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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Established
1927; 91 years ago (1927)
Type
International nongovernmental organization
Location
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, Den Haag, The Netherlands
President
Gloria Pérez-Salmerón
Secretary General
Gerald Leitner
Website
ifla.org
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals. An independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, IFLA was founded in Scotland in 1927 and maintains headquarters at the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague. IFLA sponsors the annual IFLA World Library and Information Congress, promoting universal and equitable access to information, ideas, and works of imagination for social, educational, cultural, democratic, and economic empowerment.
IFLA closely partners with UNESCO, with several IFLA manifestos recognized as UNESCO manifestos.[1] IFLA is part of the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS), which works to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disaster.
Contents
1 History
2 Mission
2.1 Core values
3 Strategic Programmes
3.1 Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP)
3.2 Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)
3.3 Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)
3.4 Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)
3.5 IFLA Trend report
4 Manifestos
4.1 Manifesto for Libraries Serving Persons with a Print Disability (LPD)
5 Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program
5.1 2017 IFLA/OCLC Fellows
6 Groups
7 Publications
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
IFLA was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1927 when library associations from 14 European countries and the United States signed a resolution at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Library Association of the United Kingdom. Isak Collijn, head of the National Library of Sweden, was elected the first president. The first constitution was approved in Rome in 1929 during the World Congress of Librarianship and Bibliography.[2]
During the 1930s the first library associations from outside Europe and the US joined, these being China, India, Japan, Mexico and the Philippines. By 1958 membership had grown to 64 associations from 42 countries. A permanent secretariat was established in 1962. By 1970 there were 250 members from 52 countries. The secretariat was moved to The Hague in 1971. By 1974 IFLA membership had become virtually global with 600 members in 100 countries.[2]
Membership criteria were expanded beyond library associations in 1976 to include institutions, i.e. libraries, library schools and bibliographic institutes. At this time, the word Institutions was added to the organisation's name. Since then further new categories of membership have been created, including personal affiliates.[2]
IFLA has now grown to over 1,400 members in approximately 140 countries. It is headquartered in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the National Library of the Netherlands, in The Hague.
Mission[edit]
IFLA's objectives are:
To represent librarianship in matters of international interest
To promote the continuing education of library personnel
To develop, maintain and promote guidelines for library services
Core values[edit]
The objectives are informed by the following core values:
The endorsement of the principles of freedom of expression embodied in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The belief that people, communities and organizations need universal and equitable access to information, ideas and works of imagination for their social, educational, cultural, democratic and economic well-being
The conviction that delivery of high quality library and information services helps guarantee that access
The commitment to enable all Members of the Federation to engage in, and benefit from, its activities without regard to citizenship, disability, ethnic origin, gender, geographical location, language, political philosophy, race or religion.
Strategic Programmes[edit]
Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP)[edit]
Launched in 1984 and initially known as Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World before changing name in the 1990s, the programme supports capacity building through a series of small grants and projects in developing and transition countries and advocacy for access to information[3] Its main activities include:
Building Strong Library Associations Programme
International Leaders Programme
Advocacy for the role of access to information and libraries in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)[edit]
Copyright and intellectual property issues and laws have long been recognized important to the library profession.[4] A volunteer-driven committee, the CLM was created to advise and represent the IFLA on matters of international copyright law.
The CLM produces legal briefs and is the representative for the IFLA at meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).[5] The CLM's activities for the WIPO involve:
Copyright limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives
Copyright limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons
Relations with WIPO Secretariat
Opposition to the Broadcast Treaty at WIPO
Development Agenda at WIPO
Preservation of Traditional Knowledge at WIPO[6]
Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)[edit]
One of the core activities of IFLA is the Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression,[7] which monitors the state of intellectual freedom within the library community worldwide, supports IFLA policy development and co-operation with other international human rights organisations, and responds to violations of free access to information and freedom of expression.[8] FAIFE provides guidance and leadership on issues of intellectual freedom around the world through the publication of annual reports, guidelines, manifestos, special reports, and statements.[9]
The mission of FAIFE is to:
Raise awareness of the essential correlation between the library concept and the values of freedom of expression.
Collect and disseminate documentation and aim to stimulate a dialog both within and outside the library world.
