16 Biggest Hits (Willie Nelson album)

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16 Biggest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 14, 1998
RecordedFebruary 9, 1975 – February 2, 1989
Genre Country
Length54:41
Label Columbia, Legacy
Producer Willie Nelson, Sydney Pollack, Chips Moman, Booker T. Jones III
Willie Nelson chronology
Revolutions of Time...The Journey 1975/1993
(1995)
16 Biggest Hits
(1998)
Good Ol' Country Singin'
(2000)
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16 Biggest Hits is a compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was released on July 14, 1998. [2]

Contents

The album was certified Platinum in 2002 by the RIAA. [3] It has sold 1,852,000 copies in the US as of May 2013. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Willie Nelson, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" Fred Rose Red Headed Stranger (1975)2:20
2."If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" The Sound in Your Mind (1976)2:03
3."Georgia on My Mind" Stardust (1978)4:19
4."Blue Skies" Irving Berlin Stardust3:34
5."My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" Sharon Vaughn The Electric Horseman (1979)3:03
6."On the Road Again"  Honeysuckle Rose (1980)2:33
7."Always on My Mind" Always on My Mind (1982)3:33
8."City of New Orleans" Steve Goodman City of New Orleans (1984)4:49
9."Forgiving You Was Easy"  Me & Paul (1985)2:47
10."Living in the Promiseland" David Lynn Jones The Promiseland (1986)3:20
11."Midnight Rider"
The Electric Horseman2:50
12."Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming)" Scotty Wiseman Red Headed Stranger2:50
13."Uncloudy Day"  The Troublemaker (1976)4:39
14."Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" Honeysuckle Rose4:24
15."Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning"
Always on My Mind4:20
16."Nothing I Can Do About It Now" Beth Nielsen Chapman A Horse Called Music (1989)3:17
Total length:54:41

Chart performance

16 Biggest Hits peaked at #29 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of July 3, 1999. [5]

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