It's Been Rough and Rocky Travelin': The Earliest Willie Nelson 1954 - 1963

~ Release by Willie Nelson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song
producer:
Charlie Fitch
guitar:
Willie Nelson
vocals:
Willie Nelson
recording of:
When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
1:29
2The Storm Has Just Begun
1:23
3No Place for Me
producer:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
guitar:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1957)
recording of:
No Place for Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
1:20
4Lumberjack
2:13
5Man With the Blues
recording of:
Man With the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
2:07
6The Storm Has Just Begun
2:41
7What a Way to Live
recording of:
What a Way to Live
writer:
Hank Craig and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing
2:32
8Misery Mansion
recording of:
Misery Mansion
writer:
Hank Craig and Willie Nelson
2:13
9Nite Life
2:31
10Rainy Day Blues
recording of:
Rainy Day Blues
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing
3:04
11No Place for Me (alternate #1)
1:29
12No Place for Me (alternate #2)
2:05
13No Place for Me (alternate #3)
2:07
14Lumberjack (alternate #1)
2:14
15Lumberjack (alternate #2)
2:16
16Nite Life (alternate take)
2:34
17Rainy Day Blues (alternate take)
recording of:
Rainy Day Blues
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing
3:07
18Attention Songwriters (promotional announcement)
3:37
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Part Where I Cry
recording of:
The Part Where I Cry
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:20
2Touch Me
recording of:
Touch Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:13
3Mr. Record Man
recording of:
Mr. Record Man (on 1961-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson32:47
4Go Away
recording of:
Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:13
5The Waiting Time
recording of:
Waiting Time
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:25
6Where My House Lives
recording of:
Where My House Lives
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:21
7Country Willie
recording of:
Country Willie
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:46
8How Long Is Forever (version 1)
Willie Nelson2:30
9Three Days
recording of:
Three Days
writer:
Willie Nelson and Faron Young
Willie Nelson2:59
10Darkness on the Face of the Earth
recording of:
Darkness on the Face of the Earth
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson42:33
11One Step Beyond
producer:
Joe Allison (from 1961-08-22 until 1961-08-23)
bass:
Junior Huskey (father of Roy Huskey, Jr.) (from 1961-08-22 until 1961-08-23)
guitar:
Willie Nelson (from 1961-08-22 until 1961-08-23)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (from 1961-08-22 until 1961-08-23)
engineered at:
Bradley Film and Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1961-08-22 until 1961-08-23)
recording of:
One Step Beyond
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson42:27
12Undo the Right
recording of:
Undo the Right
lyricist and composer:
Hank Cochran (Nashville singer and songwriter) and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:35
13Crazy
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson2:53
14Funny How Time Slips Away
recording of:
Funny How Time Slips Away (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson3:04
15Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Willie Nelson2:25
16Wake Me When It's Over
recording of:
Wake Me When It's Over
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:50
17Our Chain of Love
recording of:
Our Chain of Love
writer:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie2:42
18Is This My Destiny?
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie2:22
19Willingly
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie2:45
20You Dream About Me
recording of:
You Dream About Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie2:17
21There Goes a Man
recording of:
There Goes a Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:32
22There's Gonna Be Love in My House Tonight
Willie Nelson2:14
23You Wouldn't Cross the Street to Say Goodbye
Willie Nelson2:45
24How Long Is Forever (version 2)
Willie Nelson2:52
25Half a Man
bass:
Red Callender (on 1962-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (on 1962-12-10)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1962-12-10) and Bill Pitman (on 1962-12-10)
piano:
Gene Garf (on 1962-12-10)
viola:
Harry Hyams (on 1962-12-10) and Alexander Neiman (violist) (on 1962-12-10)
violin:
Israel Baker (violinist) (on 1962-12-10), Bobby Bruce (on 1962-12-10), Leonard Malarsky (on 1962-12-10), Sydney Sharp (50s-60s US strings player) (on 1962-12-10) and Darrel Terwilliger (on 1962-12-10)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1962-12-10)
recording of:
Half a Man (on 1962-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Willie Nelson42:27
26Take My Word (version 1)
Willie Nelson1:54
27The Last Letter
Willie Nelson2:58
28Home Motel
recording of:
Home Motel
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (in 2000)
Willie Nelson2:25
29Take My Word (version 2)
Willie Nelson1:48
▼ CD 3
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1Right or Wrong
cover recording of:
Right or Wrong (on 1963-02-20)
writer:
Paul Biese, Haven Gillespie and Arthur Lynn Sizemore (American pianist, composer and songwriter)
recording of:
Right From Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson42:12
2Roly Poly
Willie Nelson1:53
3Let Me Talk to You
Willie Nelson2:21
4The Things I Might Have Been
Willie Nelson2:22
5The Way You See Me
Willie Nelson2:58
6Columbus Stockade Blues (version 1)
cover recording of:
Columbus Stockade Blues
writer:
Thomas Darby (in 1927) and Jimmie Tarlton (of Darby & Tarlton) (in 1927)
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie2:19
7Together
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie2:25
8You Took My Happy Away (version 1)
Willie Nelson2:30
9Second Fiddle
Willie Nelson2:25
10Opportunity to Cry
recording of:
Opportunity to Cry
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:31
11Lonely Little Mansion
Willie Nelson2:26
12You Took My Happy Away (version 2)
Willie Nelson2:31
13Feed It a Memory
Willie Nelson2:35
14I Hope So
recording of:
I Hope So
lyricist and composer:
Shirley Collie (US country/rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:31
15This Cold War With You
cover recording of:
This Cold War With You
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Willie Nelson2:41
16Blue Must Be the Color of the Blues
recording of:
Color of the Blues
writer:
George Jones (US country music vocalist) and Lawton Williams
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:12
17Seasons of My Heart
Willie Nelson2:34
18At the Bottom
Willie Nelson2:28
19I'll Walk Alone
Willie Nelson2:25
20River Boy
cover recording of:
River Boy
lyricist and composer:
Fred Carter, Jr.
Willie Nelson2:29
21Am I Blue
Willie Nelson2:51
22Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)
Willie Nelson2:34
23There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
cover recording of:
There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Willie Nelson2:17
24Tomorrow Night (You'll Have Another Sweetheart)
Willie Nelson2:40
25Columbus Stockade Blues (version 2)
cover recording of:
Columbus Stockade Blues
writer:
Thomas Darby (in 1927) and Jimmie Tarlton (of Darby & Tarlton) (in 1927)
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie2:06
26Columbus Stockade Blues (version 3)
cover recording of:
Columbus Stockade Blues
writer:
Thomas Darby (in 1927) and Jimmie Tarlton (of Darby & Tarlton) (in 1927)
Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie1:56
27You Wouldn't Cross the Street to Say Goodbye
Willie Nelson2:45
28River Boy
recording of:
River Boy
lyricist and composer:
Fred Carter, Jr.
Willie Nelson2:34
29At the Bottom
Willie Nelson2:26
30I Hope So
recording of:
I Hope So
lyricist and composer:
Shirley Collie (US country/rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Willie Nelson2:32