Island in the Sea

The Philadelphia Inquirer praised Nelson's original compositions. The Orange County Register noted that the album's first side "features the spine-tingling beauty of the unadorned Nelson sound." USA Today considered the title track to be the album's best song. ==Track listing==

• "Island in the Sea" (W. Nelson) - 2:19 • "Wake Me When It's Over" (W. Nelson) - 3:17 • "Little Things" (W. Nelson, Shirley Collie Nelson) - 4:23 • "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) - 5:17 • "There Is No Easy Way (But There Is a Way)" (W. Nelson) - 2:32 • "Nobody There but Me" (Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby, Charlie Haden) - 2:47 • "Cold November Wind" (Phyllis Horne) - 4:18 • "Women Who Love Too Much" (Booker T. Jones, Waylon Jennings) - 4:45 • "All in the Name of Love" (Jones, Jennings) - 4:59 • "Sky Train" (Jones, Jennings) - 2:39 ==Personnel==

Compiled from Island in the Sea liner notes. ;Musicians • Willie Nelson - guitar, vocals • Paul English - drums • Mickey Raphael - harmonica • Bee Spears - bass guitar • Bobbie Nelson - piano • Grady Martin - guitar • Jody Payne - guitar, vocals • Billy English - percussion • Chip Young - acoustic guitar • Mike Leech - bass guitar • David Briggs - keyboards • Pete Wade - electric guitar • Martin Parker - drums • Bobby Ogdin - piano • Farrell Morris - percussion, vibes • Booker T. Jones - drums, keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass guitar ;On "Nobody There but Me" • Bruce Hornsby - piano, synthesizer • Peter Harris - guitar • George Marinelli, Jr. - guitar • John Mollo - drums • Joe Puerta - bass guitar ;Technical • Bobby Arnold - engineering • Larry Greenhill - engineering • Booker T. Jones - production (tracks 8–10), engineering • Grady Martin - production (track 7) • Willie Nelson - production (tracks 1–6) • Denny Purcell - mastering • Glenn Rieuf - engineering • Chip Young - engineering ==Chart performance==