Willie Nelson - Nashville Was The Roughest... '1998

Tracks list

 Willie Nelsons 60s recordings for RCA have long been the subject of critical
disdain due to the supposed ill fit between Nelsons idiosyncratic style and the
conventions of the Nashville sound era. In fact, Nelsons RCA material is largely
of high quality, his modest hits from this period were often excellent, and his
uniqueness comes through no matter how syrupy the orchestration (which isnt
always the case -- the production on many of these tracks is quite spare). This
deluxe eight-CD box set compiles everything Nelson recorded during his eight
years with RCA, including a complete live set, unreleased recordings, rough
takes of songs that would later surface on his A&M albums, and his few early-60s
recordings for Monument. Nelson covers Western swing, pop-country, ballads, and
versions of classic country songs in minimalist fashion with his jazzy phrasing
fully developed. In fact, those who have been frightened away from these
recordings by critics may be surprised by how little they differ from his 70s
sound. Fans will delight over the LP-sized hardback book that accompanies this
set and the opportunity to review a neglected episode in the Willie saga. 
:: TRACKLIST ::

Disc 1
1. King Of A Lonely Castle
2. (Therell Be) Someone Waiting For You
3. To Make A Long Story Short
4. I Never Cared For You
5. You Left Me A Long, Long Time Ago
6. I Feel That Old Feeling
7. King Of A Lonely Castle
8. Pretty Paper
9. What A Merry Christmas This Could Be
10. Healing Hands Of Time
11. Talk To Me
12. Whisky Walzer
13. Little Darling
14. Permanently Lonely
15. Healing Hands Of Time
16. Ashamed
17. Shes Not For You
18. Are You Sure
19. Night Life
20. Mr. Record Man
21. Healing Hands Of Time
22. Funny How Time Slips Away
23. My Own Peculiar Way
24. One Day At A Time
25. It Should Be Easier Now
26. Darkness On The Face Of The Earth
27. Buddy
28. Hello Walls
29. So Much To Do
30. Within Your Crowd

Disc 2
1. Did I Ever Love You
2. And So Will You My Love
3. I Just Cant Let You Say Goodbye
4. Down To Our Last Goodbye
5. Fraulein
6. I Love You Because
7. Id Trade All Of My Tomorrows
8. Making Believe
9. Home In San Antone
10. Dont You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
11. Columbus Stockade Blues
12. Seasons Of My Heart
13. Heartaches By The Number
14. Go On Home
15. My Windows Faces The South
16. San Antonio Rose
17. Im Still Not Over You
18. San Antonio Rose
19. Columbus Stockade Blues
20. He Sits At My Table
21. A Wonderful Yesterday
22. The Partys Over
23. One In A Row
24. Make Way For A Better Man
25. Did I Ever Love You
26. And So Will You My Love
27. I Just Cant Let You Say Goodbye
28. Down To Our Last Goodbye
29. A Wonderful Yesterday
30. The Partys Over
31. One In A Row
32. Make Way For A Better Man

Disc 3
1. Have I Stayed Away Too Long
2. Some Other World
3. If Its Wrong To Love You
4. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
5. You Made Me Live, Love And Die
6. Born To Lose
7. What Now My Love
8. Lovin Lies
9. Teach Me To Forget
10. Tender Years
11. A Mansion On The Hill
12. Something To Think About
13. Blackjack County Chain
14. Dont Say Love Or Nothing
15. You Ought To Hear Me Cry
16. I Dont Feel Anything
17. Hold Me Tighter
18. Ill Stay Around
19. A Moment Isnt Very Long
20. The Ghost
21. No Tomorrow In Sight
22. There Goes A Man
23. Go Away
24. Once Alone
25. The End Of Understanding
26. To Make A Long Story Short (Shes Gone)
27. Suffer In Silence
28. Truth Number One
29. When I Dont Have You

