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Country Willie
Country Willie
Compilation album by Willie Nelson
Released	1975
Genre	Country
Label	United Artists
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Country Willie is a 1975 compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was issued by United Artists Records, the successor label to Liberty Records.^[1]

Background

In 1975, despite recording for Liberty, Monument, RCA and Atlantic, Willie Nelson had finally found major mainstream success as a recording artist. As RCA did after Willie signed with Atlantic, United Artists Records began reissuing Willie Nelson tracks it had in their vaults.^{[citation needed]}

The first reissue from United Artists, The Best Of Willie Nelson, was a reconfigured version of his 1962 debut for Liberty, ...And Then I Wrote, with "Half A Man", from his second Liberty album, Here's Willie Nelson, added. For this album, United Artists gathered six previously unreleased songs, two songs from Here's Willie Nelson, and two songs issued only as singles. Among the unreleased songs was a duet with his then-wife, Shirley Collie: "Columbus Stockade Blues". Unfortunately, she is not credited on the LP.^{[citation needed]}

Despite not charting, this album was reissued at least twice in the 1980s: by a newly reactivated Liberty Records around 1980 (LN-10013), and on CD (alongside The Best Of Willie Nelson) by EMI-Manhattan in 1988 (CDP7 48399 2).^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Country Willie
There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (originally issued as Liberty 55661 in 1963)
Right or Wrong (originally issued on Here's Willie Nelson in 1963, and issued as Liberty 56143 in 1969)
I'll Walk Alone
Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)
Night Life (originally issued as United Artists single UA 641 in 1963)
Seasons of My Heart
Columbus Stockade Blues (with Shirley Collie, uncredited)
There Goes a Man
The Last Letter (originally issued on Here's Willie Nelson in 1963)

All selections previously unreleased except as indicated.

Personnel

Willie Nelson - Guitar, Vocals

References

^ Worbois, Jim. "Country Willie [United Artists] - Willie Nelson | Album". AllMusic.

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[1] Worbois, Jim. "Country Willie [United Artists] - Willie Nelson | Album". AllMusic.

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+| label      = [[United Artists Records|United Artists]]
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-'''''Country Willie''''' is a [[1975]] compilation album by [[Country music|country]] singer [[Willie Nelson]].
+'''''Country Willie''''' is a 1975 compilation album by [[Country music|country]] singer [[Willie Nelson]]. It was issued by United Artists Records, the successor label to [[Liberty Records]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Worbois |first1=Jim |title=Country Willie [United Artists] - Willie Nelson {{!}} Album |work=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/country-willie-united-artists--mw0000651640 |language=en}} {{rating|0|5}}</ref>
+==Background==
+In 1975, despite recording for Liberty, Monument, RCA and Atlantic, Willie Nelson had finally found major mainstream success as a recording artist. As RCA did after Willie signed with Atlantic, United Artists Records began reissuing Willie Nelson tracks it had in their vaults.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
+The first reissue from United Artists, ''[[The Best of Willie Nelson (1973 album)|The Best Of Willie Nelson]]'', was a reconfigured version of his 1962 debut for Liberty, ''[[...And Then I Wrote]]'', with "Half A Man", from his second Liberty album, ''[[Here's Willie Nelson]]'', added. For this album, United Artists gathered six previously unreleased songs, two songs from ''[[Here's Willie Nelson]]'', and two songs issued only as singles. Among the unreleased songs was a duet with his then-wife, Shirley Collie: "Columbus Stockade Blues". Unfortunately, she is not credited on the LP.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
+Despite not charting, this album was reissued at least twice in the 1980s: by a newly reactivated Liberty Records around 1980 (LN-10013), and on CD (alongside ''[[The Best of Willie Nelson (1973 album)|The Best Of Willie Nelson]]'') by EMI-Manhattan in 1988 (CDP7 48399 2).{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
 ==Track listing==
 #Country Willie
-#There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
+#There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (originally issued as Liberty 55661 in 1963)
+#Right or Wrong (originally issued on ''[[Here's Willie Nelson]]'' in 1963, and issued as Liberty 56143 in 1969)
-#Right or Wrong
-#I'll Walk Alone
+#[[I Walk Alone (Marty Robbins song)|I'll Walk Alone]]
 #Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)
+#Night Life (originally issued as United Artists single UA 641 in 1963)
-#Night Life
 #Seasons of My Heart
-#Columbus Stockade Blues
+#Columbus Stockade Blues (with Shirley Collie, uncredited)
 #There Goes a Man
+#[[The Last Letter]] (originally issued on ''[[Here's Willie Nelson]]'' in 1963)
-#The Last Letter
+All selections previously unreleased except as indicated.
 ==Personnel==
-*[[Willie Nelson]] - Guitar, Vocals.
+*[[Willie Nelson]] - Guitar, Vocals
+==References==
-[[Category:United Artists Records albums]]
+{{reflist}}
-[[Category:1970s country album stubs]]
+{{Willie Nelson}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1975 compilation albums]]
 [[Category:Willie Nelson compilation albums]]
+[[Category:United Artists Records compilation albums]]
+{{1970s-country-album-stub}}
-{{1970s-album-stub}}