The Best of Hank Williams

~ Release by Hank Williams (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Jambalaya
recording of:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Limited (UK), Fred Rose Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-07-28)
42:56
2Kaw‐Liga
recording of:
Kaw‐Liga (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-12-02)
52:36
3I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:49
4Wedding 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)
2:58
5My 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
6Cold Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1950-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
42:47
7I’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
8I Don’t Care
2:51
9Pan American
recording of:
Pan American (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:51
10Long 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)
2:39
11Your Cheatin’ Heart
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-23)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1952-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-09-23)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1952-09-23)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1952-09-23)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1952-09-23)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1952-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 237)
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) (from 2021-01-06 to present)
42:45
12A Mantion on the Hill
recording of:
A Mansion on the Hill (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
2:38
13Honky Tonk Blues
recording of:
Honky Tonk Blues (on 1951-12-11)
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)
52:13
14Cool Water
recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
3:54
15I Can’t Help It
2:26
16Hey, Good Lookin’
recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’ (on 1951-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
42:58
17Lovesick 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
18Take These Chains From My Heart
recording of:
Take These Chains From My Heart (on 1952-09-23)
writer:
Hy Heath and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-10-31)
2:41
19Half as Much
recording of:
Half as Much (on 1951-08-10)
lyricist and composer:
Curley Williams (in 1951)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Inc. (in 1951) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-10-17)
2:46
20You Win Again
recording of:
You Win Again (on 1952-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-03)
42:36