Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)

by Willie Nelson

Overview

Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) was released in the fall of 1981, summarizing a remarkable seven-year stretch of extraordinary success that began when the iconoclastic Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson's first album for Columbia, which became a smash hit not long after its 1975 release. From that point on, Nelson became an American popular music icon and a fixture at the top of the country charts, something that was all the more remarkable because he rarely played it safe: he sang pop standards, jammed like the Grateful Dead, recorded tributes to heroes like Lefty Frizzell, and did duet albums with both mentor Ray Price, and fellow maverick Leon Russell. It was a far-ranging, unpredictable body of work, with each individual album retaining its own distinctive character, and Greatest Hits manages to pull off the nifty trick of making sense of these records in two records (now one CD) and 20 songs. Sequenced like a set list, not according to strict chronological order, the collection manages to hit all the major singles, but does so judiciously, making sure each of the records and musical moods get equal pay. So, there is no overdose of Stardust material, and even album tracks like a moving version of "Look What Thoughts Will Do" get a hearing. Consequently, this Greatest Hits is far more than a mere recitation of familiar items. It is something much better -- a rounded, full-bodied portrait of Nelson in all of his idiosyncratic splendor, which is about as much as could be asked from a hits collection. And that's why it's worth having, not just as an introduction, but just as a splendid listen on its own terms. [This version of the album includes bonus material.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2003
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0696998674127

Tracks

1. Railroad Lady
2. Heartaches of a Fool
3. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
4. Whiskey River
5. Good Hearted Woman
6. Georgia on My Mind
7. All of Me
8. If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)
9. Look What Thoughts Will Do
10. Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming)
11. Uncloudy Day
12. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
13. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
14. Help Me Make It Through the Night
15. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
16. I'd Have to Be Crazy
17. Faded Love
18. On the Road Again
19. Midnight Rider
20. Heartbreak Hotel
21. If You Could Touch Her at All
22. Till I Gain Control Again
23. Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Willie Nelson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Leon Russell   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Ray Price   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Booker T. Jones   Guest Artist
Doug Sahm   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Booker T. Jones   Producer
Patsy Bruce   Composer
Paul Buskirk   Composer
Sydney Pollack   Producer
Steven Fromholz   Composer
Bill Giant   Composer
Bob Wills   Composer
L. Clayton   Composer
Chuck Seals   Composer
Ed Bruce   Composer
Fred Foster   Composer
Don Bowman   Composer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
J. B. Shinn III   Composer
Florence Kaye   Composer
Gregg Allman   Composer
Mae Boren Axton   Composer
Leon Russell   Producer
Jerry Jeff Walker   Composer
Jim Beck   Composer
Tommy Duncan   Composer
MC Rather   Mastering
Jimmy Beck   Composer
Virginia Team   Art Direction
Brian Hagiwara   Illustrations
Beverly Parker   Photography
John Wills   Composer
Seymour Simons   Composer
Sharon Rice   Composer
Sharon Vaughn   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Elvis Presley   Composer
Lefty Frizzell   Composer
Lee Clayton   Composer
Johnnie Lee Wills   Composer
Waylon Jennings   Composer
James Taylor   Composer
Dub Dickerson   Composer
Robert Payne   Composer
Walt Breeland   Composer
Johnny Bush   Composer
S. Rice   Composer
Rodney Crowell   Composer
Scotty Wiseman   Composer
Ralph Mooney   Composer
Jimmy Buffett   Composer
Stuart Gorrell   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer,Producer
Arif Mardin   Producer
Tommy Durden   Composer
Gerald Marks   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Paul Stroud   Composer
Bo Wiseman   Composer
Bernie Baum   Composer
Billy Jack Wills   Composer