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Format: CD
Manufacturer: Cbs/epic/wtg Records
Buy.com Sku: 60593812
UPC: 696998674028
UPC 14: 00696998674028
Release Date: 4/1/2003
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Night Life ~ Willie Nelson
2. Hello Walls ~ Willie Nelson
3. Crazy ~ Willie Nelson
4. Funny How Times Slips Away ~ Willie Nelson
5. I Never Cared For You ~ Willie Nelson
6. Party's Over, The ~ Willie Nelson
7. Good Times ~ Willie Nelson
8. Me And Paul ~ Willie Nelson
9. Shotgun Willie ~ Willie Nelson
10. Bloody Mary Morning ~ Willie Nelson
11. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain ~ Willie Nelson
12. Good Hearted Woman - (with Waylon Jennings) ~ Willie Nelson
13. If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time) ~ Willie Nelson
14. Uncloudy Day ~ Willie Nelson
14. Uncloudy Day ~ Willie Nelson
15. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - (with Waylon Jennings) ~ Willie Nelson
16. Georgia On My Mind ~ Willie Nelson
17. Blue Skies ~ Willie Nelson
18. All Of Me ~ Willie Nelson
19. Heartbreak Hotel - (with Leon Russell) ~ Willie Nelson
20. Help Me Make It Through The Night ~ Willie Nelson
21. Whiskey River - (live) ~ Willie Nelson
22. Stay A Little Longer - (live) ~ Willie Nelson
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys ~ Willie Nelson
1. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys ~ Willie Nelson
2. Faded Love - (with Ray Price) ~ Willie Nelson
3. On The Road Again ~ Willie Nelson
3. On The Road Again ~ Willie Nelson
3. On The Road Again ~ Willie Nelson
3. On The Road Again ~ Willie Nelson
4. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground ~ Willie Nelson
5. Always On My Mind ~ Willie Nelson
5. Always On My Mind ~ Willie Nelson
6. Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning ~ Willie Nelson
7. Pancho & Lefty - (with Merle Haggard) ~ Willie Nelson
8. To All The Girls I've Loved Before - (with Julio Iglesias) ~ Willie Nelson
9. City Of New Orleans ~ Willie Nelson
10. Seven Spanish Angels - (with Ray Charles) ~ Willie Nelson
10. Seven Spanish Angels - (with Ray Charles) ~ Willie Nelson
10. Seven Spanish Angels - (with Ray Charles) ~ Willie Nelson
11. Forgiving You Was Easy ~ Willie Nelson
12. Highwayman - (with Waylon Jennings/Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson) ~ Willie Nelson
12. Highwayman - (with Waylon Jennings/Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson) ~ Willie Nelson
13. Living In The Promiseland ~ Willie Nelson
14. Nothing I Can Do About It Now ~ Willie Nelson
15. Graceland ~ Willie Nelson
16. Everywhere I Go - (with Emmylou Harris) ~ Willie Nelson
17. Slow Dancing - (featuring Mickey Raphael/U2) ~ Willie Nelson
18. Mendocino County Line - (with Lee Ann Womack) ~ Willie Nelson
19. One Time Too Many - (with Aerosmith) ~ Willie Nelson
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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This CD commemorates Willie Nelson's 70th Birthday (April 30, 2003). |
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Personnel includes: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Ray Price, Leann Womack, Julio Iglesias, Leon Russell, Merle Haggard, Aerosmith. |
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Producers include: Felton Jarvis, Arif Mardin, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Booker T. Jones. |
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Compilation producers: Nich Shaffman, Al Quaglieri. |
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Recorded between 1961 & 2002. |
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Audio Mixers: Michael Brauer; Steven Berkowitz. |
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Recording information: ??/1961-12/2001. |
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The catalog of Willie Nelson is so vast and rich that assembling an "essential" collection of only one or two discs seems nearly impossible. RCA's single-disc 1995 attempt was admirable and worthy, but doomed by space limitations. With a bit more room to move, Legacy's roomier two-disc collection is about close as anyone could hope to come. We get the full view of the great singer/songwriter's artistic journey. |
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"Hello Walls" and the evergreen "Crazy" hail from the days when Nelson was tooling around Nashville as a songwriter for hire but mystifyingly unable to connect as a solo artist. His transformation into a counterculture icon via the '70s "outlaw country" movement is marked by the likes of "Me and Paul" and "Bloody Mary Morning." His tremendous skill as in interpreter can be heard in such standards as "Blue Skies" and "Georgia on Mind," which helped make him a crossover success in the STARDUST era. Latter-day collaborations with everyone from Aerosmith ("One Time Too Many") to U2 ("Slow Dancing") show Willie's mercurial, eclectic nature. Add it all up and a portrait comes together of a man whose artistic vision has carried him across decades and stylistic shifts aplenty and seen him through in style. |
Musical Guests | |
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Waylon Jennings |
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Julio Iglesias |
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Ray Charles |
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Kris Kristofferson |
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Ray Price |
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Johnny Cash |
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Merle Haggard |
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Leon Russell |
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U2 |
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Mickey Raphael |
Artist Overview
Willie Nelson began working in a conventional Nashville style and had great success as the songwriter of Faron Young's hit "Hello Walls" and others, but he was initially unable to make it as a performer. In the 1970s, he and Waylon Jennings made history with their outlaw country sound and image, growing their hair long and utilizing a raw, rock-influenced sound that endeared them to millions of country fans and rockers alike. Subsequently, Nelson ventured into Sinatra territory with STARDUST, an album of standards that became a huge success and established him as a singer who transcended genre boundaries. Throughout the '80s, '90s, and into the 21st century, he crossed over into pop and back again continually, even releasing an album of reggae covers, working with artists as diverse as Julio Iglesias and Ryan Adams.
