Willie Nelson, the star who wasn't supposed to be


I've got a couple of his Greatest Hits albums, and when I play them for visitors it's interesting to see how involving they are. What are some of Willie's favorites for you?
psacanli
I like "Willie and Family Live" and "Stardust" a lot. Interestingly, they were both originally recorded in 1978. I'm an admitted Willie fan, but I don't actually own much of his stuff (I should remedy that...). I do own the 3 disk "Revolutions of Time" collection and think it is fantastic!

Some of my favorite Willie songs are "Whiskey River, Stay a Little Longer, It's not Supposed to be That Way and Angel Flying too Close to the Ground". IMHO, all are best Live....

Enjoy,

TIC
For old stuff, my favorite is Red Headed Stranger (1978) -- elegant in its own, very spare way; lyrical and moving. A great and pure Western album. For "newer" stuff, I think Across The Borderline (1993) has many terrific tunes on it, with covers of Hiatt, Lovett, Dylan, P Simon, Cooder included. The few or handful of duets on it are very nicely done. Don Was, producer, gets a really nice sound out of the sessions.