Act as a focal point on the issue of freedom of expression, libraries and librarianship.[10]
IFLA/FAIFE is a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, a global network of non-governmental organisations that monitors freedom of expression worldwide.[11] It is also a member of the Tunisia Monitoring Group, a coalition of 16 free expression organisations that lobbies the Tunisian government to improve its human rights record.
Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC)[edit]
Established in 1984, the Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC) focuses on efforts to preserve library and archive materials, in any form, around the world.[12] Unlike other IFLA Strategic Programmes, PAC features a decentralised approach, with global strategies implemented by a Focal Point and activities managed by Regional Centres.
PAC aims to ensure that both published and unpublished library and archive materials are preserved in an accessible form. In doing so, the programme follows three main guiding principles:
preservation is essential to the survival and development of culture and scholarship;
international cooperation is a key principle;
each country must accept responsibility for the preservation of its own publications.[13]
IFLA Trend report[edit]
The first IFLA Trend commissioned report entitled "Caught in the waves or caught in the tide? Insights from the IFLA Trend Report,"[14] was published in January 2013 and launched at the World Library and information Congress in Singapore on 19 August 2013.[14] The IFLA trend report resulted in the identification of high level societal emerging trends which may affect the global information environment. The research consists of a number of documents—including an overview, annotated bibliography and research papers—is intended as a web platform for ongoing consultation.[14]:3 In this first stage of the review from November 2012 through 2013, "social scientists, economists, business leaders, education specialists, legal experts and technologists"—who were mainly outside the library sphere—were consulted.[14]:3
One of the key focal points of the report was the inundation of the archives with a tidal wave of information. By 2010 this represented more than 1 zettabytes of data or 1.8 trillion gigabytes.[14]:3[15]
The report listed "five key trends" which will change the "information environment...New technologies will both expand and limit who has access to information... Online education will democratise and disrupt global learning ...The boundaries of privacy and data protection will be redefined... Hyper-connected societies will listen to and empower new voices and groups... The global information economy will be transformed by new technologies..."[14]:4
Manifestos[edit]
Manifesto for Libraries Serving Persons with a Print Disability (LPD)[edit]
Endorsed by the Governing Board of the IFLA in April 2012, the first draft of the Manifesto for Libraries Serving Persons with a Print Disability was intended to support the Marrakesh VIP Treaty. After further drafts, the LPD Manifesto was passed in November 2013 at the 37th UNESCO General Conference in Paris.[16] The LPD Manifesto encourages libraries to provide more accessible library and information services for blind and visually impaired patrons. According to the IFLA, lack of access to information is the biggest barrier for persons with a print disability to fully and effectively participate in all aspects of society.[17]
The six statements of the LPD Manifesto are as follows:[17]
IFLA recommends that all library and information providers, as part of their core services, put in place services, collections, equipment and facilities, which will assist individual users with a print disability to access and use resources that meet their particular needs for information.
IFLA encourages library and information service providers to consult individuals with a disability, and groups representing them, in the planning, development and ongoing delivery of services.
IFLA acknowledges that the best services are provided by professionals who are aware of the needs of, and service options for, people with a print disability. Therefore, IFLA encourages all library and information services to ensure that staff are adequately trained and available to work with users with a print disability, and supports career-long professional development and formal library and information studies programs, which will facilitate the strengthening of equitable library and information services to people with a print disability.
IFLA supports efforts to improve access to resources by people with a print disability through service agreements, referrals and sharing of resources between library and information services; and between these and other organisations specialising in services targeted for people with a print disability. Therefore, IFLA encourages the establishment and development of an international network of libraries of accessible materials.
IFLA supports efforts to ensure that copyright legislation enables equal access by people with a print disability to information from all libraries and information providers.
In addition to meeting legislative requirements, IFLA encourages the observation of universal design principles, guidelines and standards to ensure that library and information services, collections, technologies, equipment and facilities meet the identified needs of users with a print disability.
Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program[edit]
Sponsored by the IFLA and OCLC, the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program "provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies."[18] Each year, the four-week program provides up to five individuals with the opportunity to interact with important information practitioners in the field. Additionally, the Fellows deliver presentations that grapple with libraries' challenges and formulate development plans that benefit their personal career growth.
