Willie Nelson - 54 Songs: The Songwriter Sessions

Title: 54 Songs: The Songwriter Sessions Artist: Willie Nelson Release Date: 10/17/2006 Re-Released On: 7/25/2006 Label: DBK Works Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 646315012422 Genre: Country Styles: Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Laid-Back/Mellow, Meandering, Organic, Playful, Bittersweet, Calm/Peaceful, Earthy, Gentle, Reflective, Sad, Wry, Yearning, Ambitious, Earnest, Freewheeling, Intimate, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Rollicking, Rousing, Searching, Sentimental, Soothing, Plaintive, Ramshackle, Reserved, Sophisticated, Cheerful, Complex, Detached, Happy, Light, Melancholy, Messy, Party/Celebratory, Relaxed, Restrained, Reverent, Romantic, Warm, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 3

1. I Let My Mind Wander
2. December Days
3. I Can't Find the Time
4. I Didn't Sleep a Wink
5. You Wouldn't Cross the Street to Say Goodbye
6. Suffering in Silence
7. I Just Don't Understand
8. Rainy Day Blues
9. Night Life
10. The Ghost
11. Following Me Around
12. End of Understanding
13. Will You Remember Mine
14. So Much to Do
15. Is There Something on Your Mind
16. Healing Hands of Time

1. Half a Man
2. The Last Letter
3. Pride Wins Again
4. Building Heartaches
5. Face of a Fighter
6. Pages
7. I Hope So
8. Everything but You
9. A Moment Isn't Very Long
10. Some Other Time
11. I Feel Sorry for Him
12. You'll Always Have Someone
13. Any Old Arms Won't Do
14. Slow Down Old World
15. And So Will You My Love
16. Things to Remember
17. Undo the Wrong
18. Home Is Where You're Happy
19. Why Are You Picking on Me?

1. Blame It on the Times
2. No Tomorrow in Sight
3. A New Way to Cry
4. I'll Stay Around
5. Broken Promises
6. Happiness Lives Next Door
7. Let's Pretend
8. I'm Going to Lose A Lot of Tear Drops
9. Waiting Time
10. Both Ends of the Candle
11. Go Away
12. Right from Wrong
13. What Can You Do to Me Now
14. She's Not for You
15. The Storm Has Just Begun
16. What a Way to Live
17. Ashamed
18. Shelter of My Arms
19. One Step Beyond

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD DBK Works 124

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This three-disc set is, essentially, a reproduction -- including sequencing -- of Complete Ghost which was released earlier in 2006 on Masked Weasel. 54 Songs: The Songwriter Sessions assembles stray recordings -- some fairly well-known, others not -- from Willie Nelson's career before his tenure with Columbia. There have been many compilations of the material found on this set, but few of them came close to being chosen on the merit of the songs themselves. Series producers Pat Thomas and Russ Tolman unearthed nuggets, laid out a few familiar faces, and even placed some tunes here that were resurrected and re-recorded later in Nelson's career. The chronology isn't strict, but volume one assembles mostly material from the late '50s and early '60s, the second is comprised entirely of recordings from the '60s, and volume three contains tracks from the late '60s and early '70s, just before the Red Headed Stranger shot Nelson off into superstardom. The sound quality varies quite a bit here, from merely adequate to quite good. To be truthful, some of the cuts on the first disc are downright dodgy sound-wise. Nonetheless, for the money, these are pretty solid artifacts for the more serious Nelson collector, though they're hardly for the uninitiated. Each of these volumes is also sold separately. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Gary Hobish Mastering Kurt Wolff Liner Notes Nathaniel Russell Art Direction Pat Thomas Reissue Producer Russ Tolman Reissue Producer