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The Complete Singles As & Bs 1947-55
The Complete Singles As & Bs 1947-55

Hank Williams
Styles: Country
Catalogue Number: ACQCD7104
Hank Williams was, quite simply, one of the most important artists, as a singer, songwriter and performer, not just in country music but in the entire landscape of American popular music during the post-war decades. Despite the fact that his recording career was restricted to no more than five years, the impact and influence of his music has resonated through country, pop and rock since has tragically early death in 1953 at the age of 29. During that brief career, and also posthumously, he had 35 country chart hits, including no less than eleven No. 1s, including landmark songs like “Lovesick Blues”, “Hey Good Lookin’”, “Jambalaya”, the disturbingly prophetic “I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive” and “Your Cheating Heart”. He was very much a pioneer of the honky-tonk style which was a key strand of country music during the ‘40s and beyond, and which he lived out in his tempestuous life, and his songs have been recorded by hosts of artists across the genres down the years. This great value 103-track 4 CD set comprises the A and B sides of all his releases, from his debut on the Sterling label in 1947, and through his years with the MGM label and the posthumous releases up to 1955. It also includes the releases he made under the name of Luke The Drifter. It’s a comprehensive overview of his work, and a worthy showcase for a unique talent.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Calling You Hank Williams and the Country Boys
2 Never Again (Will I Knock At Your Door) Hank Williams and the Country Boys
3 Wealth Won't Save Your Soul Hank Williams and the Country Boys
4 When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels Hank Williams and the Country Boys
5 I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
6 My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
7 Honky Tonkin' Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
8 Pan American Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
9 I Heard You Cryin' In Your Sleep Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
10 Move It On Over Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
11 Fly Trouble Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
12 On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
13 My Sweet Love Ain't Around Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
14 Rootie Tootie Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
15 I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
16 Honky Tonkin' Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
17 The Blues Come Around Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
18 I'm A Long Gone Daddy Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
19 Six More Miles To The Graveyard Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
20 I Saw The Light Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
21 Mansion On The Hill Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
22 I Can't Get You Off My Mind Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
23 Lovesick Blues Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
24 Wedding Bells Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
25 I've Just Told Mama Goodbye Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 Dear Brother Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
2 Lost On The River Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
3 Mind Your Own Business Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
4 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
5 Lost Highway Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
6 You're Gonna Change Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
7 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
8 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
9 May You Never Be Alone Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
10 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
11 Beyond The Sunset Luke The Drifter
12 The Funeral Luke The Drifter
13 Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
14 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
15 Why Don't You Love Me Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
16 A House Without Love Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
17 Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals Luke The Drifter
18 Everything's O.K. Luke The Drifter
19 Why Should We Try Any More Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
20 They'll Never Take Her Love From Me Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
21 No, No Joe Luke The Drifter
22 Help Me Understand Luke The Drifter
23 Jesus Remembered Me Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
24 I Heard My Mother Prayin' For Me Hank & Audrey Williams
25 Moanin' The Blues Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
Disk 3:
Track Title Artist
1 Nobody's Lonesome For Me Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
2 Dear John Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
3 Cold, Cold Heart Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
4 Just Waitin' Luke The Drifter
5 Men With Broken Hearts Luke The Drifter
6 Howlin' At The Moon Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
7 I Can't Help It Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
8 My Heart Would Know Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
9 Hey Good Lookin' Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
10 I've Been Down That Road Before Luke The Drifter
11 I Dreamed About Mama Last Night Luke The Drifter
12 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
13 Crazy Heart Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
14 Baby, We're Really In Love Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
15 I'd Still Want You Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
16 Ramblin' Man Luke The Drifter
17 Pictures From Life's Other Side Luke The Drifter
18 Honky Tonk Blues Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
19 I'm Sorry For You, My Friend Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
20 Half As Much Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
21 Let's Turn Back The Years Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
22 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
23 Window Shopping Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
24 Be Careful Of The Stones That You Throw Luke The Drifter
25 Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind Luke The Drifter
26 Settin' The Woods On Fire Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
Disk 4:
Track Title Artist
1 You Win Again Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
2 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
3 I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
4 Kaw Liga Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
5 Your Cheatin' Heart Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
6 Take These Chains From My Heart Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
7 I Won't Be Home No More Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
8 I Can't Escape From You Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
9 Weary Blues From Waitin' Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
10 You Better Keep It On Your Mind Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
11 Low Down Blues Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
12 How Can You Refuse Him Now Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
13 A House Of Gold Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
14 I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
15 I'm Satisfied With You Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
16 (I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
17 The Angel Of Death Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
18 Please Don't Let Me Love You Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
19 Faded Love And Winter Roses Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
20 Message To My Mother Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
21 Mother Is Gone Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
22 Alone And Forsaken Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
23 A Teardrop On A Rose Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
24 At The First Fall Of Snow Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
25 Someday You'll Call My Name Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
26 Thank God Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
27 The Battle Of Armageddon Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
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