2017 IFLA/OCLC Fellows[edit]
Announced in August 2016, the five selected 2017 IFLA/OCLC Fellows are:[19]
Patience Ngizi-Hara, The Copperbelt University, Zambia
Eric Nelson Haumba, YMCA Comprehensive Institute, Uganda
Sharisse Rae Lim, National Library of the Philippines
Jerry Mathema, Masiyephambili College, Zimbabwe
Nguyen Van Kep, Hanoi University, Vietnam
How to spot fake news
IFLA publication (2017)
Groups[edit]
According to IFLA "The most important work in IFLA happens in the various groups that make up the organisation".
More than 60 sections and special interest groups are organized in five divisions to carry out a variety of IFLA's activities and programs.
Publications[edit]
IFLA Journal is an academic journal in the fields of libraries, library and information science, and freedom of information published quarterly by SAGE Publication on behalf of IFLA
IFLA Publications Series
IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control
IFLA Professional Reports
See also[edit]
Public library ratings
Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Association
UNESCO Public Library Manifesto
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "IFLA: The International Federation of Libraries". Goethe.de. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
^ Jump up to: a b c Henry, Carol. "International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions", World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services ed. Wedgeworth, Robert. 3rd ed. 1993. Pages 378–382. ISBN 0-8389-0609-5, ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
Jump up ^ "Action for Development through Libraries Programme".
Jump up ^ Rubin, Richard (2010). Foundations of Library and Information Science (3 ed.). New York: Neal-Schuman. p. 343. ISBN 978-1-55570-690-6.
Jump up ^ "Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)". International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Jump up ^ "Activities". IFLA. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
Jump up ^ FAIFE website
Jump up ^ "About FAIFE". International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Jump up ^ "Publications from FAIFE". International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Jump up ^ "FAIFE Mission". International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Jump up ^ IFEX website
Jump up ^ "About the Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme". International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Jump up ^ "About the Preservation and Conservation Strategic Programme". IFLA. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Riding the Waves or Caught in the Tide? Insights from the IFLA Trend Report (PDF) (Report). The Hague, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. 19 August 2013. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Jump up ^ John Gantz; David Reinsel (June 2011), "The Digital Universe Study: Extracting Value from Chaos" (PDF), International Data Corporation, Framingham, MA, retrieved 9 February 2016
Jump up ^ Marlin, Mike (November–December 2014). "Promoting Access for Blind and Visually Impaired Patrons". American Libraries. American Library Association. 45 (11/12): 21–22. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
^ Jump up to: a b "IFLA Manifesto for libraries serving persons with a print disability". International Federation of Library Associations. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
Jump up ^ "Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellowship Program". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
Jump up ^ "Five librarians selected as 2017 IFLA/OCLC Fellows". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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Take It to the Limit (Eagles song)
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"Take It to the Limit"
European picture sleeve, mistitling "Take It To the Limit" as "Take It To the Limits"
Single by Eagles
from the album One of These Nights
B-side
"After the Thrill is Gone"
Released
November 15, 1975
Format
7"
Recorded
1975
Genre
Soft rock
Length
3:48 (single version)
4:48 (album version)
Label
Asylum
Songwriter(s)
Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
Producer(s)
Bill Szymczyk
Eagles singles chronology
"Lyin' Eyes"
(1975) "Take It to the Limit"
(1975) "New Kid in Town"
(1976)
"Lyin' Eyes"
(1975) "Take It to the Limit"
(1975) "New Kid in Town"
(1976)
"Take It to the Limit" is a song by the Eagles from their fourth album One of These Nights from which it was issued as the third single on November 15, 1975. It reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was also the Eagles' greatest success to that point in the UK, going to No. 12 on the charts. Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1976.[1]
The song was written by Eagles' members Randy Meisner, Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Meisner, who sang lead on it, says the song began as his solo composition. As it remained unfinished when time came for the One of These Nights album to be recorded, Henley and Frey assisted Meisner in completing it. Meisner's performance of the song was popular with the audience in Eagles' concerts, but disputes over his reluctance to perform it would also directly lead to Meisner's departure from the band.
Contents
1 Background
2 Recordings
3 Live performances
4 Personnel
5 Chart performance
5.1 Weekly charts
5.2 Year-end charts
6 Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings version
6.1 Chart performance
7 Other versions
8 Notes
9 External links
Background[edit]
According to Meisner, he wrote the first few lines of the song one night while playing an acoustic guitar after returning from the Troubadour; however he was not able to finish the song by the time they were close to recording it, and Frey and Henley then helped him with the lyrics.[2] Meisner later said of how he would usually write songs with the Eagles: "I'd get a verse or two, and I'm done, and they would help fill in the blanks"[3]
On the meaning of the song, Meisner said in the documentary History of the Eagles: "The line 'take it to the limit' was to keep trying before you reach a point in your life where you feel you've done everything and seen everything, sort of feeling, you know, part of getting old. And just to take it to the limit one more time, like every day just keep, you know, punching away at it ... That was the line, and from there the song took a different course."[4]
Meisner sings lead on "Take it to the Limit" and the song was released as the third single from the album One of These Nights. It is the first and only Eagles single where Meisner sings lead.
