Willie Nelson - Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)

Artist:

Nelson, Willie

UPC:

696998674127

See Also:

Highwaymen (Country) (The) Carter Family (The) Robbins, Marty Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson/Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings - Highwaymen (Box) Willie Nelson/Ray Price/Merle Haggard - Last Of The Breed Willie Nelson - Seashores of Old Mexico Willie Nelson - One for the Road Willie Nelson/Asleep At The Wheel - Willie & The Wheel [Digipak] Willie Nelson/Asleep At The Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel (Deluxe Edition) Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard/Ray Price - Live from The Last of the Breed Tour [3/3] Various Artists - Men of Country: Triple Feature Johnny Cash/Willie Nelson - VH1 Storytellers Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson - Pancho & Lefty

Description:

Personnel includes: Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Leon Russell (vocals, keyboards); Ray Price (vocals); Jody Payne (guitar, mandolin); Larry Gatlin (guitar, background vocals); Bucky Meadows (guitar); James Clayton Day (pedal steel guitar, dobro); Doug Sahm (fiddle, background vocals); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Booker T. Jones (piano, organ); Bobbie Nelson (piano); Bee Spears, Chris Ethridge (bass); Paul English, Rex Ludwig (drums); Kris Kristofferson, Crystal Gayle (background vocals).
Producers: Willie Nelson, Booker T. Jones, Arif Mardin, Sydney Pollack, Leon Russell.
Recorded between 1975 & 1981. Includes liner notes by Jonny Whiteside.
Personnel: Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Leon Russell (vocals, keyboards); Jimmy Day (guitar, dobro); Jody Payne (guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Larry Gatlin (guitar, background vocals); Grady Martin, Bucky Meadows (guitar); Buddy Emmons (steel guitar); Doug Sahm (fiddle, background vocals); Johnny Gimble (fiddle); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Marty Grebb (saxophone); Booker T. Jones (piano, organ); Bobbie Nelson (piano); John Gallie, Jeff Gutcheon (organ); Moses Calderon (keyboards, vibraphone); Rex Ludwig, Paul English (drums); Ambrose Campbell (percussion); Crystal Gayle, Dee Moeller, Jim Boatman, Kris Kristofferson, Sammi Smith (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: Johnny Whiteside.
Recording information: 1974-1980.
Illustrator: Brian Hagiwara.
Photographers: Michael Putland; Chris Walter; Beverly Parker.
If you`re looking to own one and only one Willie Nelson disc, look no further. GREATEST HITS (AND SOME THAT WILL BE) lives up to its name, delivering 20 killer tracks from Willie`s most fruitful era, the 1970s. During these years, Nelson successfully pushed the limits of commercial country music, tackling such themes as sexuality and vulnerability with a candor previously unheard in the genre. The result was "outlaw country," a movement so dubbed for its brazenness. The hallmarks of Nelson`s sound--reedy vocals, quirky gut-string guitar solos, and a band that always sounds on the verge of falling apart without ever being remotely in danger of doing so--are all front and center on this disc.
Nelson`s greatness lies in his undeniable sincerity and in his mastery of various American genres: jazz, blues, Western swing, gospel, honky-tonk, even hints of rock and roll seamlessly rise to the surface when called for, then recede before they`ve outstayed their welcome. For those who hated Willie merely because he was so popular in the 1970s, here`s the place to give him a second chance. You might be pleasantly surprised. Those who love Willie undoubtedly already know that herein lies the mother lode.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Railroad Lady
2. Heartaches of a Fool
3. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
4. Whiskey River - (live)
5. Good Hearted Woman
6. Georgia on My Mind
7. All of Me - (bonus track)
8. If You`ve Got the Money (I`ve Got the Time)
9. Look What Thoughts Will Do
10. Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming) - (bonus track)
11. Uncloudy Day
12. Mamas Don`t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
13. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
14. Help Me Make It Through the Night
15. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
16. I`d Have to Be Crazy
17. Faded Love
18. On the Road Again
19. Midnight Rider - (bonus track)
20. Heartbreak Hotel
21. If You Could Touch Her at All
22. Till I Gain Control Again - (live)
23. Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) - (live)

Album Information

Release Date:

10/21/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Progressive Country

Label:

Sony Music Distribution (USA)

Catalog Number:

86741

Original Release Year:

1981

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Leon Russell; Doug Sahm; Ray Price; Booker T. Jones

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