Phases and Stages

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album concept album

Phases and Stages is a 1974 concept album by country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson that explores the emotional arc of a divorce from both the husband’s and wife’s perspectives.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	album → concept album →
artist	Willie Nelson →
composer	Willie Nelson →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	acclaimed →
followedBy	Red Headed Stranger →
follows	Shotgun Willie →
format	vinyl record →
genre	country music → outlaw country →
hasCoverArt	Phases and Stages album cover →
hasPart	(How Will I Know) I’m Falling in Love Again → Bloody Mary Morning → Down at the Corner Beer Joint → Heaven and Hell → I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone → It’s Not Supposed to Be That Way → Phases and Stages (Theme) – No Love Around → Phases and Stages (Theme) – Phases and Stages → Phases and Stages (Theme) – Pick Up the Tempo → Phases and Stages (Theme) – Walkin → Phases and Stages (Theme) – Washing the Dishes → Pretend I Never Happened → Side A → Side B → Sister’s Coming Home →
language	English →
length	approximately 35 minutes →
lyricist	Willie Nelson →
mainTheme	divorce → marital breakup →
narrativePerspective	husband’s perspective → wife’s perspective →
notableSong	Bloody Mary Morning →
partOf	Willie Nelson discography →
performer	Willie Nelson →
producer	Jerry Wexler →
recordedAt	Muscle Shoals Sound Studio →
recordedIn	Muscle Shoals, Alabama →
recordLabel	Atlantic Records NERFINISHED →
releaseDate	1974 →
sideASubject	wife’s story →
sideBSubject	husband’s story →
significance	early example of concept album in country music →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Phases and Stages ("Phases and Stages (Theme) – Washing the Dishes") → Phases and Stages ("Phases and Stages (Theme) – Walkin") → Phases and Stages ("Phases and Stages (Theme) – Pick Up the Tempo") → Phases and Stages ("Phases and Stages (Theme) – Phases and Stages") →	hasPart
Willie Nelson →	album
Shotgun Willie →	followedBy
Red Headed Stranger →	follows
Willie Nelson →	notableWork