Recordings[edit]
"Take It to the Limit" is unique in the canon of the band's singles, being the sole A-side on which Randy Meisner sang lead, as well as the first A-side Eagles single on which neither Henley nor Frey sang lead. It was also the last Eagles single to feature founding member Bernie Leadon before he was replaced by guitarist Joe Walsh. The single version of the song is 3:48 in length, almost a minute shorter than the album version. "Take It to the Limit" is one of few Eagles' tracks written in waltz time. (Other notable waltzes performed by the Eagles are "Hollywood Waltz"; the Meisner/Henley/Frey waltz "Saturday Night" (co-written with Leadon) from the 1973 Desperado album; Frey's "Most of Us are Sad" from their self-titled debut album; Frey/Henley/JD Souther's hard-rocking "Teenage Jail" from 1979's "The Long Run" album; and Walsh's "Pretty Maids All in a Row" on the 1976 album Hotel California.)[5]
A live performance by Meisner from 1976, recorded at The Forum, Inglewood, California, is included in the album Eagles Live, which was released in 1980 after the band had effectively broken up.
The song was rerecorded on Meisner's first solo album (Randy Meisner) released in 1978. The song was performed with piano and acoustic guitar accompaniment, and 1970s teen idol David Cassidy singing in the backing vocals.[6]
Live performances[edit]
Eagles - "Take It to the Limit"
The climax of the song as performed by Randy Meisner in a concert in 1976 (from Eagles Live). Meisner was concerned about not hitting the high notes, and his reluctance to sing the song led to disputes and eventually his departure from the band.
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According to Frey, fans of the band loved Meisner's performance of his signature song "Take It to the Limit" at concert. As Henley puts it: "They went crazy when Randy hit those high notes".[7] Meisner, however, was concerned about not being able to hit the high notes, but Frey was insistent that Meisner should perform the song in concert for the fans, and live performances of the song then became a source of great contention between Frey and Meisner, and would eventually become one reason for Meisner leaving the band.
Meisner had been struggling to hit the crucial high notes in the song during the Hotel California tour. According to Joe Walsh, Meisner could perform the song, but would become nervous when told he had to sing it.[7] By the time they had reached Knoxville, Tennessee in June 1977, the band was feeling the strain of a long tour, with Meisner unhappy and suffering from a stomach ulcer.[8] Meisner decided not to sing the song for an encore because he had been up late and caught the flu,[9] Frey and Meisner then became involved in an angry physical confrontation backstage over Meisner's refusal to perform the song.[7] After the altercation, Meisner was frozen out from the band and he decided to leave.[8] He left the band at the end of their tour in September 1977[10] and was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit, coincidentally the same bassist who had replaced him in Poco.
The song was revived for the Eagles' late 1999 shows at Los Angeles' Staples Center and at those shows, as well as the Eagles' Farewell 1 Tour in 2004 and 2005 and on subsequent tours, the song was sung by Frey. Originally in B major, the song was transposed down to G major to accommodate for Frey's vocal range. For the band's 2017 shows, lead vocals were taken by Vince Gill and was again transposed to A major.
Personnel[edit]
Randy Meisner – lead vocals, bass guitar
Glenn Frey – 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Don Henley – drums, backing vocals
Don Felder – lead guitar
Bernie Leadon – electric guitar
Jim Ed Norman – piano, conductor, string arrangements
Live version from 1976:
Randy Meisner – lead vocals, bass guitar
Glenn Frey – piano, backing vocals
Don Henley – drums, backing vocals
Don Felder – electric guitar, backing vocals
Joe Walsh – 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1975-76)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] 30
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 16
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[13] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 4
US Cash Box Top 100[18] 5
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1976)
Rank
Canada [19] 139
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 25
US Cash Box [21] 56

Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings version[edit]
"Take It to the Limit"
Single by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
from the album Take It to the Limit
B-side
"'Til I Gain Control Again"
Released
October 8, 1983
Genre
Country
Length
3:50
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
Producer(s)
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson singles chronology
"Why Do I Have to Choose"
(1983) Why Do I Have to Choose1983 "Take It to the Limit"
(1983) Take It to the Limit1983 "Without a Song"
(1984) Without a Song1984
Waylon Jennings singles chronology
"Hold On, I'm Comin'"
(1983) Hold On, I'm Comin'1983 "Take It to the Limit"
(1983) Take It to the Limit1983 "The Conversation"
(1983) The Conversation1983
The song was covered by country musicians Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings as the title track of their duet album, Take It to the Limit, which was released in 1983.
