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Genre: Country
Release Date: 07/14/1998
Run Time: 54:41

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

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Willie Nelson - Producer
Willie Nelson - Main Performer
Don Cobb - Digital Editing
Fred Foster - Producer
Carlos Grier - Digital Editing
Chips Moman - Producer
Sydney Pollack - Producer
Denny Purcell - Mastering
Arthur Levy - Liner Notes
Jonathan Russell - Assistant Mastering Engineer
Booker T. Jones III - Producer

Guitar Man
    Jerry Reed / CD / 1997
RCA Country Legends
    Waylon Jennings / CD / 2001
Out of the Ashes
    Jessi Colter / CD / 2006

Release Date: 07/14/1998
Genre: ctry
Run Time: 54:41