Hank Williams Jr. and Friends
Hank Williams Jr. & Friends | ||||
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Studio album by Hank Williams Jr. | ||||
Released | December 1975 | |||
Recorded | February–July 1975 | |||
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Length | 32:10 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Producer | Dick Glasser | |||
Hank Williams Jr. chronology | ||||
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Alternative Cover | ||||
2000 reissue by Mercury Records | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
The Village Voice | A−[3] |
Hank Williams Jr. & Friends is the twenty-sixth studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Composition
Hank Williams Jr. & Friends is Williams' breakthrough album, featuring Williams' own unique style as opposed to imitating his father's.[1][3][4] The album's sound has been classified as country rock,[1][5][6] southern rock[2][7] and outlaw country.[7]
Production
According to Williams' autobiography, Living Proof, the album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at Music Mill Studios between February and July 1975. The album insert says that this was recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia.
Release
The album was issued by MGM Records as number M3G5009 and was later reissued by Polydor Records as number 831 575-4 Y-1. It was also reissued on CD in 2000 by Mercury Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Critical reception
The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau said, "The authority of Williams' voice and persona, plus the good sense of his songwriting and selection, focuses an Allman and a Marshall Tucker and a Charlie Daniels into what I'm sure will stand as the best Southern-style rock of the year."[2] Years later, the Allmusic editor, Thom Jurek cited, Hank Williams Jr. & Friends as "one of the best country-rock albums ever made and stands with the best of the outlaw recordings of the era".[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Losin' You" | Toy Caldwell | 3:42 |
2. | "On Susan's Floor" | Vince Matthews, Shel Silverstein | 3:22 |
3. | "I Really Did" | Hank Williams Jr. | 2:42 |
4. | "Can't You See" | Caldwell | 4:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Montana Song" | Williams Jr. | 3:29 |
6. | "Clovis, New Mexico" | Williams Jr. | 3:53 |
7. | "Brothers of the Road" | Williams Jr. | 3:57 |
8. | "Stoned at the Jukebox" | Williams Jr. | 2:44 |
9. | "(The) Living Proof" | Williams Jr. | 3:41 |
Total length: | 32:10 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's 2000 Mercury Records reissue liner notes.
- Hank Williams Jr – lead vocals
- Jerry Wallace – acoustic guitar
- Gary Boggs – steel guitar
- Pete Carr – lead guitar
- Lenny LeBlanc – bass guitar
- Roger Clark – drums
- Ronnie Oldham – piano, keyboards
- Ken Bell – acoustic guitar
- Dick Overby – steel guitar
- Charlie Daniels – fiddle on "Losin' You"
- Toy Caldwell – steel guitar on "Montana Song" and "Can't You See"
- Chuck Leavell – organ on "On Susan's Floor"
- Harmony vocalists – Sue Richards, Dick Glasser, Ava Aldridge, Jim Glaser, Eddie Struzick, George Soule, Lenny LeBlanc
References
- ^ a b c d Jurek, Thom (November 1, 2003). "Hank Williams Jr. & Friends [MCA Special Products]". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ a b c Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (June 14, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "The Story of Hank Williams Jr". Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ^ Eskow, John (May 29, 1978). "Oedipus Rocks". New Times. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Harris, Vincent (July 19, 2017). "Hank Williams Jr. is irritated with me". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ a b Staff (November 1, 2000). "Hank Williams Jr. – Hank Williams Jr. And Friends / The Bocephus Box". No Depression.
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External links
- Hank Williams Jr's official website
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- Your Cheatin' Heart
- Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites
- Ballads of the Hills and Plains
- Blues My Name
- A Time to Sing
- Songs My Father Left Me
- Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2
- Live at Cobo Hall
- After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow
- Hank Williams Jr. and Friends
- Family Tradition
- Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
- Habits Old and New
- Rowdy
- The Pressure Is On
- High Notes
- Strong Stuff
- Man of Steel
- Major Moves
- Five-O
- Montana Cafe
- Hank Live
- Born to Boogie
- Wild Streak
- Lone Wolf
- Pure Hank
- Maverick
- Out of Left Field
- Hog Wild
- A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam
- Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts
- Stormy
- The Almeria Club Recordings
- I'm One of You
- 127 Rose Avenue
- It's About Time
- Rich White Honky Blues
- Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- Fourteen Greatest Hits
- Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits
- Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
- America (The Way I See It)
- The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches
- Tribute to My Father
- 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1
- Early Years, Vol. 1
- Early Years, Vol. 2
- The Bocephus Box
- That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection
- "Long Gone Lonesome Blues"
- "Nobody's Child"
- "All for the Love of Sunshine"
- "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson)
- "Rainin' in My Heart"
- "Eleven Roses"
- "Rainy Night in Georgia"
- "I'll Think of Something"
- "I Fought the Law"
- "To Love Somebody"
- "Family Tradition"
- "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound"
- "Women I've Never Had"
- "Kaw-Liga"
- "Old Habits"
- "Texas Women"
- "Dixie on My Mind"
- "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)"
- "A Country Boy Can Survive"
- "Honky Tonkin'"
- "The American Dream"
- "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight"
- "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings)
- "Queen of My Heart"
- "Man of Steel"
- "Attitude Adjustment"
- "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight"
- "Major Moves"
- "I'm for Love"
- "This Ain't Dallas"
- "Ain't Misbehavin'"
- "Country State of Mind"
- "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson)
- "Born to Boogie"
- "Heaven Can't Be Found"
- "Young Country"
- "If the South Woulda Won"
- "Early in the Morning and Late at Night"
- "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.)
- "Finders Are Keepers"
- "Ain't Nobody's Business"
- "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'"
- "If It Will, It Will"
- "Devil in the Bottle"
- "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)
- "The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings)
- "That Old Wheel" (with Johnny Cash)
- "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)
- Hank Williams (father)
- Audrey Williams (mother)
- Jett Williams (half-sister)
- Hank Williams III (son)
- Holly Williams (daughter)
- Coleman Williams (grandson)
- Discography
- Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story