Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Return of the Grievous Angel
recording of:
Return of the Grievous Angel
lyricist and composer:
Tom S. Brown (Boston poet, "Return of the Grievous Angel") and Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons4:24
2Life’s Greatest Fool
recording of:
Life's Greatest Fool
writer:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds)
Gene Clark4:45
3Crooked Judge
recording of:
Crooked Judge
writer:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician)
New Riders of the Purple Sage2:59
4Building Fires
The Flying Burrito Brothers4:22
5Long Time Gone
Dickey Betts4:32
6Cajun Moon
engineer:
Joe Mills (engineer) (on 1973-11-20)
producer:
Audie Ashworth
bass:
Joel Green (bass) (on 1973-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (American blues drummer Kenny Kimbrough) (on 1973-11-20)
guitar:
J.J. Cale (on 1973-11-20) and Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (on 1973-11-20)
keyboard:
Beegie Cruzer (on 1973-11-20)
percussion:
Farrell Morris (on 1973-11-20)
vocals:
J.J. Cale (on 1973-11-20)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-11-20)
recording of:
Cajun Moon (on 1973-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
J.J. Cale2:13
7When the Morning Comes
Hoyt Axton3:31
8After the Fire Is Gone
cover recording of:
After the Fire Is Gone
lyricist and composer:
L.E. White
Willie Nelson & Tracy Nelson3:04
9Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?Waylon Jennings2:56
10Stoned at the Jukebox
Hank Williams, Jr.2:46
11Willie Jones
recording of:
Willie Jones
composer:
Charlie Daniels
The Charlie Daniels Band3:14
12Mule Skinner Blues
Muleskinner3:14
13Mother Nature’s Way of Saying High
Barefoot Jerry5:42
14Ohoopee River Bottomland
Larry Jon Wilson3:42
15L.A. Freeway
recording of:
L.A. Freeway
lyricist and composer:
Guy Clark
publisher:
Sunbury Music, Inc. (ASCAP) and World Song Publishing Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner-Chappell
Guy Clark4:59
16Ripplin’ Waters
recording of:
Ripplin' Waters
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Ibbotson
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band5:47
17Border Town
The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band3:53
18Tell Me What You Want, (And I’ll Give You What You Need)
The Doobie Brothers3:51
19I Can Help
recording of:
I Can Help
lyricist and composer:
Billy Swan
publisher:
CBS Songs and Combine Music Corp.
Billy Swan4:01
20There Goes Another Love SongOutlaws3:05
21Bloody Mary Morning
recording of:
Bloody Mary Morning
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:50
22Brass Buttons
recording of:
Brass Buttons
composer:
Gram Parsons
publisher:
Dramatis Music (in 1977) and Music Maximus (in 1977)
Gram Parsons3:27
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Trouble in Paradise
The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band5:05
2Knoxville Girl
Outlaws3:31
3From a Silver Phial
recording of:
From a Silver Phial
writer:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds)
Gene Clark3:43
4Runways of the Moon
Muleskinner4:21
5In My Hour of DarknessGram Parsons & Emmylou Harris3:44
6Sweet Desert Childhood
The Flying Burrito Brothers3:47
7Southbound
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen2:20
8Something’s Wrong With the Beaver?
recording of:
Somethin's Wrong With the Beaver
composer:
Danny Finley and Richard Friedman (Kinky Friedman)
Kinky Friedman2:49
9Slowin’ Down
Barefoot Jerry3:44
10E.E. Lawson
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils3:34
11Wait a Minute
cover recording of:
Wait a Minute
lyricist and composer:
Herb Pedersen
Johnny Rivers4:17
12Lover Please
Billy Swan2:51
13We Had It All
Donnie Fritts3:00
14Railroad Man
The Lost Gonzo Band4:36
15Mississippi, You’re on My Mind
Jesse Winchester3:26
16Cowboy Peyton Place
Texas Tornados & Sir Doug3:38
17Desperados Waiting for a TrainGuy Clark4:32
18Boulder to BirminghamEmmylou Harris3:33
19Wild Wicked Woman of the West
recording of:
Wild Wicked Woman Of The West
composer:
W. Timothy Wright (member of Wright Brothers Band)
Wright Brothers Band4:56
20Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna BeauregardJohn Prine3:19
21Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
engineer:
Phil York
producer:
Willie Nelson
bass:
Bee Spears (in 1975-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy English (US drummer/percussionist for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02) and Paul English (US drummer for Willie Nelson) (in 1975-02)
guitar:
Bucky Meadows (American session musician) (in 1975-02), Willie Nelson (in 1975-02) and Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (in 1975-02)
mandolin:
Jody Payne (in 1975-02)
piano:
Bobbie Nelson (in 1975-02)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (in 1975-02)
arranger:
Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Autumn Sound Studios in Garland, Texas, United States (in 1975-02)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 253) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 302)
cover recording of:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (in 1975-02)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Milene Music (publisher) and Sony/ATV Milene Music
Willie Nelson42:19