Description: The Essential Willie Nelson is a two-disc compilation of Willie Nelson songs. This digitally remastered compilation covers five decades of Nelson's recording career, and is part of Sony's Essential series of compilation albums. A 2009 release in limited Essential 3.0 series came with a bonus disc of eight fan-favourites and rarities. The album was re-released with an updated track listing on October 16, 2015.Reception[edit]Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic[1]Q[2]David Quantick of Q wrote, "[T]he songs here sound fresh and almost youthful. The arrangements are sparky, too... All the sheer scope of Nelson's writing is displayed."[2] In a retrospective review, AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that "The Essential Willie Nelson gets about as close as a set could to providing the basics".[1] Track listing[edit]Disc oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength1."Night Life"Willie NelsonSingle A-side of Bellaire 107 (1960)2:322."Hello Walls"Willie Nelson...And Then I Wrote (1962)2:243."Crazy"Willie Nelson...And Then I Wrote (1962)2:524."Funny How Time Slips Away"Willie Nelson...And Then I Wrote (1962)3:035."I Never Cared For You"Willie NelsonMonument single A-side (1964)2:326."The Party's Over"Willie NelsonThe Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs (1967)2:297."Good Times"Willie NelsonGood Times (1968)2:288."Me and Paul"Willie NelsonYesterday's Wine (1971)3:499."Shotgun Willie"Willie NelsonShotgun Willie (1973)2:3910."Bloody Mary Morning"Willie NelsonPhases and Stages (1974)2:4911."Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"Fred RoseRed Headed Stranger (1975)2:2112."Good Hearted Woman" (with Waylon Jennings)Waylon Jennings, Willie NelsonWanted! The Outlaws (1976)2:5913."If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time"Lefty Frizzell, Jim BeckThe Sound in Your Mind (1976)2:0614."Uncloudy Day"Josiah Kelley AlwoodThe Troublemaker (1976)4:4015."Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (with Waylon Jennings)Ed Bruce, Patsy BruceWaylon & Willie (1978)2:2316."Georgia on My Mind"Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart GorrellStardust (1978)4:2117."Blue Skies"Irving BerlinStardust (1978)3:3518."All of Me"Seymour Simons, Gerald MarksStardust (1978)3:5419."Heartbreak Hotel" (with Leon Russell)Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis PresleyOne for the Road (1979)3:0320."Help Me Make It Through the Night"Kris KristoffersonSings Kristofferson (1979)4:0121."Whiskey River" (live, April 1978)Johnny BushWillie and Family Live (1978)3:3122."Stay a Little Longer" (live, April 1978)Bob Wills, Tommy DuncanWillie and Family Live (1978)3:25Total length:1:08:16Disc twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength1."My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"Sharon VaughnThe Electric Horseman (1980)3:062."Faded Love" (with Ray Price)Bob Wills, Billy Jack WillsSan Antonio Rose (1980)3:513."On the Road Again"Willie NelsonHoneysuckle Rose (1980)2:334."Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"Willie NelsonHoneysuckle Rose (1980)4:315."Always on My Mind"Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne CarsonAlways on My Mind (1982)3:326."Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning"Gary P. Nunn, Donna FararAlways on My Mind (1982)4:217."Pancho and Lefty" (with Merle Haggard)Townes Van ZandtPancho & Lefty (1983)4:488."To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (with Julio Iglesias)Hal David, Albert Hammond1100 Bel Air Place (1984)3:349."City of New Orleans"Steve GoodmanCity of New Orleans (1984)4:5210."Seven Spanish Angels" (with Ray Charles)Troy Seals, Eddie SetserFriendship (1984)3:5211."Forgiving You Was Easy"Willie NelsonMe & Paul (1985)2:4912."Highwayman" (with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson)Jimmy WebbHighwayman (1985)3:0413."Living in the Promiseland"David Lynn JonesThe Promiseland (1986)3:2214."Nothing I Can Do About It Now"Beth Nielsen ChapmanA Horse Called Music (1989)3:1915."Graceland"Paul SimonAcross the Borderline (1993)4:4616."Everywhere I Go" (with Emmylou Harris)Willie NelsonTeatro (1998)3:5217."Slow Dancing" (U2 featuring Willie Nelson)Bono, The Edge"If God Will Send His Angels" CD single B-side (1997)4:0218."Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack)Matt Serletic, Bernie TaupinThe Great Divide (2002)4:3319."One Time Too Many" (with Steven Tyler and Aerosmith)Steven Tyler, Richie Supapreviously unreleased, recorded 1987
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Artist: Willie Nelson
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Album Name: The Essential Willie Nelson
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Edition: Greatest Hits
Type: Double CD
Format: CD
EAN: 5099751211723
ISBN: B0000916TP
Language: English
Author: various
Style: Nashville Sound
Features: Digipak
Genre: Country
Movie/TV Title: The Essential Willie Nelson
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States