Nelson has The Hag covered

"Workin' Man "(his 155th album, according to Texas Monthly's interactive All Willie Nelson Albums Ranked list and 78th solo studio album) premieres Nelson's interpretations of 11 classic songs written by Haggard, the latest in Nelson's history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter's or artist's work.

In the last decade, Nelson has released albums focusing on songwriters Harlan Howard, Ray Price, George Gershwin and Rodney Crowell and released two volumes of songs associated with Frank Sinatra. Nelson and Haggard were longtime friends and collaborators who released three collaborative albums together: 1983's "Pancho and Lefty," 2007's "Last Of The Breed "(alongside Ray Price) and 2015's "Django and Jimmie."

The first single from the album out today is "Workin' Man Blues," which was a number one country hit for Haggard in 1969.

Nelson's performances include songs from various parts of Haggard's career, from tracks off of The Hag's first number one country album, 1966's "Swinging Doors" ("Swinging Doors," "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down") and late '60s career-defining hits ("Mama Tried," "Okie From Muskogee") to '70s classics (the heart-breaking holiday track "If We Make It Through December," the southern-rock tinged "Ramblin' Fever") and Haggard's chart topping honky-tonk classic from 1980 "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink."

Produced by Nelson with longtime collaborator Mickey Raphael the harp playear for his band, the album was recorded at Nelson's Pedernales Studios in Austin and features the final recordings he did alongside longtime Family band members, his sister Bobbie Nelson on piano and Paul English on drums. They were joined by Raphael on harmonica, Kevin Smith on bass and Paul's brother Billy English on drums and percussion.

The album announcement also comes as Willie gets ready to start the final leg of the Outlaw Music Festival 10th Anniversary Tour in the Northeast and Midwest starting tomorrow with an all-star lineup that includes Nelson, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee and Madeline Edwards.

The track list is:
1. Workin' Man Blues
2. Silver Wings
3. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
4. Today I Started Loving You Again
5. Swinging Doors
6. Okie From Muskogee
7. Mama Tried
8. I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink
9. Somewhere Between
10. If We Make It Through December
11. Ramblin' Fever