Hank Williams - Ultimate Collection [Mercury/UTV] [Digipak]

Artist:

Williams, Hank

UPC:

075021034013

See Also:

Wills, Bob Various Artists - The Hank Williams Songbook Iron Horse (Bluegrass) - The Gospel According To Hank Williams

Description:

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION includes rare tracks from the Health & Happiness radio show, pseudonymous tracks as Luke The Drifter, and 5 rarities only available on THE COMPLETE HANK WILLIAMS box set.
Personnel includes: Hank Williams, Jerry Rivers, Don Helms, Sammy Pruett, Bob McNett, Cedric Rainwater, Chet Atkins, Zeke Turner, Ernie Newton, Louis Innis, Eddie Hill, Jerry Byrd, Tommy Jackson, Owen Bradley, Jack Shook.
Compilation producers: Kira Florita, Andy McKaie, Mike Ragogna.
Recorded between April 21, 1947 & September 23, 1952. Includes liner notes by Kita Florita.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Hank Williams: Hank Williams (vocals, guitar).
While there are numerous Hank Williams compilations on the market, very few can compete with this outstanding 2002 two-disc set, sporting wonderfully remastered sound, which surveys the hard-living country legend`s all-too-brief yet toweringly important recording career during the late 1940s and early `50s. In addition to including Williams hits such as the saucy "Hey, Good Lookin`" and the morbidly witty "I`ll Never Get Out of This World Alive" (fittingly released around the time of his 1953 death), THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION presents revered lesser-known tunes such as the restless "Ramblin` Man" (issued under the alias "Luke the Drifter") and the beautifully melancholy "Lost Highway," all of which feature the performer`s charmingly nasal drawl and spare, lilting arrangements. Although more comprehensive Williams anthologies are available, this is undoubtedly one of the best.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. I Saw the Light
2. Mansion on the Hill, A
3. Honky Tonkin`
4. Move It on Over
5. You`re Gonna Change (Or I`m Gonna Leave)
6. I`m So Lonesome I Could Cry
7. Mind Your Own Business
8. My Bucket`s Got a Hole in It
9. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
10. Cold, Cold Heart
11. Howlin` at the Moon
12. I Can`t Help It (If I`m Still in Love With You)
13. Hey, Good Lookin`
14. Ramblin` Man
15. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
16. Lonesome Whistle, (I Heard That)
17. Honky Tonk Blues
18. Half as Much
19. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
20. Settin` the Woods on Fire
21. I`ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
22. You Win Again

DISC 2:

1. Your Cheatin` Heart
2. Please Make up Your Mind
3. Kaw-Liga
4. Take These Chains From My Heart
5. Rockin` Chair Money
6. Please Don`t Let Me Love You
7. Someday You`ll Call My Name
8. Cool Water
9. First Year Blues
10. Alone and Forsaken
11. Angel of Death, The
12. Ready to Go Home
13. There`s a Tear in My Beer
14. Weary Blues From Waitin`
15. Why Don`t You Love Me
16. Moanin` the Blues
17. I`m a Long Gone Daddy
18. Lost Highway
19. I Can`t Get You Off of My Mind
20. Lovesick Blues

Album Information

Release Date:

03/22/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Honkytonk

Label:

Mercury

Catalog Number:

0003919

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

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