Willie Nelson: His Very Best

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His Very Best
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Compilation album by Willie Nelson
Released 1980
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Willie Nelson chronology
Always
(1980)
His Very Best
(1980)
Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
(1981)

His Very Best is a 1980 compilation album by Willie Nelson.

Willie Nelson American country music singer-songwriter

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, producer, author, poet, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.

Track listing

  1. Stardust - 3:50
  2. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - 2:17
  3. Me And Bobby McGee - 5:13
  4. I Love You A Thousand Ways - 2:57
  5. All Of Me - 3:52
  6. Help Me Make It Through The Night - 3:57
  7. Georgia On My Mind - 4:17
  8. Red Headed Stranger - 3:58
  9. If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time - 2:03
  10. Whiskey River - 2:45
  11. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - 3:27
  12. Blue Skies - 3:31
  13. Good Hearted Woman - 2:52
  14. Medley:Funny How Time Slips Away/Crazy/Night Live - 8:31
  15. Remember Me - 2:49
  16. September Song - 4:32
  17. Heartbreak Hotel - 3:00
  18. I'm A Memory - 1:55
  19. Uncloudy Day - 4:38
  20. Amazing Grace - 5:39


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