Artist Influences
Bob Dylan | Bob Wills | Charles Brown | Chet Atkins | Ernest Tubb | Floyd Tillman | Frank Sinatra | Hank Snow | Hank Williams | Irving Berlin | Jimmie Rodgers (Country) | Johnny Bush | Lefty Frizzell | Milton Brown & His Brownies | Phosphorescent | Ray Charles | Ray Price | Roger Miller (Country) | Roy Acuff | Webb Pierce
Bob Dylan | Bob Wills | Charles Brown | Chet Atkins | Ernest Tubb | Floyd Tillman | Frank Sinatra | Hank Snow | Hank Williams | Irving Berlin | Jimmie Rodgers (Country) | Johnny Bush | Lefty Frizzell | Milton Brown & His Brownies | Phosphorescent | Ray Charles | Ray Price | Roger Miller (Country) | Roy Acuff | Webb Pierce
Artist Contemporaries
Billy Joe Shaver | Bobby Bare | Brenda Lee | Buck Owens | Carl Smith | Charley Pride | Chet Atkins | Conway Twitty | David Allan Coe | Emmylou Harris | Faron Young | Floyd Tillman | Freddy Fender | George Jones | Guy Clark | Hank Locklin | Hank Williams, Jr. | Hoyt Axton | Jerry Jeff Walker | Jessi Colter | Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Johnny Cash | Johnny Paycheck | Kris Kristofferson | Lee Hazlewood | Lyle Lovett | Merle Haggard | Mickey Newbury | Neil Young | Patsy Cline | Ray Price | Roger Miller (Country) | Rosanne Cash | Roy Orbison | Tammy Wynette | The Bellamy Brothers | The Highwaymen (Folk) | The Little Willies | Tom T. Hall | Tompall Glaser | Townes Van Zandt | Waylon Jennings
Billy Joe Shaver | Bobby Bare | Brenda Lee | Buck Owens | Carl Smith | Charley Pride | Chet Atkins | Conway Twitty | David Allan Coe | Emmylou Harris | Faron Young | Floyd Tillman | Freddy Fender | George Jones | Guy Clark | Hank Locklin | Hank Williams, Jr. | Hoyt Axton | Jerry Jeff Walker | Jessi Colter | Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Johnny Cash | Johnny Paycheck | Kris Kristofferson | Lee Hazlewood | Lyle Lovett | Merle Haggard | Mickey Newbury | Neil Young | Patsy Cline | Ray Price | Roger Miller (Country) | Rosanne Cash | Roy Orbison | Tammy Wynette | The Bellamy Brothers | The Highwaymen (Folk) | The Little Willies | Tom T. Hall | Tompall Glaser | Townes Van Zandt | Waylon Jennings
Artist Followers
George Strait | James Talley | Jerry Jeff Walker | Jesse Dayton | Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Keith Whitley | Lyle Lovett | Michael Fracasso | Neil Young | Pat Green | Randy Travis | Steve Earle | Townes Van Zandt | Vince Gill
George Strait | James Talley | Jerry Jeff Walker | Jesse Dayton | Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Keith Whitley | Lyle Lovett | Michael Fracasso | Neil Young | Pat Green | Randy Travis | Steve Earle | Townes Van Zandt | Vince Gill
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
Technical Info
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Release Date : 04/01/2003 |
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Original Release Date : 2003 |
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Catalog ID : 86740 |
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Label : Columbia (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00696998674028 |
Professional Reviews
Dirty Linen (8/03, p.64)
- "...The double disc, 41-track offering lives up to its marquee billing as the collection to end all Willie collections..."
- "...The double disc, 41-track offering lives up to its marquee billing as the collection to end all Willie collections..."
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