The Best of Willie Nelson: Funny How Time Slips Away

~ Release by Willie Nelson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Fire and Rain
cover recording of:
Fire and Rain
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
42:57
2Me and Paul
engineer:
Al Pachucki
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Roy "Junior" Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey) (on 1971-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1971-05-04)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1971-05-04)
guitar:
David Zettner (on 1970-05-04), Pete Wade, Jr. (on 1971-05-04) and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1971-05-04)
organ and piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1971-05-04)
steel guitar:
Weldon Myrick (on 1971-05-04)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1971-05-04)
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:
Me and Paul (on 1971-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
EMI Full Nelson Music
43:46
3Crazy Arms
cover recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
2:31
4Night Life
recording of:
Night Life (Willie Nelson)
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)
2:24
5Funny How Time Slips Away
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
52:39
6Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
2:12
7If You Can Touch Her At All
producer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Willie Nelson
bass:
Duke Goff (from 1973-10-29 until 1973-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1973-10-29 until 1973-10-30)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1973-10-29 until 1973-10-30)
organ and piano:
Dee Moeller (from 1973-10-29 until 1973-10-30)
trumpet:
Kyle Lehning (from 1973-10-29 until 1973-10-30)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1977-11) and Willie Nelson (in 1977-11)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1973-10-29 until 1973-10-30, in 1977-11)
recording of:
If You Could Touch Her at All (from 1973-10-29 until 1977-11)
lyricist:
Lee Clayton
composer:
L. Clayton
publisher:
Resaca Music Publishing Co.
33:05
8Yesterday's Wine
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey) (on 1971-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1971-05-03)
guitar:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1971-05-03), Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1971-05-03) and David Zettner (on 1971-05-03)
steel guitar:
Weldon Myrick (on 1971-05-03)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1971-05-03)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-05-03)
recording of:
Yesterday’s Wine (on 1971-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
4.53:12
9Help Me Make It Through the Night
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
2:56
10Good Times
engineer:
Jim Malloy, Tom Pick and Bill Vandervort
producer:
Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis
bass:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey) (on 1968-03-27)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1968-03-27), Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1968-03-27) and Willie Nelson (on 1968-03-27)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1968-03-27)
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:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-27)
recording of:
Good Times (on 1968-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
42:26
11Mountain Dew
cover recording of:
Mountain Dew
lyricist:
Scott Wiseman and Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
arranger:
Lulu Belle (in 1939) and Scott Wiseman (in 1939)
is based on:
Old Mountain Dew (original lyrics, begins "On my first day in court...")
2:07
12You Ought to Hear Me Cry
producer:
Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis (on 1967-02-22)
bass:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1967-02-22)
drums (drum set):
William Paul Ackerman (US studio drummer) (on 1967-02-22)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1967-02-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Velma Smith (Nashville A-Team) (on 1967-02-22)
piano:
Jerry Smith (Nashville keyboardist, songwriter, publisher & producer) (on 1967-02-22)
steel guitar:
Jimmy Day (on 1967-02-22)
background vocals:
Dorothy Dillard (on 1967-02-22), Priscilla Hubbard (on 1967-02-22), Louis Nunley (on 1967-02-22) and William Wright, Jr. (in the Anita Kerr Singers) (on 1967-02-22)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1967-02-22)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-02-22)
recording of:
You Ought to Hear Me Cry (on 1967-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:42
13One in a Row
bass:
Roy Huskey, Jr. (son of Roy Junior Huskey) (on 1966-06-08)
drums (drum set):
"Johnny Bush" Shinn, III (on 1966-06-08)
electric guitar:
Jerry Reed (on 1966-06-08)
fiddle:
Wade Ray (on 1966-06-08)
guitar:
Willie Nelson (on 1966-06-08) and Velma Williams Smith (Nashville A-Team) (on 1966-06-08)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1966-06-08)
steel guitar:
Buddy Emmons (on 1966-06-08)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1966-06-08)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-06-08)
recording of:
One in a Row (on 1966-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1966 to present)
42:35
14She's Not for You
producer:
Chet Atkins (on 1965-01-12)
bass:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1965-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (Session drummer and songwriter) (on 1965-01-12)
electric guitar:
Jerry Kennedy (on 1965-01-12)
guitar:
Willie Nelson (on 1965-01-12) and Velma Smith (Nashville A-Team) (on 1965-01-12)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1965-01-12)
steel guitar:
Pete Drake (steel guitar player) (on 1965-01-12)
viola:
Martin Katahn (on 1965-01-12)
violin:
Brenton Banks (on 1965-01-12), Solie Fott (on 1965-01-12), George Binkley, III (violinist, session musician) (on 1965-01-12) and Lillian Vann Hunt (on 1965-01-12)
background vocals:
Dorothy Dillard (on 1965-01-12), Anita Kerr (on 1965-01-12), Louis Nunley (on 1965-01-12) and William Wright, Jr. (in the Anita Kerr Singers) (on 1965-01-12)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-01-12)
recording of:
She’s Not for You (on 1965-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
2:31
15San Antonio Rose
engineer:
Jim Malloy
producer:
Chet Atkins
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1965-12-15 until 1965-12-16)
cover recording of:
San Antonio Rose
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
32:09
16Once More With Feeling
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Jimmy Day and Norbert Putnam
drums (drum set):
Billy English (US drummer/percussionist for Willie Nelson)
guitar:
Willie Nelson and David Zettner
instruments:
James Isbell (American drummer and percussionist)
vocals:
Willie Nelson
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1969-11-18 until 1970-01-15)
recording of:
Once More With Feeling (on 1969-11-18)
writer:
Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein
42:37
17I'm a Memory
2:28
18Pretty Paper
producer:
Chet Atkins
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 1979)
recording of:
Pretty Paper (on 1964-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Tree Publishing Inc.
3.52:29
19Sweet Memories
3:14
20Little Things
3:20
21Laying My Burdens Down
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Norbert Putnam (on 1970-06-03)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1970-06-03)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1970-06-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1970-06-03)
piano:
David Briggs (US producer and musician) (on 1970-06-03)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1970-06-03)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-06-03)
recording of:
Laying My Burdens Down (on 1970-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
32:38
22The Party's Over
engineer:
Jim Malloy
producer:
Chet Atkins
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)
cover recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
recording of:
The Party’s Over
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:28

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