Chart performance[edit]
Chart (1983–1984)
Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[22] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[23] 8
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[24] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[25] 31
Other versions[edit]
Dave Mason covered this song.
The song was covered by Jill Lancaster for the 1977 Christo documentary Running Fence.
The song was covered in 1977 by Etta James for her album Deep in the Night.
Cher performed the song on her first solo tour in 1979–1980 and again in 1989–1990 on the Heart of Stone Tour.
In 1993, Suzy Bogguss recorded the song for the album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles.
Sarah Dougher covered it on her 1999 album Day One.
Richard Marx would regularly cover this song in concert. One 1987 performance, which was filmed, included both Meisner and Timothy B. Schmit, marking the only time (outside of the Eagles' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) the two former Eagles and Poco bassists shared a stage. Meisner played 12-string acoustic guitar and Schmit sang backing vocals.
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976
Jump up ^ Harvey Kubernik, Scott Calamar (October 7, 2009). Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon. Sterling. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-4027-6589-6.
Jump up ^ History of the Eagles. 2013. Event occurs at 50:55–51:57.
Jump up ^ History of the Eagles. 2013. Event occurs at 1:12:40–1:13:40.
Jump up ^ Marcus, Greil (2007). Stranded: Rock and roll for a desert island (2nd Da Capo Press ed.). New York: Da Capo Press (Perseus Books Group). p. 87. ISBN 978-0-306-80682-7.
Jump up ^ "Randy Meisner – Randy Meisner". Discogs.
^ Jump up to: a b c History of the Eagles. 2013. Event occurs at 1:39:20–1:42:05.
^ Jump up to: a b Andy Greene (July 16, 2015). "Flashback: The Eagles Play 'Take It to the Limit' in 1977". Rolling Stone.
Jump up ^ Greene, Andy (February 7, 2013). "Flashback: All the Eagles Unite for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Eagles – Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
Jump up ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4109a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4099." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Charts.nz – Eagles – Take It to the Limit". Top 40 Singles.
Jump up ^ "Eagles: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
Jump up ^ "Eagles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Eagles Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 6, 1976
Jump up ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com
Jump up ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1976
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6717." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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1960s
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"I've Always Been Crazy"
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"Women Do Know How to Carry On"
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1959
"Man With the Blues" / "The Storm Has Just Begun"
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1961
"The Part Where I Cry" / "Mr. Record Man"
1962
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"Touch Me" / "Where My House Lives"
"Wake Me When It's Over" / "There's Gonna Be Love In My House"
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1963
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"Take My Word" / "Feed it a Memory"
1964
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"Am I Blue" / "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight"
"River Boy" / "Opportunity to Cry"
"I Never Cared For You" / "You Left Me (A Long Time Ago)"
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1965
"She's Not For You" / "Permanently Lonely"
"Healing Hands of Time" / "One Day at the Time"
"I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye" / "And So Will You, My Love"
1966
"One In A Row" / "San Antonio Rose"
"Colombus Stockade Blues" / "He Sits at my Table"
"I'm Still Not Over You"/ "I Love You Because"
1967
"The Party's Over" / "Make Way for a Better Man"
"Blackjack County Chain" / "Some Other World"
"San Antonio" / "To Make a Long Story Short"
1968
"Little Things" / " Sweet Memories"
"Good Times" / "Where Do You Stand"
"Johnny One Time" / "She's Still Gone"
1969
"Bring Me Sunshine" / "Don't Say Love or Nothing"
