Here we have yet another compilation from a relatively obscure , minor record company ,which has probably purchased these forty year old recordings in the hope of " cashing in " on Willie Nelson's popularity and his enormous fan base , which should mean huge sales . A further complication when considering this album was the lack of information about its contents .

I have nothing against the songs on this album , in fact there are a number which I like and enjoy , among them are " A New Way To Cry " , " Broken Promises " , " Lets Pretend " its the fact that they all exist on previous albums whose production and sound quality is invariably much better to listen to and enjoy . The production of this album and the sound quality you recieve can only be as good as forty year old recordings can be expected to be ; thats rather poor and inferior .

Although it states that this is a " new " year 2000 release the recordings are not and I believe this to be quite unfair and misleading . However should you like Willie Nelson and have a desire to experience what he was producing in his early twenties ; his vocals accompanied by his guitar , piano and little else , then this is for you . If , on the other hand you would prefer a similarly priced compilation with some of his more recent material give " Yours Always " or " All Of Me " a try as both are much better albums yet similarly priced .