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40 Greatest Hits (Cassette)

By: Hank Williams (Artist)

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Hank Williams Artist Snapshot:

The Robert Johnson of country, Hank Williams was a troubled visionary who hung around just long enough to change the face of American music forever. He added electric instruments and touches of Western swing and proto-rockabilly to the post-hillbilly sound of his idol Roy Acuff, writing a wealth of unforgettable tunes along the way. In the late 1940s and early '50s, Williams rose to fame with a series of these chart-topping hits, including "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Hey, Good Lookin'." Though Williams' hard living caught up with him in 1953, his legacy lives on in his timeless songs and the legions of musicians he inspired.

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DISC 1 for 40 Greatest Hits (Cassette) Album By Hank Williams (Artist)
1   Move It On Over
2   Mansion On A Hill, A
3   Lovesick Blues
4   Wedding Bells
5   Mind Your Own Business
6   You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
7   Lost Highway
8   My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
9   I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
10   I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living
11   Long Gone Lonesome Blues
12   My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
13   Why Don't You Love Me
14   Why Should We Try Anymore
15   They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
16   Moanin' The Blues
17   Nobody's Lonesome For Me
18   Cold Cold Heart
19   Dear John
20   Howlin' At The Moon
 
DISC 2 for 40 Greatest Hits (Cassette) Album By Hank Williams (Artist)
1   I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
2   Hey Good Lookin'
3   Crazy Heart
4   Lonesome Whistle (I Heard That)
5   Baby, We're Really In Love
6   Ramblin' Man
7   Honky Tonk Blues
8   I'm Sorry For You My Friend
9   Half As Much
10   Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
11   Window Shopping
12   Settin' The Woods On Fire
13   You Win Again
14   I'll Never Get Out Of The World Alive
15   Kaw-Liga
16   Your Cheatin' Heart
17   Take These Chains From My Heart
18   I Won't Be Home No More
19   Weary Blues From Waitin'
20   I Saw The Light
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.126) - Ranked #129 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "[N]o single Williams LP combines the punch and scope of his genius like this all-hits set..."

Title Note

Personnel includes: Hank Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar); Zeke Turner (guitar); Jerry Byrd (steel guitar).

Recorded at Castle Recording Co. and Castle Studios, Nashville, Tennessee between April 21, 1947 and September 23, 1952; Herzog Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio on December 22, 1948 and August 30, 1949.

Mastered from the original mono tapes and 78-rpm discs.

Those seeking a definitive introduction to Hank Williams Sr.'s music need look no further than 40 GREATEST HITS, a beautifully produced set that includes all but three of Hank's Top 20 hits. All the essential tracks are here, revealing Williams' mastery of both heartbreak songs (for which he, the composer of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Cold, Cold Heart" and numerous other classics, is justly famous) and joyful, upbeat numbers (such as "Jambalaya," "Hey, Good Lookin'," and "Howling at the Moon").

Unlike many Williams retrospectives, 40 GREATEST HITS abstains from efforts to "improve" Hank's music with such abominations as "enhanced stereo" (a cheesy reprocessing trick that transforms monophonic recordings into poor, echo-laden approximations of stereo) and posthumously added string sections. Instead, the set presents Williams' music in its original monophonic setting. 40 GREATEST HITS is arranged chronologically, allowing listeners to better appreciate the rapid rise and development of country's greatest singer and songwriter.

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