Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)

Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
Compilation album by Willie Nelson
Released	August 21, 1981
Recorded	1974–1980
Genre	Country
Length	68:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Dave Grusin Booker T. Jones Arif Mardin Willie Nelson Sydney Pollack Larry Rosen Leon Russell
Willie Nelson chronology
His Very Best (1980) Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) (1981) Minstrel Man (1981)

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Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) is a compilation album by American country music artist Willie Nelson. It was released in 1981 as a double-LP. It has sold 6 million copies worldwide. The album was reissued on CD in 2003 with the inclusion of three bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Railroad Lady"	Jimmy Buffett Jerry Jeff Walker	2:38
2.	"Heartaches of a Fool"	Willie Nelson Walt Breeland Paul Buskirk	2:28
3.	"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"	Fred Rose	2:17
4.	"Whiskey River"	John Bush Shinn III Paul Stroud	3:40
5.	"Good Hearted Woman"	Waylon Jennings Nelson	2:57
Total length:			17:07

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Georgia on My Mind"	Hoagy Carmichael Stuart Gorrell	4:19
2.	"If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time"	Lefty Frizzell James A. Beck	2:05
3.	"Look What Thoughts Will Do"	Frizzell Dub Dickerson James A. Beck	2:40
4.	"Uncloudy Day"	Josiah Kelley Alwood, arranged by Willie Nelson	4:38
5.	"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"	Ed Bruce Patsy Bruce	3:25
Total length:			17:07

Side C

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"	Sharon Vaughn	3:02
2.	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	Kris Kristofferson	3:57
3.	"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"	Nelson	4:23
4.	"I'd Have to Be Crazy"	Steve Fromholz	3:24
5.	"Faded Love"	Bob Wills John Wills Billy Jack Wills	3:48
Total length:			18:34

Side D

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Road Again"	Nelson	2:39
2.	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Mae Boren Axton Thomas Durden Elvis Presley	3:00
3.	"If You Could Touch Her at All"	Lee Clayton	3:27
4.	"'Til I Gain Control Again"	Rodney Crowell	5:59
5.	"Stay a Little Longer"	Bob Wills Tommy Duncan	3:24
Total length:			18:29

2003 CD edition

1. "Railroad Lady" – 2:38
2. "Heartaches of a Fool" – 2:28
3. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" – 2:17
4. "Whiskey River" – 3:40
5. "Good Hearted Woman" – 2:57
6. "Georgia on My Mind" – 4:19
7. "All of Me" (bonus track) – 3:55
8. "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" – 2:05
9. "Look What Thoughts Will Do" – 2:40
10. "Remember Me" (bonus track) – 2:52
11. "Uncloudy Day" – 4:38
12. "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" – 3:25
13. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – 3:02
14. "Help Me Make It Through the Night" – 3:57
15. "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" – 4:23
16. "I'd Have to Be Crazy" – 3:24
17. "Faded Love" – 3:48
18. "On the Road Again" – 2:39
19. "Midnight Rider" (bonus track) – 2:52
20. "Heartbreak Hotel" – 3:00
21. "If You Could Touch Her at All" – 3:27
22. "'Til I Gain Control Again" – 5:59
23. "Stay a Little Longer" – 3:24

Total Length = 77:49

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	27

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) - Willie Nelson". AllMusic . Retrieved October 28, 2019.