Moanin’ the Blues (expanded edition)

~ Release by Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
This Compilation ℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-09 02:47 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Moanin’ the Blues
recording of:
Moanin’ the Blues (on 1950-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:26
2I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
4.252:49
3My Sweet Love Ain’t Around
recording of:
My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (from 1947-11-06 until 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:45
4Honky Tonk Blues
recording of:
Honky Tonk Blues (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Hiriam Music and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
42:41
5Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
42:45
6The Blues Come Around
recording of:
The Blues Come Around (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:44
7I’m a Long Gone Daddy
recording of:
I’m a Long Gone Daddy (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-08-13)
2:52
8Long Gone Lonesome Blues
recording of:
Long Gone Lonesome Blues (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-03-01)
2:40
9Low Down Blues
recording of:
Low Down Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
1:17
10Someday You’ll Call My Name
cover recording of:
Someday You’ll Call My Name (from 1951-06 until 1952-07)
composer:
Jean Branch and Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ)
2:14
11Alone and Forsaken
recording of:
Alone and Forsaken (from 1949 until 1953-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-12-05)
2:02
12Weary Blues From Waitin’ (demo)
recording of:
Weary Blues From Waitin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:29