| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Music Group | | UPC: 00602527139319 | | Release Date: 8/11/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 211442478 | | Item#: M4PPQM | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2010 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me) - (with Rob Thomas) ~ Willie Nelson |  | | 2. Mendocino Country Line - (with Lee Ann Womack) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 3. Back To Earth ~ Willie Nelson | | | 4. Harder They Come, The ~ Willie Nelson | | | 5. Over You Again ~ Willie Nelson | | | 6. You Don't Know Me ~ Willie Nelson | | | 7. Lost Highway - (with Ray Price) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 8. Beer For My Horses - (with Toby Keith) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 9. Blues Eyes Crying In the Rain - (with Shania Twain) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 10. Overtime - (with Lucinda Williams) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 11. I'm Still Not Over You - (with Ray Price) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 12. Superman - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 13. Bubbles In My Beer ~ Willie Nelson | | | 14. Crazy - (with Diana Krall/Elvis Costello) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 15. Both Sides of Goodbye - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Nelson | | | 16. Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Eachother ~ Willie Nelson | | | 17. Ain't Goin' Down On Brokeback Mountain - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Nelson | |
| Lost Highway covers more than a decade's worth of music from more than twelve albums, including three previously unreleased gems. Encompassing a broad spectrum of musical styles, Lost Highway features an amazing roster of collaborating artists while showcasing Willie Nelson's incomparable songwriting as well as his uncanny ability to take classic country & western songs and make them his own. Artists featured on this compilation include: Rob Thomas, Lee Ann Womack, Ray Price, Lucinda Williams, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Merle Haggard and Shania Twain!
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Illustrator: Wayne Brezinka. | | LOST HIGHWAY is a compilation gathering some of the best tracks from Willie Nelson's output of the past decade for his Lost Highway label. Willie is joined by a stellar cast of guest artists including Lee Ann Womack, Toby Keith, Shania Twain, Lucinda Williams, Diana Krall and Elvis Costello, and Ray Price. | | Willie Nelson never has been known for his consistency, either in style or quality, yet his stint at Lost Highway Records may be his most schizophrenic collection of recordings ever. Signed to the alt country label at the turn of the decade, Nelson proceeded to cut a muddled mainstream crossover, pitched himself at Lost Highway's typical Americana audience with an album produced by Ryan Adams, pander to his forgotten mainstream country audience with an album produced by Kenny Chesney, salute the stoners with a reggae album, and tip his hat to the main lady of Western swing with a tremendous tribute album to songwriter Cindy Walker. In between all of that, Willie wound up having his only genuine hit single of the decade dueting with Toby Keith on the post-9/11 pro-vigilante "Beer for My Horses," and scored some serious column inches when he dredged up "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" in the wake of the homosexual romantic western Brokeback Mountain. All this is heard on Lost Highway and hearing the highlights condensed to a single 17-track collection only makes it all seem more confusing. This was a time when Willie was happy to be all things to everybody -- an impression confirmed by the release of Willie's cover of the Saddle Sores' "Ain't Goin' Down on Brokeback Mountain," a song that undoes whatever "Cowboys" did -- and lost sight of why anybody cared about him in the first place. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Willie Nelson never has been known for his consistency, either in style or quality, yet his stint at Lost Highway Records may be his most schizophrenic collection of recordings ever. Signed to the alt country label at the turn of the decade, Nelson proceeded to cut a muddled mainstream crossover, pitched himself at Lost Highway's typical Americana audience with an album produced by Ryan Adams, appealed to his forgotten mainstream country audience with an album produced by Kenny Chesney, salute the stoners with a reggae album, and tip his hat to the main lady of Western swing with a tremendous tribute album to songwriter Cindy Walker. In between all of that, Willie wound up having his only genuine hit single of the decade dueting with Toby Keith on the post-9/11 pro-vigilante "Beer for My Horses," and scored some serious column inches when he dredged up "Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" in the wake of the homosexual romantic western Brokeback Mountain. All this is heard on Lost Highway, which condenses these records to a 17-track collection that manages to hit the highlights of these uneven records, adding three previously unreleased cuts for good measure. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
Musical Guests | | Rob Thomas | | Lee Ann Womack | | Ray Price | | Toby Keith | | Shania Twain | | Lucinda Williams | | Diana Krall | | Elvis Costello |
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| | Associated Artists and Works | | Twisted Willie ~ Artists, Various | | Asleep At The Wheel | | Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel [Digipak] ~ Asleep At The Wheel | | Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel (Deluxe Editio ~ Asleep At The Wheel | | Butler, Larry | | Butler, Larry | | Butler, Larry | | Cash, Johnny | | Cash, Johnny | | Cash, Johnny | | Cash, Johnny | | Cash, Johnny | | Cash, Johnny | | Live from Austin TX ~ Cash, Johnny | | Highwaymen ~ Cash, Johnny | | Live from Austin TX ~ Cash, Johnny | | Live From Austin.Tx: Johnny Cash [Digipak] ~ Cash, Johnny | | Cash, Johnny | | Cherry, Don (Jazz) | | Cline, Patsy | | Haggard, Merle | | Haggard, Merle | | Haggard, Merle | | Haggard, Merle | | Haggard, Merle | | Haggard, Merle | | Haggard, Merle | | LAST OF THE BREED LIVE IN CONCERT ~ Haggard, Merle | | Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Country Legends ~ Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Highwaymen (Country) (The) | | Jennings, Waylon | | Wanted! The Outlaws ~ Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Legendary Outlaws ~ Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | 16 Biggest Hits (Legacy) ~ Jennings, Waylon | | Heroes (BMG) ~ Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | Jennings, Waylon | | King, Jackie | | Pickin' On Willie Nelson: A Bluegrass Tribute ~ On, Pickin' | | Original Soundtrack | | Honeysuckle Rose [Remaster] ~ Original Soundtrack | | Original Soundtrack | | Pickin' On Willie Nelson: A Bluegrass Tribute ~ Pickin' On | | Rogers, Kenny | | Twisted Willie ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Georgia On My Mind ~ Various Artists |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/11/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : 001325402 | | Label : Lost Highway Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602527139319 |
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| | Bio | | 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.
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