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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:53 | |||
| Label | United Artists Records | |||
| Producer | Joe Allison | |||
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The Best of Willie Nelson is a compilation album released in 1973. [1] It contains all 12 tracks from his first two albums, And Then I Wrote , plus "Half A Man" from Here's Willie Nelson .
First released in 1973, this album was readily available throughout the 1970's. However, in 1980, a newly-revived Liberty Records reissued this album, but omitted "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth", "Three Days", and "Undo The Right".
In 1988, this album was issued on CD for the first time by Liberty successor EMI-Manhattan Records, with all 13 tracks. However, the last two songs, "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth" and "Mr. Record Man" are presented out of order, with "Mr. Record Man" being track 12, and "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth" as track 13.
All tracks are written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | 3:02 | |
| 2. | "Hello Walls" | 2:23 | |
| 3. | "The Part Where I Cry" | 2:18 | |
| 4. | "Undo the Right" | Hank Cochran, Nelson | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Wake Me When It's Over" | 2:48 | |
| 6. | "Crazy" | 2:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Touch Me" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "One Step Beyond" | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Three Days" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Half A Man" | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Where My House Lives" | 2:24 |
| 6. | "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" | 2:19 |
| 7. | "Mr. Record Man" | 2:10 |
All tracks are written by Willie Nelson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Hello Walls" | 2:23 |
| 3. | "The Part Where I Cry" | 2:18 |
| 4. | "Wake Me When It's Over" | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Crazy" | 2:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Touch Me" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "One Step Beyond" | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Half A Man" | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Where My House Lives" | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Mr. Record Man" | 2:10 |
All tracks are written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | 3:02 | |
| 2. | "Hello Walls" | 2:23 | |
| 3. | "The Part Where I Cry" | 2:18 | |
| 4. | "Undo the Right" | Hank Cochran, Nelson | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Wake Me When It's Over" | 2:48 | |
| 6. | "Crazy" | 2:50 | |
| 7. | "Touch Me" | 2:12 | |
| 8. | "One Step Beyond" | 2:20 | |
| 9. | "Three Days" | 2:33 | |
| 10. | "Half A Man" | 2:25 | |
| 11. | "Where My House Lives" | 2:24 | |
| 12. | "Mr. Record Man" | 2:10 | |
| 13. | "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" | 2:19 |
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