 10. `` It Gets Easier '' Nelson, Cannon 3 : 07 11. `` Lady Luck '' Nelson, Cannon 3 : 31 12. `` I Made a Mistake '' Nelson, Cannon 3 : 17 13. `` He Wo n't Ever Be Gone '' Gary Nicholson 3 : 15 Personnel Barry Bales -- bass Jim `` Moose '' Brown -- keyboards Buddy Cannon -- backing vocals, acoustic guitar Melonie Cannon -- backing vocals Fred Eltringham -- drums, percussion, tambourine Kevin Grantt -- bass Ben Haggard -- backing vocals, electric guitar Jamey Johnson -- backing vocals Alison Krauss -- backing vocals Rachel Loy -- bass James Mitchell -- electric guitar Mickey Raphael -- harmonica, Jew 's - harp Bobby Terry -- acoustic guitar, steel guitar Tony Joe White -- harmonica, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Lonnie Wilson -- drums Charts Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) 38 Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria ) 41 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders ) 120 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) 30 Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) 67 German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) 76 Irish Albums ( IRMA ) 43 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums ( RMNZ ) 5 Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) 39 Scottish Albums ( OCC ) 18 Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 42 UK Albums ( OCC ) 64 US Billboard 200 10 US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) References ^ Jump up to : Bretts, Stephen ( February 1, 2017 ). `` Willie Nelson Announces New Album ' God 's Problem Child ' ''. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved February 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Grow, Kory ( January 13, 2017 ). `` Willie Nelson Reveals New Trump - Inspired Song ' Delete and Fast - Forward ' ''. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved January 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Hall, Kristin ( January 12, 2017 ). `` Willie Nelson wants Loretta Lynn to try pot again ''. Austin Chronicle. Hearst Newspapers. Retrieved January 17, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` God 's Problem Child by Willie Nelson ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Crawford, Robert ( February 14, 2017 ). `` See Willie Nelson 's Evocative ' A Woman 's Love ' Video ''. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved February 14, 2017. Jump up ^ Lewis, Randy ( March 9, 2017 ). `` Watch Willie Nelson 's latest video, ' It Gets Easier, ' from ' God 's Problem Child ' album ''. Los Angeles Times. tronc, Inc. Retrieved March 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Beast Exclusive : Willie Nelson Confronts Mortality in New ' Old Timer ' Video ''. Daily Beast Video. The Daily Beast Company. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` No ' Problem ' : Willie Nelson 's New Album Bows at No. 1 ''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` God 's Problem Child - Willie Nelson ''. Allmusic. RhythmOne, LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Bernstein, Jonathan ( April 27, 2017 ). `` Willie Nelson Stares Down Mortality on Most Moving LP in Years ''. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Sodomsky, Sam ( April 20, 2017 ). `` Willie Nelson -- God 's Problem Child ''. Uncut. Time, Inc. ( UK ) Ltd. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Paul, John ( April 24, 2017 ). `` God 's Problem Child ''. PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Stauton, Terry. `` Willie Nelson - God 's Problem Child ''. Record Collector. Diamond Publishing Ltd. Retrieved May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Gleason, Holly ( April 27, 2017 ). `` Paste Review of the Day : Willie Nelson - God 's Problem Child ''. Paste. Paste Media Group. Retrieved May 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Beta, Andy ( April 29, 2017 ). `` Willie Nelson : God 's Problem Child ''. Pichfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved May 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Blackstock, Peter ( April 27, 2017 ). `` Willie Nelson 's new album proves how musically sharp he remains at 84 ''. Austin American - Statesman. Cox Media Group. Retrieved May 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Album Review : Willie Nelson 's ' God 's Problem Child ' ''. Sounds Like Nashville. April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Asker, Jim ( May 9, 2017 ). `` No ' Problem ' : Willie Nelson 's New Album Bows at No. 1 ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( September 27, 2017 ). `` TOP 10 Country Album Sales Chart : September 25, 2017 ''. Roughstock. Jump up ^ `` Australiancharts.com -- Willie Nelson -- God 's Problem Child ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2017. 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Question: who sings god's problem child with willie
Answer: Leon Russell