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Willie Nelson
Greatest Hits
SONY-196588131813
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Pressed on Black Double Vinyl
Featuring 22 tracks from across the artist's six decade career
Includes hit like “On The Road Again,” “Always On My Mind” and “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain”
Description
This new collection is a career spanner jampacked with 22 songs, with each era of Willie’s illustrious six decade career chronicled. It includes massive hits like “On The Road Again,” “Always On My Mind” and “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” next to a number of his 21st century gems, including latter day classics like “Ride Me Back Home” and “Roll Me Up.” It features classic collaborations with the likes of Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Julio Iglesias, Willie’s early versions of songs made famous by others in the early 60s like “Crazy” and “Night Life,” alongside interpretations of others’ songs that he made his own from Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust” to Arlo Guthrie’s “City Of New Orleans” to Pearl Jam’s “Just Breathe.”
Artist Bio
Along with the likes of Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson rose to prominence at the end of the 1960s as an important contributor to the subgenre deemed “outlaw country”, which challenged the conservatism of Nashville. He earned fifty dollars when his first song, “Family Bible”, was published, and shortly thereafter songwriter Hank Cochran landed him a publishing contract. Nelson also wrote for other musicians, penning some of the most famous country songs of all-time, such as “Night Life” for Rusty Draper, “Funny How Time Slips Away” for Jimmy Elledge and Johnny Tillotson, “Crazy” for Patsy Cline, “Hello Walls” for Faron Young, “Wake Me When It’s Over” for Andy Williams, and “Pretty Paper” for Roy Orbison. Eventually, he had a recording contract of his own, but his weathered tenor and his taste for sparse backup were considered uncommercial at first. 1973 saw the release of Shotgun Willie , considered to be one of his greatest albums of all time, and showcased his abilities as a singer, storyteller, and performer. Still rocking a headband and braided pigtails, The Red Headed Stranger continues to tour and captivate audiences to this day.
Preview Tracklist
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On The Road Again
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Whiskey River
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Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
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Me And Paul
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Always On My Mind
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Shotgun Willie
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Crazy
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Pancho And Lefty
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Georgia On My Mind
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Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
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Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
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Still Is Still Moving To Me
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Night Life
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I Never Cared For You
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Ride Me Back Home
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To All The Girls I've Loved Before
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Roll Me Up
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Across The Borderline
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My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
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Funny How Time Slips Away
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City Of New Orleans
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Just Breathe
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Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
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Living In The Promiseland
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Who'll Buy The Memories?
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