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    One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)

    Willie Nelson - One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)

    04/01/2008 | Sony Legacy 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Navigating Willie Nelson's immense body of recordings can be daunting even for committed fans. There is so much music and so much of it good that it's hard to keep straight, especially as each of his many eras has been compiled, collected, and reissued countless time, leading to a discography thick with redundancies -- and then there's the stubborn fact that for Willie, making music is like breathing, something that comes naturally, something that happens every day, so he keeps building upon that discography, releasing an album or two each year, which only adds to the confusion for neophytes and longtime fans alike. All of this is a roundabout way to say that there are plenty of Willie Nelson albums out there, that there's a surplus of compilations, but of all these, nothing offers such a complete, useful overview of his entire career as Columbia/Legacy's four-disc 2008 box One Hell of a Ride. This is not the first Willie box that Legacy has released, of course -- in 1995 they put out the triple-disc Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 -- but this is the first box to ever attempt a thorough overview of his career, beginning with his earliest singles for Sarg and D, running through the countrypolitan Nashville productions of his Liberty Records and his wonderfully rambling RCA recordings of the '60s, then settling into the star-making sides for Columbia in the '70s and '80s, yet the set doesn't end there, as it runs through his albums for Island and Mercury in the '90s and 2000s. For sheer scope, this beats all, but what makes One Hell of a Ride so useful is that it covers all the ground accurately, picking a blend of hits, concert staples, and relative obscurities to present a career overview that may be illuminating even for serious fans, as this tells a full, complete story with its 100 tracks

    Like many great stories, the details may be fudged a bit here -- on the second disc the tracks don't quite follow in chronological order -- but that doesn't matter because all this tweaking is done in service of the bigger picture, which is as it should be when a picture is this large. Listening to the whole of One Hell of a Ride, it's hard not to marvel yet again at the enormity of Willie's career. If he had only authored the standards "Nite Life," "Crazy," "Hello Walls," and "Funny How Time Slips Away," his place in history would be assured, but this set illustrates how Nelson strengthened the jazzy sophistication underpinning these tunes by digging deeper into Western swing, just as he slyly brought rock, folk, and pop flourishes into his music. By the time the Outlaw years roll around in the midst of the second disc here, his music was hard to peg -- certainly it was country, but not in the strictest definition, as it encompassed so much more, from the stark Red Headed Stranger to the lush Stardust, and what is remarkable about One Hell of a Ride is that by listening to it from beginning to end, none of these moves feel forced, all the evolutions feel natural, and the excellent fourth disc -- which neatly cherry-picks from a rollercoaster two decades of recordings -- illustrates that his evolution did not end when he achieved superstardom, but rather he kept finding new truths in music, sometimes through new tunes, sometimes by revisiting the past, as the nifty book-ending of the set with a new version of his first recording "When I've Sung My Last Hillbilly Song" makes clear. Willie will continue to build upon the legacy offered within this box, but that will not change the fact that this is the best place to learn and appreciate that legacy, and to learn to love it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

