Nashville Was the Roughest...

~ Release by Willie Nelson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

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.

Annotation last modified on 2017-05-16 11:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Yours Love
cover recording of:
Yours Love
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Wilderness Music and Wilderness Music Publishing Co. Inc.
recording of:
Yours Love
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Wilderness Music and Wilderness Music Publishing Co. Inc.
43:02
2Kneel at the Feet of Jesus
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Norbert Putnam (on 1970-11-24)
cello:
Byron Bach (on 1970-11-24) and David Vanderkooi (Nashville cellist) (on 1970-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1970-11-24)
French horn:
David Elliott (Willie Nelson session french horn player) (on 1970-11-24) and Eberhard Ramm (Classical musician (French horn)/arranger/conductor) (on 1970-11-24)
guitar:
Pete Wade, Jr. (on 1970-11-24), Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1970-11-24) and David Zettner (on 1970-11-24)
organ:
Glen Spreen (Arranger, keyboardist, producer, conductor, and songwriter) (on 1970-11-24)
piano:
David Briggs (US producer and musician) (on 1970-11-24)
steel guitar:
Weldon Myrick (on 1970-11-24)
trombone:
Dennis Good (on 1970-11-24) and Terry Williams (Willie Nelson session trombonist) (on 1970-11-24)
trumpet:
Donald Sheffield, Jr. (on 1970-11-24) and George Tidwell, III (on 1970-11-24)
viola:
Marvin Chantry (on 1970-11-24) and David Van Osdale (Willie Nelson session viola player) (on 1970-11-24)
violin:
Brenton Banks (on 1970-11-24), Albert Coleman (on 1970-11-24), George Binkley, III (violinist, session musician) (on 1970-11-24) and Sheldon Kurland (on 1970-11-24)
background vocals:
Mary Greene (on 1970-11-24), Ginger Holladay (American singer-songwriter) (on 1970-11-24) and Mary Holladay (on 1970-11-24)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1970-11-24)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-11-24)
recording of:
Kneel at the Feet of Jesus (on 1970-11-24)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
42:46
3Today I Started Loving You Again
recording of:
I Started Loving You Again (Today I Started Lovin’ You Again)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) and Bonnie Owens (US country singer)
publisher:
Blue Book Music
44:02
4I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
42:25
5Will You Remember
recording of:
Will You Remember?
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
3:34
6Wonderful Future
recording of:
Wonderful Future
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:38
7Wake Me Up When It’s Over
recording of:
Wake Me When It's Over
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
3:44
8Help Me Make It Through the Night
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
2:57
9Rainy Day Blues
recording of:
Rainy Day Blues
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing
3:14
10If You Really Loved Me
recording of:
If You Really Loved Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:13
11The Words Don’t Fit the Picture
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1971-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1971-10-19)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1971-10-19)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (on 1971-10-19), Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1971-10-19) and David Zettner (on 1971-10-19)
harmonica:
Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1971-10-19)
organ and piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1971-10-19)
steel guitar:
Weldon Myrick (on 1971-10-19)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1971-10-19)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-10-19)
recording of:
The Words Don't Fit the Picture (on 1971-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
42:48
12What Do You Want Me to Do
recording of:
What Do You Want Me to Do
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:28
13Stay Away From Lonely Places
recording of:
Stay Away From Lonely Places
writer:
Don Bowman and Willie Nelson
2:59
14Good Hearted Woman
producer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Ray Pennington
bass:
Duke Goff (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (in 1972)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1972), Billy Ray Reynolds (in 1972) and Larry Whitmore (in 1972)
harmonica:
Roger Crabtree (in 1972)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (in 1972)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1972) and Willie Nelson (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Good Hearted Woman (in 1972)
writer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Willie Nelson Music
cover recording of:
Good Hearted Woman
writer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Willie Nelson Music
3.53:01
15Home Is Where You’re Happy
recording of:
Home Is Where You’re Happy
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
3:01
16My Kind of Girl
recording of:
My Kind of Girl
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:34
17I’d Rather You Didn’t Love Me
2:40
18Undo the Right
recording of:
Undo the Right
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Willie Nelson
2:19
19One Step Beyond
recording of:
One Step Beyond
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:03
20I Want a Girl
recording of:
I Want a Girl
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:39
21Country Willie
recording of:
Country Willie
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:37
22You Left a Long, Long Time Ago
producer:
Felton Jarvis
bass:
Henry Strzelecki (on 1971-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1971-10-28)
guitar:
David Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1971-10-28) and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1971-10-28)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins (on 1971-10-28)
steel guitar:
Weldon Myrick (on 1971-10-28)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1971-10-28)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-10-28)
recording of:
You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago (on 1971-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
42:40
23London
recording of:
London
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:56
24A Moment Isn’t Very Long
recording of:
A Moment Isn’t Very Long
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. and Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 2000)
3:03
25Who’ll Buy Me Memories
recording of:
Who’ll Buy My Memories
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson (in 1972)
3:43
26No Love Around
2:50
27Come on Home
2:25
28Mountain Dew
cover recording of:
Mountain Dew
lyricist:
Scott Wiseman and Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
composer:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (in 1920)
arranger:
Lulu Belle (in 1939) and Scott Wiseman (in 1939)
is based on:
Old Mountain Dew (original lyrics, begins "On my first day in court...")
2:09
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