Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits

Artist:

Williams, Hank

See Also:

Wills, Bob Various Artists - The Hank Williams Songbook

Description:

Personnel includes: Hank Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar); Zeke Turner (guitar); Jerry Byrd (steel guitar).
Recorded at Castle Recording Co. and Castle Studios, Nashville, Tennessee between April 21, 1947 and September 23, 1952; Herzog Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio on December 22, 1948 and August 30, 1949.
Mastered from the original mono tapes and 78-rpm discs.
Those seeking a definitive introduction to Hank Williams Sr.`s music need look no further than 40 GREATEST HITS, a beautifully produced set that includes all but three of Hank`s Top 20 hits. All the essential tracks are here, revealing Williams` mastery of both heartbreak songs (for which he, the composer of "I`m So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Cold, Cold Heart" and numerous other classics, is justly famous) and joyful, upbeat numbers (such as "Jambalaya," "Hey, Good Lookin`," and "Howling at the Moon").
Unlike many Williams retrospectives, 40 GREATEST HITS abstains from efforts to "improve" Hank`s music with such abominations as "enhanced stereo" (a cheesy reprocessing trick that transforms monophonic recordings into poor, echo-laden approximations of stereo) and posthumously added string sections. Instead, the set presents Williams` music in its original monophonic setting. 40 GREATEST HITS is arranged chronologically, allowing listeners to better appreciate the rapid rise and development of country`s greatest singer and songwriter.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Move It on Over
2. Mansion on a Hill, A
3. Lovesick Blues
4. Wedding Bells
5. Mind Your Own Business
6. You`re Gonna Change (Or I`m Gonna Leave)
7. Lost Highway
8. My Bucket`s Got a Hole in It
9. I`m So Lonesome I Could Cry
10. I Just Don`t Like This Kind of Living
11. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
12. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
13. Why Don`t You Love Me
14. Why Should We Try Anymore
15. They`ll Never Take Her Love From Me
16. Moanin` the Blues
17. Nobody`s Lonesome For Me
18. Cold Cold Heart
19. Dear John
20. Howlin` at the Moon

DISC 2:

1. I Can`t Help It (If I`m Still in Love With You)
2. Hey Good Lookin`
3. Crazy Heart
4. Lonesome Whistle (I Heard That)
5. Baby, We`re Really in Love
6. Ramblin` Man
7. Honky Tonk Blues
8. I`m Sorry For You My Friend
9. Half as Much
10. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
11. Window Shopping
12. Settin` the Woods on Fire
13. You Win Again
14. I`ll Never Get Out of the World Alive
15. Kaw-Liga
16. Your Cheatin` Heart
17. Take These Chains From My Heart
18. I Won`t Be Home No More
19. Weary Blues From Waitin`
20. I Saw the Light

Album Information

Release Date:

10/24/1988

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Honkytonk

Label:

Polydor (USA)

Producer:

Fred Rose; Wesley Rose

Catalog Number:

821 233

Original Release Year:

1978

# of Discs:

2

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

Runtime:

107 : 3

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