Willie Nelson Album: “Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)”

This has to be one of the best value Willie Nelson recordings as it shows most of the range and variety of this timeless troubadour.

For the fan, a veritable feast;for the interested .....but not quite sure or the Nelson novice;a tremendous selection of twenty songs all superbly performed.From the irrepressible "On The Road Again"......surely one of the all time great foot tappers,? to all time modern country classics such as"Good Hearted Woman" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" this album is a treat.The haunting renditions of "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" and the Kris Kristofferson composition "Help Me Make It Through The Night" are complemented expertly with the humerous "If Youve Got The Money Honey Ive Got The Time" or the raunchy "Uncloudy Day"

Strangely Nelson himself has only three self penned songs from the twenty. In addition to the aforementioned "On The Road Again" they are "Heartaches Of A Fool " and the sensational "Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground "

Yes I am biased as I am a "Willie Nelson " fan, however,I would recommend this album to the fan ,the person who wants to find out what Willie Nelson" is all about,or the music lover who wants variety in their collection......Try it! I am sure you will not be disappointed.

The funny thing about Willie is that everybody seems to like him. From the real-deal cowboys to folks that "only" listen to hard-rock, everybody concedes that Willie is great. This CD only crystallizes that fact. All of the songs that you remember from the 70's are here -- "Good Hearted Woman," "Whiskey River," et al. And there are some that you've maybe never heard but that will stay with you all the same. There is nothing finer than this rendition of "Angels Flying Too Close to the Ground." So, anyone who loves Willie should own this CD. It is some fine work. Of course, it's not everything he's ever done, but it is a good thumbnail sketch of his pre-1980 work.

I bought this album on tape a few years ago when I was working in Dallas, TX. One of the local radio stations used to play old country music by request and they often played Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain and Faded Love. I finally had to go buy me a Willie Nelson tape so I could play it in my rental car. If you are going to be stranded on a desert island, and you can only take one Willie Nelson album, this is the one.

This is THE quintessential Willie Nelson CD! 20 songs for the price of one record. As an introduction to Nelson, it can't be beat! One of the best ever!

If you like Willie, you must have this album. Every song is worth hearing, and worth hearing again.