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Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson

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Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2008
GenreCountry, Folk
LabelRCA records
Willie Nelson chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson
(2008)
Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson
(2008)
Naked Willie
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson is a compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson, released on May 5, 2008.

Track listing

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  1. "On the Road Again"
  2. "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (w/ Julio Iglesias)
  3. "Crazy"
  4. "City of New Orleans"
  5. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
  6. "Always on My Mind"
  7. "Me and Paul"
  8. "Good Hearted Woman" (w/ Waylon Jennings)
  9. "Night Life"
  10. "Georgia on My Mind"
  11. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"
  12. "Pancho and Lefty" (w/ Merle Haggard)
  13. "Funny How Time Slips Away"
  14. "Hello Walls"
  15. "Highwayman" (w/ Johnny Cash ; Kris Kristoferson ; Waylon Jennings)
  16. "Blue Skies"
  17. "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (w/ Waylon Jennings)
  18. "Whiskey River" (Live, April 1978)
  19. "Seven Spanish Angels" (w/ Ray Charles)
  20. "Bloody Mary Morning"

Personnel

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Chart performance

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The album debuted on the UK album chart at No. 16 with 7,829 copies sold for the week.[2]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart 3
Danish Albums Chart 3
U.K. Albums Chart 16
Irish Albums Chart 31
Australian Albums Chart 49
Dutch Albums Chart 66
European Albums Chart 86

Certifications

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Country Provider Certification
New Zealand RIANZ Gold
UK BPI Gold[3]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Country Bites News snippets June 16 - June 22, 2014". Country Routes News Blog. July 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "BPI Awards". BPI. January 24, 2022.