Disc 4
1. Someday Youll Call My Name
2. Wild Memories
3. December Day
4. Pages
5. Little Things
6. Good Times
7. Shes Still Gone
8. Sweet Memories
9. Johnny One Time
10. Jimmys Road
11. Bring Me Sunshine
12. I Let My Mind Wander
13. I Just Dont Understand
14. I Just Dropped By
15. The Local Memory
16. Natural To Be Gone
17. Love Has A Mind Of Its Own
18. Ill Walk Alone
19. It Will Come To Pass
20. My Own Peculiar Way
21. The Message
22. Thats All
23. Any Old Arms Wont Do
24. Johnny One Time
25. Jimmys Road
26. Bring Me Sunshine
27. Bloody Merry Morning
28. Pins And Needley (In My Heart)
29. Everbodys Talkin

Disc 5
1. Crazy Arms
2. I Gotta Get Drunk
3. Wabash Cannon Ball
4. One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
5. Who Do I Know In Dallas
6. Both Sides Now
7. It Could Be Said That Way
8. Once More With Feeling
9. Following Me Around
10. Minstrel Man
11. Where Do You Stand?
12. When We Live Again
13. If You Could See Whats Going Through My Mind
14. Happiness Lives Next Door
15. Ive Seen That Look On Me (A Thousand Times)
16. I Dont Feel Anything
17. Laying My Burdens Down
18. How Long Have You Been There
19. Senses
20. Sunday Mornin Comin Down
21. What Can You Do To Me Now?
22. The Losers Song
23. Fire And Rain
24. I Can Cry Again
25. Im A Memory
26. Thats Why I Love Her So
27. If You Could See Whats Going Through My Mind
28. The Losers Song

Disc 6
1. Yours Love
2. Kneel At The Feet Of Jesus
3. Today I Started Loving You Again
4. Im So Lonesome I Could Cry
5. Will You Remember?
6. Wonderful Future
7. Wake Me When Its Over
8. Help Me Make It Through The Night
9. Rainy Day Blues
10. If You Really Loved Me
11. The Words Dont Fit The Picture
12. What Do You Want Me To Do?
13. Stay Away From Lonely Places
14. Good Hearted Woman
15. Home Is Where Youre Happy
16. My Kind Of Girl
17. Id Rather You Didnt Love Me
18. Undo The Right
19. One Step Beyond
20. I Want A Girl
21. Country Willie
22. You Left Me A Long, Long Time Ago
23. London
24. A Moment Isnt Very Long
25. Wholl Buy Me Memories
26. No Love Around
27. Come On Home
28. Mountain Dew

Disc 7
1. Dallas
2. San Antonio
3. Streets Of Laredo
4. Who Put All My Exs In Texas
5. The Hill Country Theme
6. Waltz Across Texas
7. Travis Letter
8. Remember The Alamo
9. Texas In My Soul
10. Theres A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas
11. Beautiful Texas
12. Medley: Wheres The Show/Let Me Be A Man
13. In Gods Eyes
14. Family Bible
15. Its Not For Me To Understand
16. Medley: These Are Difficult Times/Remember The Good Times
17. Summer Of Roses
18. December Day
19. Yesterdays Wine
20. Me And Paul
21. Goin Home
22. Phases, Stages, Circles, Cycles And Scenes
23. Pretend I Never Happened
24. Sisters Coming Home
25. Down At The Corner Beer Joint
26. Im Falling In Love Again
27. Chets Tune
28. Poor Old Ugly Gladys Jones

Disc 8
1. Introduction: Bo Powell/Willie Introduces Band
2. Medley: Mr. Record Man/Hello Walls/One Day At A Time
3. Medley: The Last Letter/Half A Man
4. I Never Cared For You
5. Yesterday
6. Touch Me
7. Something To Think About
8. I Just Cant Let You Say Goodbye
9. How Long Is Forever
10. Night Life
11. Medley: Opportunity To Cry/Permanently Lonely
12. My Own Peculiar Way
13. I Love You Because
14. Im Still Not Over You
15. Therell Be No Teardrops Tonight

8-CD-box set with 219 tracks and about 587 minutes of play.
Contains all recordings for RCA Records and Monument Records between 1964 and
1972.
12-sized 72-paged book with discography, a biography by Rich Kienzle and many
rather rare photographs.

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