16 Biggest Hits [Digipak]

Performer: Willie Nelson
Artist: Ray Price; Leon Russell; Wilie Nelson; Johnny Cash; Kris Kristofferson; Waylon Jennings; Mary Kay Place; Merle Haggard
Producer: Waylon Jennings; Chips Moman; Fred Foster; Paul Buskirk; Ray Pennington; Felton Jarvis; Willie Nelson; Leon Russell; Freddy Powers; Brian Ahern; Booker T. Jones; Chet Atkins; Al Quaglieri (Compilation)
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Wilie Nelson (vocals). Additional personnel: Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Leon Russell, Mary Kay Place, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Waylon Jennings (vocals). Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio. Given how long Willie Nelson has been in the music business, it's not a surprise that he could easily fill a second volume in the 16 BIGGEST HITS series of budget-line compilations. As opposed to the more traditional lineup of his first volume in the series, the focus here is on Nelson's evocative dabblings in the Great American Songbook, including fan favorites like his jazzy takes on "All of Me" and "Mona Lisa," and his collaborations with other great musicians, such has his Merle Haggard duet "Pancho and Lefty" and "The Highwayman" by the country supergroup the Highwaymen. The second volume of Columbia/Legacy's 16 Biggest Hits doesn't quite live up to its title: it has Nelson standards and hits, to be sure, but it's hard to call these his very biggest hits, since it's lacking not just big hits from Atlantic and RCA, but doesn't have a bunch of his bigger Columbia hits. That said, it's an entertaining cross-section of his late-'70s and '80s work, highlighted by "Me and Paul," "Faded Love," "Good Hearted Woman," and "Pancho & Lefty," that would be worthwhile if picked up at a bargain price. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Willie Nelson began working in a conventional Nashville style and had great success as the songwriter of Faron Young's hit "Hello Walls" and others, but he was initially unable to make it as a performer. In the 1970s, he and Waylon Jennings made history with their outlaw country sound and image, growing their hair long and utilizing a raw, rock-influenced sound that endeared them to millions of country fans and rockers alike. Subsequently, Nelson ventured into Sinatra territory with STARDUST, an album of standards that became a huge success and established him as a singer who transcended genre boundaries. Throughout the '80s, '90s, and into the 21st century, he crossed over into pop and back again continually, even releasing an album of reggae covers, working with artists as diverse as Julio Iglesias and Ryan Adams.

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