Not all of Willie Nelson's hits are on 16 Biggest Hits -- after all, it only features recordings he made for Columbia and skips over any hit duet he's had -- but it never was intended to be a definitive compilation.
Instead, it's a worthy summation of his biggest hits of the late '70s and '80s, from 1975's "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" to 1989's "Nothing I Can Do About It Now." In between those two songs, plenty of classics -- "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time," "Georgia on My Mind," "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys," "Always on My Mind," "City of New Orleans" -- are hauled out, making for an excellent listen that's ideal for novices and casual fans.
Of course, Nelson's catalog is so rich it's impossible to pare it down to 16 songs, but this is certainly a terrific sampler on its own terms.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Eyes Crying in the RainFred Rose | Willie Nelson | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Always on My MindJohnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson | Willie Nelson | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Forgiving You Was EasyWillie Nelson | Willie Nelson | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Midnight RiderGregg Allman, Robert Payne | Willie Nelson | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Angel Flying Too Close to the GroundWillie Nelson | Willie Nelson | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 mins | 35 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregg Allman | Composer |
| 2 | Jim Beck | Composer |
| 3 | Jimmy Beck | Composer |
| 4 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 5 | Hoagy Carmichael | Composer |
| 6 | Wayne Carson | Composer |
| 7 | Beth Nielsen Chapman | Composer |
| 8 | Johnny Christopher | Composer |
| 9 | Don Cobb | Digital Editing |
| 10 | Donna Farar | Composer |
| 11 | Fred Foster | Producer |
| 12 | Lefty Frizzell | Composer |
| 13 | Robert Goodman | Art Direction, Design |
| 14 | Steve Goodman | Composer |
| 15 | Stuart Gorrell | Composer |
| 16 | Carlos Grier | Digital Editing |
| 17 | Mark James | Composer |
| 18 | Booker T. Jones | Producer |
| 19 | Booker T. Jones III | Producer |
| 20 | David Lynn Jones | Composer |
| 21 | Arthur Levy | Liner Notes |
| 22 | Chips Moman | Producer |
| 23 | Willie Nelson | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 24 | Gary P. Nunn | Composer |
| 25 | Frank Ockenfels | Photography |
| 26 | Robert Payne | Composer |
| 27 | Sydney Pollack | Producer |
| 28 | Denny Purcell | Mastering |
| 29 | Sharon Rice | Composer |
| 30 | Fred Rose | Composer |
| 31 | Jonathan Russell | Assistant, Assistant Mastering Engineer |
| 32 | Norman Seeff | Photography |
| 33 | Sharon Vaughn | Composer |
| 34 | Scotty Wiseman | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |