The Complete Hank Williams

~ Release by Hank Williams (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Sterling and MGM Record Sessions, Part One
2▼CD: The MGM Sessions, Part Two
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1I’ll Be a Bachelor ’Til I Die
recording of:
I’ll Be a Bachelor ’til I Die (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:39
2There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
recording of:
There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:49
3Lovesick 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
4Lost on the River
recording of:
Lost on the River (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-06-15)
12:36
5I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
recording of:
I Heard My Mother Praying for Me (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Audrey Williams (country singer, wife of Hank Williams)
2:37
6Lost Highway
cover recording of:
Lost Highway (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist) (in 1948)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-08-05) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
52:44
7May You Never Be Lonely Again
recording of:
May You Never Be Alone (Hank Williams song) (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:51
8Dear Brother
recording of:
Dear Brother (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Juanita Acuff (sister of Roy Acuff/songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-06-15)
2:48
9Jesus Remembered Me
recording of:
Jesus Remembered Me (on 1949-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-12-07)
2:55
10Honky 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
11Mind Your Own Business
recording of:
Mind Your Own Business (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
42:57
12You’re Gonna Change (or I’m Gonna Leave)
recording of:
You’re Gonna Change (or I’m Gonna Leave) (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-08-05) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
2:58
13My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
recording of:
My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (on 1950-01-06)
writer:
Jewell House and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-11-25)
2:37
14Wedding Bells
recording of:
Wedding Bells (on 1949-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Boone
publisher:
Morley Music Co. Inc. and Hometown Music Co., Inc. (on 1947-11-21)
2:57
15I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye
recording of:
I've Just Told Mama Goodbye (on 1949-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Curley Kinsey (US singer and songwriter) and Sunshine Slim Sweet
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-04-20)
42:57
16I’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
17A House Without Love
recording of:
A House Without Love (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:56
18I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’
recording of:
I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-12-14)
52:49
19My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (alternate take)
recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)
2:06
20My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
Louie Innis and Zeke Turner
lap steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team)
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)
4.52:34
21Long Gone Lonesome Blues
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
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
22Why Don’t You Love Me
recording of:
Why Don’t You Love Me (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (in 1950)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
32:26
23Why Should We Try Anymore
recording of:
Why Should We Try Anymore (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
42:39
24My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
recording of:
My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (on 1950-01-06)
writer:
Jewell House and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-11-25)
2:32
3▶CD: The MGM Sessions, Part Three
4▶CD: The MGM Sessions, Part Four
5▶CD: The Montgomery Demos and Radio Performances
6▶CD: The Shreveport Radio Performances, Part One
7▶CD: The Shreveport Radio Performances, Part Two
8▶CD: The Nashville Demos, Part One
9▶CD: The Nashville Demos, Part Two
10▶CD: Radio, Television, and Concert Performances

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Release group

part of:Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 225) (order: 225)
Wikidata:Q7727147 [info]