Willie Nelson - 16 Biggest Hits

Not all of Willie Nelson's hits are on 16 Biggest Hits -- after all, it only features recordings he made for Columbia and skips over any hit duet he's had -- but it never was intended to be a definitive compilation. Instead, it's a worthy summation of his biggest hits of the late '70s and '80s, from 1975's "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" to 1989's "Nothing I Can Do About It Now." In between those two songs, plenty of classics -- "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time," "Georgia on My Mind," "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys," "Always on My Mind," "City of New Orleans" -- are hauled out, making for an excellent listen that's ideal for novices and casual fans. Of course, Nelson's catalog is so rich it's impossible to pare it down to 16 songs, but this is certainly a terrific sampler on its own terms. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Arthur Levy Liner Notes Booker T. Jones Producer Booker T. Jones III Producer Carlos Grier Digital Editing Chips Moman Producer Denny Purcell Mastering Don Cobb Digital Editing Frank Ockenfels Photography Fred Foster Producer Jonathan Russell Assistant, Assistant Mastering Engineer Norman Seeff Photography Robert Goodman Art Direction, Design Sydney Pollack Producer Willie Nelson Producer