The Essential Willie Nelson

Infobox Album |
Name = The Essential Willie Nelson
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Willie Nelson


Released = April 1, 2003
Recorded = 1961-2002
Genre = Country
Length = 120:00
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Nick Shaffran, Al Quaglieri

The Essential Willie Nelson is a two-disc compilation of Willie Nelson songs. This digitally-remastered compilation covers five decades of Nelson's recording career, and is part of Sony's Essential series of compilation albums.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Night Life" – 2:32
#"Hello Walls" – 2:24
#"Crazy" – 2:52
#"Funny How Time Slips Away" – 3:03
#"I Never Cared For You" – 2:32
#"The Party's Over" – 2:29
#"Good Times" – 2:28
#"Me And Paul" – 3:49
#"Shotgun Willie" – 2:39
#"Bloody Mary Morning" – 2:49
#"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" – 2:21
#"Good Hearted Woman" (with Waylon Jennings) – 2:59
#"If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" – 2:06
#"Uncloudy Day" – 4:40
#"Mamma Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" (with Waylon Jennings) – 2:32
#"Georgia On My Mind" – 4:21
#"Blue Skies" – 3:35
#"All Of Me" – 3:54
#"Heartbreak Hotel (with Leon Russell)" – 3:03
#"Help Me Make It Through The Night" – 4:01
#"Whiskey River (Live)" – 3:31
#"Stay A Little Longer (Live)" – 3:03

Disc two

#"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – 3:06
#"Faded Love (with Ray Price)" – 3:51
#"On The Road Again" – 2:33
#"Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground" – 4:31
#"Always On My Mind" – 3:32
#"Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" – 4:21
#"Pancho And Lefty" (with Merle Haggard) – 4:48
#"To All The Girls I've Loved Before" (with Julio Iglesias) – 3:34
#"City of New Orleans" – 4:52
#"Seven Spanish Angels (with Ray Charles)" - 3:52
#"Forgiving You Was Easy" – 2:49
#"Highwayman" (with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson) – 3:04
#"Living In The Promiseland" – 3:22
#"Nothing I Can Do About It Now" – 3:19
#"Graceland" – 4:46
#"Everywhere I Go" (with Emmylou Harris) – 3:52
#"Slow Dancing (U2 featuring Willie Nelson - Mickey Raphael on harmonica)" - 4:02
#"Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack) – 4:33
#"One Time Too Many (with Steven Tyler & Aerosmith) - 5:23