Encompassing a broad spectrum of musical styles, Lost Highway features an amazing roster of collaborating artists while showcasing Willie's incomparable songwriting as well as his uncanny ability to take classic songs and truly make them his own.
Artists featured on this compilation include: Rob Thomas, Lee Ann Womack, Ray Price, Lucinda Williams, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Merle Haggard and Shania Twain
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful: By Gino Nathansaiopoluos "Gino" (Fargo, ND) - See all my reviews This review is from: Lost Highway (Audio CD) First - although i own EVERY actual Willie Nelson project--I never buy compilations--atleast till now. This is a MUST HAVE thoughtfully produced GEM--a sparkling set with 3 unreleased tracks and one track available only on itunes awhile back. Willie Nelson has been putting out albums at a record rate and if you don't have them all--or your last album purchase of Willie was in the 1990's....this is the place to start by all means. Even if you have all his albums--still get this one. It's fun and it has the song "Cowboys are Secretly Fond of each other" and it is a HOOT for sure--Willie never ceases to amaze. And wait till you hear "Aint going back to Brokeback Mountain"----this CD is so great it broke my rule of never picking up and wasting money on compilations--save the pesos for actual albums. The list of guest stars is stellar and --the tunes are wonderul --for example; "You don't know me" off of his Cindy Walker 2006 project. It all makes a great 'playlist' and it is a good...Read more 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Lost Highway (Audio CD) A good Willie Nelson album is like a good bottle of wine. His voice is perfectly aged and sounds as good as ever. Lost Highway is a collection of some of Nelson's recent gems, some of which are immediately recognizable and some that you may not have heard before.
"Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me"), with Rob Thomas, is a fun, lighthearted way to start off the album, which includes guest appearances from such music legends as Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, and Ray Price. For me, the treasures of this album are "Back to Earth" from Songbird (produced by Ryan Adams and feature the Cardinals as Willie's studio band) and the several unreleased songs, including "Superman". If you have seen Willie in concert recently, he loves to perform this song live, but the album version really stands out on this collection. Of course, you also get a few of Willie's greatest hits, including "Mendocino County Line", featuring Leann Womack, Beer for My Horses, with Toby...Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Lost Highway (Audio CD) Some albums are just OK - some are great - but they are all Willie - and this is
definitely a keeper, especially the last couple of tunes!! What fun!! |