Willie Nelson - 16 Biggest Hits - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Vinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download. Red Headed Stranger is the eighteenth studio album by outlaw country singer Willie Nelson and released in 1975. After the wide success of his recordings with Atlantic Records, coupled with the negotiating skills of his manager, Neil Reshen, Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records, a that gave him total creative control over his works. A concept album, Red Headed Stranger is about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover. The content consists of songs with brief poetic lyrics and arrangements of older material such as Fred Rose's "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain", Wolfe Gilbert's "Down Yonder" and Juventino Rosas' "O'er the Waves". Despite Columbia's doubts and the limited instrumentation, Red Headed Stranger was a blockbuster among country music and mainstream audiences. It was certified multi-platinum, and made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Album Tracks 1. Time of the Preacher 2. I Couldn't Believe It Was True 3. Time of the Preacher Theme 4. Medley Blue Rock Montana/Red Headed Stranger 5. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 6. Red Headed Stranger 7. Time of the Preacher Theme 8. Just As I Am 1. Denver 2. O'er the Waves 3. Down Yonder 4. Can I Sleep in Your Arms 5. Remember Me 6. Hands on the Wheel 7. Bandera

This new collection is a career spanner jampacked with 22 songs, with each era of Willie's illustrious six decade career chronicled. It includes massive hits like "On The Road Again," "Always On My Mind" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" next to a number of his 21st century gems, including latter day classics like "Ride Me Back Home" and "Roll Me Up." It features classic collaborations with the likes of Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Julio Iglesias, Willie's early versions of songs made famous by others in the early 60s like "Crazy" and "Night Life," alongside interpretations of others' songs that he made his own from Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" to Arlo Guthrie's "City Of New Orleans" to Pearl Jam's "Just Breathe." Album Tracks 1. On the Road Again 2. Whiskey River 3. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 4. Me and Paul 5. Always on My Mind 6. Shotgun Willie 7. Crazy 8. Pancho and Lefty (W/Merle Haggard) 9. Georgia on My Mind 10. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (W/Waylon Jennings) 11. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground 12. Still Is Still Moving to Me 13. I Never Cared for You 14. Ride Me Back Home 15. To All the Girls I've Loved Before (W/Julio Iglesias) 16. Roll Me Up (W/Snoop Dog, Jamey Johnson & Kris Kristofferson) 17. Across the Borderline 18. City of New Orleans 19. Just Breathe (W/Lukas Nelson) 20. Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning 21. Living in the Promiseland 22. Who'll Buy My Memories?