    One Hell of a Ride (Box Set) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song
  • 1:30
  • Sound Clip for When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 2
  • No Place for Me
  • 1:20
  • Sound Clip for No Place for Me from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 3
  • Man with the Blues
  • 2:07
  • Sound Clip for Man with the Blues from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 4
  • Nite Life
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Nite Life from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 5
  • Hello Walls
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Hello Walls from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 6
  • Funny How Time Slips Away
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Funny How Time Slips Away from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 7
  • Crazy
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Crazy from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 8
  • Half a Man
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Half a Man from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 9
  • Mr. Record Man
  • 2:14
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Record Man from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 10
  • One in a Row
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for One in a Row from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 11
  • The Party's Over
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for The Party's Over from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 12
  • Texas in My Soul
  • 2:02
  • Sound Clip for Texas in My Soul from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 13
  • Good Times
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for Good Times from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 14
  • Sweet Memories
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Sweet Memories from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 15
  • Little Things
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Little Things from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 16
  • Any Old Arms Won't Do
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Any Old Arms Won't Do from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 17
  • Everybody's Talkin'
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Everybody's Talkin' from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 18
  • Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Pins and Needles (In My Heart) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 19
  • Once More with Feeling
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Once More with Feeling from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 20
  • I Gotta Get Drunk
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for I Gotta Get Drunk from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 21
  • Laying My Burdens Down
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Laying My Burdens Down from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 22
  • What Can You Do to Me Now
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for What Can You Do to Me Now from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 23
  • Kneel at the Feet of Jesus
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Kneel at the Feet of Jesus from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 24
  • I'm a Memory
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for I'm a Memory from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 25
  • Family Bible
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Family Bible from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 26
  • Summer of Roses
  • 2:07
  • Sound Clip for Summer of Roses from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 27
  • Yesterday's Wine
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Yesterday's Wine from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 28
  • Me and Paul
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for Me and Paul from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 29
  • The Words Don't Fit the Picture
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for The Words Don't Fit the Picture from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 30 (2)
  • Good Hearted Woman
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Good Hearted Woman from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 31 (2)
  • You Left a Long, Long Time Ago
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for You Left a Long, Long Time Ago from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 32 (2)
  • She's Not for You
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for She's Not for You from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 33 (2)
  • You Ought to Hear Me Cry
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for You Ought to Hear Me Cry from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 34 (2)
  • It Should Be Easier Now
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for It Should Be Easier Now from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 35 (2)
  • Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 36 (2)
  • If You Can't Touch Her at All
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for If You Can't Touch Her at All from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 37 (2)
  • I Can Get off on You
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for I Can Get off on You from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 38 (2)
  • Blackjack County Chain
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for Blackjack County Chain from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 39 (2)
  • Johnny One Time
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Johnny One Time from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 40 (2)
  • Bring Me Sunshine
  • 2:13
  • Sound Clip for Bring Me Sunshine from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 41 (2)
  • I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 42 (2)
  • Shotgun Willie
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Shotgun Willie from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 43 (2)
  • Sad Songs and Waltzes
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Sad Songs and Waltzes from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 44 (2)
  • The Troublemaker
  • 1:53
  • Sound Clip for The Troublemaker from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 45 (2)
  • Uncloudy Day
  • 4:41
  • Sound Clip for Uncloudy Day from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 46 (2)
  • Bloody Mary Morning
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Bloody Mary Morning from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 47 (2)
  • I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
  • 4:20
  • Sound Clip for I Still Can't Believe You're Gone from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 48 (2)
  • Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 49 (2)
  • I'd Have to Be Crazy
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for I'd Have to Be Crazy from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 50 (2)
  • If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time
  • 2:06
  • Sound Clip for If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 51 (2)
  • Always Late (With Your Kisses)
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Always Late (With Your Kisses) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 52 (2)
  • She's Gone, Gone, Gone
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for She's Gone, Gone, Gone from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 53 (2)
  • I Never Go Around Mirrors
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for I Never Go Around Mirrors from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 54 (2)
  • Stardust
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for Stardust from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 55 (2)
  • Georgia on My Mind
  • 4:21
  • Sound Clip for Georgia on My Mind from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 56 (2)
  • A Song for You (Live)
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for A Song for You (Live) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 57 (3)
  • Whiskey River (Live)
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Whiskey River (Live) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 58 (3)
  • Till I Gain Control Again (Live)
  • 5:53
  • Sound Clip for Till I Gain Control Again (Live) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 59 (3)
  • Stay a Little Longer (Live)
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Stay a Little Longer (Live) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 60 (3)
  • Heartbreak Hotel
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Heartbreak Hotel from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 61 (3)
  • One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 62 (3)
  • Help Me Make It Through the Night
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for Help Me Make It Through the Night from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 63 (3)
  • Midnight Rider (From the Electric Horseman)
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Midnight Rider (From the Electric Horseman) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 64 (3)
  • My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (From the Electric Horseman)
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (From the Electric Horseman) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 65 (3)
  • Crazy Arms
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Crazy Arms from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)

  • Lyrics for Crazy Arms from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)

