The Essential Willie Nelson

~ Release by Willie Nelson (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Night Life
bass:
Dean Reynolds (in 1960)
guitar:
Paul Buskirk (in 1960) and Willie Nelson (in 1960)
saxophone:
Dick Shannon (in 1960)
steel guitar:
Herb Remington (in 1960)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Night Life (Willie Nelson) (in 1960)
writer:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Co., Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Glad Music Publishing (in 1962)
42:32
2Hello Walls
2:25
3Crazy
2:52
4Funny How Time Slips Away
producer:
Joe Allison
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
4.253:03
5I Never Cared For You
2:33
6The Party's Over
2:30
7Good Times
2:28
8Me and Paul
3:49
9Shotgun Willie
2:39
10Bloody Mary Morning
2:50
11Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
2:21
12Good Hearted Woman
2:59
13If You've Got The Money I've Got the Time
2:07
14Uncloudy Day
4:41
15Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
2:33
16Georgia On My Mind
4:21
17Blue Skies
3:35
18All of Me
3:55
19Whiskey River (live)
3:31
20Stay a Little Longer (live)
3:26
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#TitleRatingLength
1Heartbreak Hotel (with Leon Russell)
3:02
2Help Me Make It Through The Night
4:00
3My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
3:06
4Faded Love (with Ray Price)
3:51
5On The Road Again
2:34
6Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
engineer and mixer:
Bradley Hartman
producer:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979) and Rex Ludwick (US drummer) (in 1979)
guitar:
Johnny Gimble (in 1979), Willie Nelson (in 1979) and Jody Payne (in 1979)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1979)
percussion:
Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1979)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1979)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
The Enactron Truck in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
recording of:
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
EMI Full Nelson Music
54:31
7Always On My Mind
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (on 1981-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1981-10-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (on 1981-10-11), Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1981-10-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Woods (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1981-10-11) and Bobby Emmons (on 1981-10-11)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1981-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981, in 1982, in 2003) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-10-11)
recording of:
Always on My Mind (on 1981-10-11)
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
4.653:33
8Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
4:21
9Pancho and Lefty (with Merle Haggard)
producer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter), Chips Moman and Willie Nelson
bass:
Mike Leech (in 1982-11)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1982-11)
fiddle and mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (in 1982-11)
guitar:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (in 1982-11), Chips Moman (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11), Lewis Talley (in 1982-11) and Reggie Young (Guitarist and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1982-11)
keyboard:
Bobby Emmons (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
saxophone:
Don Markham (in 1982-11)
background vocals:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician) (in 1982-11), Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11), Willie Nelson (in 1982-11) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (in 1982-11)
vocals:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1982-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1982-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1982-11) and Pedernales Recording Studio in Spicewood, Texas, United States (in 1982-11)
cover recording of:
Pancho and Lefty (in 1982-11)
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
4.654:49
10To All The Girls I've Loved Before (with Julio Iglesias)
3:35
11City Of New Orleans
4:53
12Seven Spanish Angels (with Ray Charles)
3:53
13Forgiving You Was Easy
2:49
14Highwayman (with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Christofferson)
3:05
15Living In The Promiseland
3:23
16Nothing I Can Do About It Now
3:20
17Graceland
assistant recording engineer:
Michael Gilbert (recording/mixing engineer) and Carl Glanville
recording engineer:
Richard Travali
co-producer:
Roy Halee and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Roy Halee
acoustic guitar:
Willie Nelson and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Leech
congas [conga]:
Mingo Araujo
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Gene Chrisman
electric guitar:
John Selelowane and Ray Phiri
EWI [Akai Ewi]:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
fiddle:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Paul Franklin (steel guitarist)
sampler [sample drums]:
Jimmy Bralower
vocals:
Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1992-02-27)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Graceland (on 1992-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
4:46
18Everywhere I Go (with Emmylou Harris)
3:53
19Mendocino County Line (with Lee Ann Womack
4:34
20One Time Too Many (with Steven Tyler and Aerosmith)
5:24