The Essential Willie Nelson

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The Essential Willie Nelson
Compilation album by Willie Nelson
Released April 1, 2003
Recorded 1961-2002
Genre Country
Length 120:00
Label Columbia Records
Producer(s) Nick Shaffran, Al Quaglieri

The Essential Willie Nelson is a two-disc compilation of Willie Nelson songs. Released in April 2003 in honor of Nelson's 70th birthday, this digitally-remastered compilation covers five decades of Nelson's recording career, and is part of Sony's Essential series of compilation albums.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

  1. "Night Life" – 2:32
  2. "Hello Walls" – 2:24
  3. "Crazy" – 2:52
  4. "Funny How Time Slips Away" – 3:03
  5. "I Never Cared For You" – 2:32
  6. "The Party's Over" – 2:29
  7. "Good Times" – 2:28
  8. "Me And Paul" – 3:49
  9. "Shotgun Willie" – 2:39
  10. "Bloody Mary Morning" – 2:49
  11. "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" – 2:21
  12. "Good Hearted Woman" (with Waylon Jennings) – 2:59
  13. "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" – 2:06
  14. "Uncloudy Day" – 4:40
  15. "Mamma Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" (with Waylon Jennings) – 2:32
  16. "Georgia On My Mind" – 4:21
  17. "Blue Skies" – 3:35
  18. "All Of Me" – 3:54
  19. "Heartbreak Hotel" (with Leon Russell) – 3:03
  20. "Help Me Make It Through The Night" – 4:01
  21. "Whiskey River (Live)" – 3:31
  22. "Stay A Little Longer (Live)" – 3:25

[edit] Disc two

  1. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – 3:06
  2. "Faded Love" (with Ray Price) – 3:51
  3. "On The Road Again" – 2:33
  4. "Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground" – 4:31
  5. "Always On My Mind" – 3:32
  6. "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" – 4:21
  7. "Pancho And Lefty" (with Merle Haggard) – 4:48
  8. "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" (with Julio Iglesias) – 3:34
  9. "City Of New Orleans" – 4:52
  10. "Seven Spanish Angels" (with Ray Charles) – 3:52
  11. "Forgiving You Was Easy" – 2:49
  12. "Highwayman" (with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson) – 3:04
  13. "Living In The Promiseland" – 3:22
  14. "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" – 3:19
  15. "Graceland" – 4:46
  16. "Everywhere I Go" (with Emmylou Harris) – 3:52
  17. "Slow Dancing" (U2 featuring Willie Nelson – Mickey Raphael on harmonica) – 4:02
  18. "Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack) – 4:33
  19. "One Time Too Many" (with Steven Tyler & Aerosmith) – 5:23