The Essential Willie Nelson

The Essential Willie Nelson
Greatest hits album by Willie Nelson
Released	April 1, 2003
Recorded	1961–2003
Genre	Country
Length	120:00
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	Nick Shaffran, Al Quaglieri
Willie Nelson chronology
Crazy: The Demo Sessions (2003) The Essential Willie Nelson (2003) Songs (2005)

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The Essential Willie Nelson is a two-disc compilation of Willie Nelson songs. This digitally remastered compilation covers five decades of Nelson's recording career, and is part of Sony's Essential series of compilation albums.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Night Life"
2. "Hello Walls"
3. "Crazy"
4. "Funny How Time Slips Away"
5. "The Party's Over"
6. "Good Times"
7. "Me and Paul"
8. "Yesterday's Wine"
9. "Shotgun Willie"
10. "Bloody Mary Morning"
11. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
12. "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time"
13. "Uncloudy Day"
14. "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (with Waylon Jennings)
15. "Georgia on My Mind"
16. "Blue Skies"
17. "All of Me"
18. "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
19. "Whiskey River" (live, April 1978)
20. "Stay a Little Longer" (live, April 1978)

Disc two

1. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"
2. "Faded Love" (with Ray Price)
3. "On the Road Again"
4. "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"
5. "Always on My Mind"
6. "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning"
7. "Pancho and Lefty" (with Merle Haggard)
8. "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" (with Julio Iglesias)
9. "City of New Orleans"
10. "Seven Spanish Angels" (with Ray Charles)
11. "Forgiving You Was Easy"
12. "Highwayman" (with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson)
13. "Living in the Promiseland"
14. "Nothing I Can Do About It Now"
15. "What a Wonderful World"
16. "A Horse Called Music"
17. "Everywhere I Go" (with Emmylou Harris)
18. "Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)"
19. "Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack)
20. "Rainbow Connection"

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