"I Hope So" / "Right or Wrong"
1970s
1970
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"Laying My Burdens Down" / "Truth Number One"
1971
"I'm a Memory" / "Fire and Rain"
"Yesterday's Wine" / "Me and Paul"
1972
"Words Don't Fit the Picture" / "A Moment"
1973
"Shotgun Willie" (mono) / "Sad Songs and Waltzes"
"Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" / "Devil in a Sleepin' Bag"
1974
"I Still Can't Believe You're Gone" / "Heaven and Hell"
"Bloody Mary Morning" / "After the Fire is Gone"(with Tracy Nelson)
"Sister's Comin' Home" (mono) / "Pick Up The Tempo"
1975
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" / "Bandera"
1976
"Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming)" / "Time of the Preacher"
"I'd Have to Be Crazy" (mono) / "Amazing Grace"
"If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" / "The Sound in Your Mind"
1977
"Uncloudy Day" / "Precious Memories"
"I Love You A Thousand Ways" / "Mom and Dad's Waltz"
1978
"Georgia on My Mind" / "On The Sunny Side Of The Street"
"Blue Skies" / "Moonlight in Vermont"
"All of Me" / "Unchained Melody"
1979
"Whiskey River" / "Under the Double Eagle"
"September Song" / "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"White Christmas" / "Blue Christmas"
1980s
1980
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" / "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33"
"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" / "Rising Stars"
"Midnight Rider" / "So You Think You're A Cowboy"
"On the Road Again"/ "Jumpin' Cotton Eyed Joe" (performed by Johnny Gimble)
1981
"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" / "I Guess I've Come to Live Here in Your Eyes"
"Mona Lisa" / "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" / "Over the Rainbow"
"Heartaches of a Fool" / "Uncloudy Day"
1982
"Always on My Mind" / "The Party's Over"
"Let It Be Me" / "Permanently Lonely"
"Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" / "Old Fords and a Natural Stone"
1983
"Little Old Fashioned Karma" / "Beer Barrel Polka"
"Why Do I Have to Choose" / "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)"
"Take It to the Limit" / "Till I Gain Control Again"
"Without a Song"
1984
"City of New Orleans (Unedited version)" / "Why Are You Pickin' On Me"
1985
"Forgiving You Was Easy" / "You Wouldn't Cross the Street"
"Me and Paul" / "I Let My Mind Wander"
1986
"Living in the Promiseland" / "Bach Minuet in G"
"I'm Not Trying to Forget You" / "I've Got the Craziest Feeling"
1987
"Partners After All" / "Home Away From Home"
"Heart of Gold" / "So Much Like My Dad"
"Island in the Sea" / "There Is No Easy Way"
1988
"Nobody There But Me" / "Wake Me When It's Over"
"Spanish Eyes" (with Julio Iglesias) / "Ole Buttermilk Sky"
"Twilight Time" / "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
1989
"Nothing I Can Do About It Now" / "If I Were a Painting"
"There You Are" / "Spirit"
"Is The Better Part Over" / "Mr. Record Man"
1990s
1990
"The Highway" / "Spirit"
"Ain't Necessarily So" / "I Never Cared For You" ("Ain't Necessarily So" also on CD Single)
1991
"The Piper Came Today" / "(I Don't Have a Reason) To Go To California Anymore" ("The Piper Came Today" also on CD Single)
"Ten With a Two" / "You Decide"
1993
"Graceland"
"Still is Still Moving to Me" / "Valentine"
1995
"Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing"
1998
"I Never Cared for You"
2000s
and
2010s
2002
"Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack) / "Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)" (Both single tracks released on CD and 7" record)
2003
"Wurlitzer Prize" (with Norah Jones)
"Beer for My Horses" (with Toby Keith)
2005
"I'm a Worried Man" (with Toots Hibbert)
"The Harder They Come"
2006
"You Don't Know Me"
"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other"
2008
"Gravedigger"
"You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore"
2011
"The Scientist"
2012
"Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die"
"Just Breathe"
"Come On Back Jesus"
2013
"From Here to the Moon and Back" (with Dolly Parton)
"Grandma's Hands" (with Mavis Staples)
"It Won't Be Long" (with The Secret Sisters)
"Somewhere Between" (with Loretta Lynn)
2014
"The Wall"
"Bring It On"
"Laws of Nature"
"Who'll Buy My Memories"
"Summer of Roses" / "December Day"
2015
"It's All Going to Pot"
"Alice in Hulaland"
2016
"Lay Me Down"
2017
"Still Not Dead"
2018
"Last Man Standing"
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