Editorial Review:

Album Description:
This box contains a wealth of American music, plus a couple of jewels--Django Reinhardt's 'Nuages' and Jimmy Cliff's 'The Harder They Come'--from beyond these shores. Here are 100 songs commemorating Willie Nelson's incredible journey by going full circle. 'When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song,' leading off Disc One, was recorded in 1954 or '55; it is reprised on Disc Four's final track, updated in 2007. Between those years Nelson, a Depression era kid who grew up dirt poor in Abbott, Texas, became one of the world's most recognizable figures, in the music/entertainment business or otherwise. One Hell Of A Ride is, quite simply, the most all-encompassing Nelson retrospective ever assembled.



In addition to all of its glorious music, this package also features incisive words in an essay by Nelson's biographer, Joe Nick Patoski, whose Willie Nelson: An Epic Life was published in 2008. There's also a brief reminiscence by Mickey Raphael, Nelson's longtime harmonica player, that is funny and affecting.



Finally, there is the man himself, who on April 30, 2008 turned 75. The songs herein, many of them touchstones, some lesser known gems, reflect the musical sense and sensibility of an artist for all ages, and for the ages.









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Disc 1:

1. When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song
2. No Place For Me
3. Man With The Blues
4. Nite Life
5. Hello Walls
6. Funny How Time Slips Away
7. Crazy
8. Half A Man
9. Mr. Record Man
10. One In A Row
11. The Party's Over
12. Texas In My Soul
13. Good Times
14. Sweet Memories
15. Little Things
16. Any Old Arms Won't Do
17. Everybody's Talkin'
18. Pins And Needles (In My Heart)
19. Once More With Feeling
20. I Gotta Get Drunk
21. Laying My Burdens Down
22. What Can You Do To Me Now
23. Kneel At The Feet Of Jesus
24. I'm A Memory
25. Family Bible
26. Summer Of Roses
27. Yesterday's Wine
28. Me And Paul
29. The Words Don't Fit The Picture

Disc 2:

1. Good Hearted Woman (Waylon & Willie)
2. You Left A Long, Long Time Ago
3. She's Not For You
4. You Ought To Hear Me Cry
5. It Should Be Easier Now
6. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Waylon & Willie)
7. If You Can Touch Her At All (Waylon & Willie)
8. I Can Get Off On You (Waylon & Willie)
9. Blackjack County Chain
10. Johnny One Time
11. Bring Me Sunshine
12. I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
13. Shotgun Willie
14. Sad Songs And Waltzes
15. The Troublemaker
16. Uncloudy Day
17. Bloody Mary Morning
18. I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
19. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
20. I'd Have To Be Crazy
21. If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time
22. Always Late (With Your Kisses)
23. She's Gone, Gone, Gone
24. I Never Go Around Mirrors
25. Stardust
26. Georgia On My Mind
27. A Song For You (Live)

Disc 3:

1. Whiskey River (Live)
2. Till I Gain Control Again (Live)
3. Stay A Little Longer (Live)
4. Heartbreak Hotel
5. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
6. Help Me Make It Through The Night
7. Midnight Rider
8. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
9. Crazy Arms (with Ray Price)
10. On The Road Again
11. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
12. Mona Lisa
13. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
14. Always On My Mind
15. Old Friends (with Roger Miller and Ray Price)
16. Pancho & Lefty (with Merle Haggard)
17. Reasons To Quit (with Merle Haggard)
18. In The Jailhouse Now (with Webb Pierce)
19. Why Do I Have To Choose (with Waylon Jennings)
20. City Of New Orleans
21. To All The Girls I've Loved Before (with Julio Iglesias)
22. Three Days (with Faron Young)
23. Touch Me (with Faron Young)

Disc 4:

1. Write Your Own Songs
2. Heart Of Gold
3. I'm Movin' On (with Hank Snow)
4. Seven Spanish Angels (with Ray Charles)
5. Highwayman (with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson)
6. Living In The Promiseland
7. What A Wonderful World
8. Country Willie
9. Graceland
10. Valentine
11. What Was It You Wanted
12. Still Is Still Moving To Me
13. Too Sick To Pray
14. Everywhere I Go
15. My Own Peculiar Way
16. Nuages
17. Rainbow Connection
18. Mendocino County Line (with Lee Ann Womack)
19. The Harder They Come
20. Bubbles In My Beer
21. When I've Sung My Last Hillbilly Song

Rating: - Too short to overview his 5 decades.
I love his warm and shivering voice and I find it happy and amazing that his Family still play with him. There will be compilations of his 80 years anniversary, however, his speed of releasing albums is too fast and it will get to be more and more difficult to compile his tunes into anyone's favorites. He will never have any trip to Japan because of the strict examination for entry. I wish I would see his concert.

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Rating: - wonderful!
What can you say about Willie. This is a worthwhile set for any Willie fan.

grannysue

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Rating: - Willie at his best!
This is Willie from the beginning to present time and he just keeps getting better! If you like Willie, you will love this set.........

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Rating: - One Hell Of A Ride
This certainly is one hell of a ride!! great set of cds. Gave me a taste...left me wanting more. Great price...a must have for anyone who like Willie.

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Rating: - great journey
This set has the best of all things Willie Nelson. Nice to hear some old tunes especially the ones with Waylan Jennings.