Legacy's 2010 collection
The Essential Highwaymen doesn't merely cover recordings made by the supergroup of
Willie Nelson,
Waylon Jennings,
Johnny Cash, and
Kris Kristofferson, it rounds up selections from their solo albums of the '70s, '80s, '90s, and 2000s. Specifically, these selections are written by other members of the group, so the net effect is a generous 36-track collection of
Highwaymen highlights in all forms, drawing a more detailed portrait of their crossed paths than any individual album by the supergroup. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine