40 Greatest Hits

~ Release by Hank Williams (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Move It on Over
bass:
Bronson Reynolds (Bronson Lee Reynolds; comedian who also played bass and harmonica; sometimes nicknamed "Barefoot Brownie")
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and vocal:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louie Innis
steel guitar:
Dale Lohman (guitarist; performs with Hank Williams)
recording of:
Move It On Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
42:44
A2A Mansion 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)
2:36
A3Lovesick 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
A4Wedding Bells
cover 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)
2:55
A5Mind Your Own Business
recording of:
Mind Your Own Business (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
42:56
A6You'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
A7Lost 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)
recording of:
Lost Highway
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
A8My 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)
4.52:35
A9I'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
A10I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living
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
B1Long 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)
2:38
B2My 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)
2:34
B3Why 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)
32:24
B4Why Should We Try Anymore
recording of:
Why Should We Try Anymore (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
42:38
B5They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
recording of:
They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (on 1950-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
2:46
B6Moanin' the Blues
recording of:
Moanin’ the Blues (on 1950-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:25
B7Nobody's Lonesome for Me
recording of:
Nobody’s Lonesome for Me (on 1950-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated)
2:31
B8Cold 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)
42:44
B9Dear John
recording of:
Dear John (on 1950-12-21)
writer:
Aubrey Gass and Tex Ritter
2:36
B10Howlin' 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)
42:43
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C1I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
recording of:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (on 1951-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-25)
2:26
C2Hey, 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)
42:55
C3Crazy Heart
recording of:
Crazy Heart (on 1951-07-25)
writer:
Maurice Fisher Murray and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1951-10-30)
2:29
C4(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (on 1951-07-25)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
52:28
C5Baby, 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)
2:35
C6Ramblin' Man
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recording of:
Ramblin’ Man
lyricist:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (in 1951)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-09-07)
3:04
C7Honky 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)
42:13
C8I'm Sorry for You My Friend
recording of:
I’m Sorry for You My Friend (on 1951-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-12-05)
2:44
C9Half 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)
2:44
C10Jambalaya (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)
42:55
D1Window Shopping
recording of:
Window Shopping (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Marcel Joseph
2:33
D2Settin' the Woods on Fire
recording of:
Settin’ the Woods on Fire (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1952-07-29)
2:38
D3You 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
D4I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (on 1952-06-13)
lyricist and writer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:26
D5Kaw-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
D6Your 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)
3.252:43
D7Take 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
D8I 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)
2:45
D9Weary Blues From Waitin'
recording of:
Weary Blues From Waitin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:38
D10I 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)
2:44

Credits

Release group

part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
My Life in Music: Cat Power (SPIN magazine, 2004-05) (number: E) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 94) (order: 94)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 129) (order: 129)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 132) (order: 132)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 132) (order: 132)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/308861 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/hank-williams/40-greatest-hits/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000652598 [info]
Wikidata:Q4637398 [info]