  • 66 (3)
  • On the Road Again (From Honeysuckle Rose)
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for On the Road Again (From Honeysuckle Rose) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 67 (3)
  • Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (From Honeysuckle Rose)
  • 4:30
  • Sound Clip for Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (From Honeysuckle Rose) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 68 (3)
  • Mona Lisa
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Mona Lisa from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 69 (3)
  • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 70 (3)
  • Always on My Mind
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Always on My Mind from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 71 (3)
  • Old Friends
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Old Friends from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 72 (3)
  • Pancho and Lefty
  • 4:49
  • Sound Clip for Pancho and Lefty from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 73 (3)
  • Reasons to Quit
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for Reasons to Quit from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 74 (3)
  • In the Jailhouse Now
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for In the Jailhouse Now from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 75 (3)
  • Why Do I Have to Choose
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Why Do I Have to Choose from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 76 (3)
  • City of New Orleans
  • 4:52
  • Sound Clip for City of New Orleans from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 77 (3)
  • To All the Girls I've Loved Before
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for To All the Girls I've Loved Before from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 78 (3)
  • Three Days
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Three Days from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 79 (3)
  • Touch Me
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Touch Me from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 80 (4)
  • Write Your Own Songs (From Songwriter)
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Write Your Own Songs (From Songwriter) from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 81 (4)
  • Heart of Gold
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Heart of Gold from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 82 (4)
  • I'm Movin' On
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for I'm Movin' On from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 83 (4)
  • Seven Spanish Angels
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for Seven Spanish Angels from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 84 (4)
  • Highwayman
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Highwayman from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 85 (4)
  • Living in the Promiseland
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Living in the Promiseland from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 86 (4)
  • What a Wonderful World
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for What a Wonderful World from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 87 (4)
  • Country Willie
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for Country Willie from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 88 (4)
  • Graceland
  • 4:47
  • Sound Clip for Graceland from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 89 (4)
  • Valentine
  • 3:38
  • Sound Clip for Valentine from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 90 (4)
  • What Was It You Wanted
  • 5:27
  • Sound Clip for What Was It You Wanted from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 91 (4)
  • Still Is Still Moving to Me
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for Still Is Still Moving to Me from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 92 (4)
  • Too Sick to Pray
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Too Sick to Pray from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 93 (4)
  • Everywhere I Go
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for Everywhere I Go from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 94 (4)
  • My Own Peculiar Way
  • 3:40
  • Sound Clip for My Own Peculiar Way from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 95 (4)
  • Nuages
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for Nuages from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 96 (4)
  • Rainbow Connection
  • 4:32
  • Sound Clip for Rainbow Connection from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 97 (4)
  • Mendocino County Line
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for Mendocino County Line from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 98 (4)
  • The Harder They Come
  • 3:39
  • Sound Clip for The Harder They Come from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 99 (4)
  • Bubbles in My Beer
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Bubbles in My Beer from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


  • 100 (4)
  • When I've Sung My Last Hillbilly Song
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for When I've Sung My Last Hillbilly Song from One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)


    • Credits of One Hell of a Ride (Box Set)

    • Chips Moman
    • Guitar, Producer, Original Recording Producer, Vocals (Background)
    • Jody Payne
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Musician, Guitar, Mandolin
    • Don Was
    • Producer, Original Recording Producer
    • Dave Zettner
    • Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Original Recording Producer, Producer
    • Fred Carter, Jr.
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (12 String), Dobro
    • Matt Serletic
    • Producer, Original Recording Producer, Electronics
    • Amy Nelson
    • Producer, Original Recording Producer
    • Pete Carr
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar (Electric)
    • Roger Miller
    • Guitar, Guest Appearance, Vocals (Background), Producer, Original Recording Producer, Vocals
    • Jimmy Day
    • Bass, Pedal Steel, Guitar (Steel), Dobro
    • Paul Buskirk
    • Guitar, Original Recording Producer, Mandolin, Producer
    • Chip Young
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)
    • J.R. Cobb
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals (Background)
    • Booker T. Jones
    • Organ, Producer, Original Recording Producer, Musician, Piano
    • Chet Atkins
    • Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Original Recording Producer, Producer
    • Johnny Cash
    • Vocals, Guest Appearance, Vocals (Background)
    • Merle Haggard
    • Guitar, Vocals, Guest Appearance, Vocals (Background)
    • Waylon Jennings
    • Guitar, Guest Appearance, Vocals (Background), Producer, Vocals, Original Recording Producer
    • Willie Nelson
    • Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Gut String Guitar, Musician, Original Recording Producer, Producer, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic)
    • Ray Price
    • Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance
    • Leon Russell
    • Piano, Original Recording Producer, Guest Appearance, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals

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