Eight Classic Albums

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: I Saw the Light (1955)
▶ CD 2: As Luke the Drifter (1955)
▼ CD 3: Moanin' the Blues (1956)
#TitleRatingLength
1Low Down Blues
recording of:
Low Down Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:35
2Someday You’ll Call My Name
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)
cover recording of:
Someday You’ll Call My Name
composer:
Jean Branch and Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ)
2:11
3Alone 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)
1:59
4Weary Blues From Waitin’
recording of:
Weary Blues From Waitin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:35
5Moanin’ the Blues
recording of:
Moanin’ the Blues (on 1950-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:22
6I’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)
32:45
7My Sweet Love Ain’t Around
recording of:
My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recording of:
My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:42
8Honky Tonk Blues
recording of:
Honky Tonk Blues (on 1951-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music, Hiriam Music and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
52:10
9Lovesick 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)
3.652:42
10The Blues Come Around
recording of:
The Blues Come Around (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:41
11I’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)
2:49
12Long 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)
2:36
13Jambalaya (on the Bayou)
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)
42:52
14I Won’t Be Home No More
recording of:
I Won’t Be Home No More (on 1952-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1952-09-15)
2:44
15I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (on 1952-06-13)
writer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:25
16Honky Tonkin’
recording of:
Honky Tonkin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:43
17Howlin’ at the Moon
recording of:
Howlin’ at the Moon (on 1951-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-23)
2:42
18My 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)
recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
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)
2:31
19Baby, We’re Really in Love
recording of:
Baby, We’re Really in Love (on 1951-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:31
20Mind Your Own Business
recording of:
Mind Your Own Business (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:54
21Rootie Tootie
recording of:
Rootie Tootie (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:45
22I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but Time
recording of:
I Ain't Got Nothin’ but Time
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:43
23You Better Keep It on Your Mind
recording of:
You Better Keep It on Your Mind (from 1952-01-31 until 1953-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
Vic McAlpin and Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:27
▶ CD 4: Sing Me a Blue Song (1957)