The Best of Willie Nelson (1973 album)

The Best of Willie Nelson is a compilation album released in 1973.^[1] It contains all 12 tracks from his first two albums, And Then I Wrote, plus "Half A Man" from Here's Willie Nelson.

The Best Of
Compilation album by Willie Nelson
Released	1973
Genre	Country
Length	33:53
Label	United Artists Records
Producer	Joe Allison
Willie Nelson chronology
Country Winners (1973) The Best Of (1973) Spotlight on Willie Nelson (1974)

Release History

First released in 1973, this album was readily available throughout the 1970s. However, in 1980, a newly revived Liberty Records reissued this album, but omitted "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth", "Three Days", and "Undo The Right".

In 1988, this album was issued on CD for the first time by Liberty successor EMI-Manhattan Records, with all 13 tracks. However, the last two songs, "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth" and "Mr. Record Man" are presented out of order, with "Mr. Record Man" being track 12, and "Darkness On The Face Of The Earth" as track 13.

Track listing (1973 LP)

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"		3:02
2.	"Hello Walls"		2:23
3.	"The Part Where I Cry"		2:18
4.	"Undo the Right"	Hank Cochran, Nelson	2:56
5.	"Wake Me When It's Over"		2:48
6.	"Crazy"		2:50

All tracks are written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Touch Me"	2:12
2.	"One Step Beyond"	2:20
3.	"Three Days"	2:33
4.	"Half A Man"	2:25
5.	"Where My House Lives"	2:24
6.	"Darkness on the Face of the Earth"	2:19
7.	"Mr. Record Man"	2:10

Track listing (1980 Liberty reissue LP)

Side One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"	3:02
2.	"Hello Walls"	2:23
3.	"The Part Where I Cry"	2:18
4.	"Wake Me When It's Over"	2:48
5.	"Crazy"	2:50

All tracks are written by Willie Nelson.

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Touch Me"	2:12
2.	"One Step Beyond"	2:20
3.	"Half A Man"	2:25
4.	"Where My House Lives"	2:24
5.	"Mr. Record Man"	2:10

Track listing (Compact Disc)

Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"		3:02
2.	"Hello Walls"		2:23
3.	"The Part Where I Cry"		2:18
4.	"Undo the Right"	Hank Cochran, Nelson	2:56
5.	"Wake Me When It's Over"		2:48
6.	"Crazy"		2:50
7.	"Touch Me"		2:12
8.	"One Step Beyond"		2:20
9.	"Three Days"		2:33
10.	"Half A Man"		2:25
11.	"Where My House Lives"		2:24
12.	"Mr. Record Man"		2:10
13.	"Darkness on the Face of the Earth"		2:19

All tracks are written by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

Personnel

• Artwork By [Cover Illustration] - Peter Palombi
• Design [Album] - Mike Salisbury
• Photography [Cover] - John Van Hamersveld
• Photography [Liner] - Jim Marshall
• Producer - Joe Allison