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Hank Williams' body of work is so large and has been repackaged so many times in so many forms that the notion of creating a definitive compilation almost seems like an impossible goal. However, as a one-stop shopping place for Hank's basic repertoire, 40 Greatest Hits is as good as it gets. While it doesn't include everything, practically every memorable hit is here, and thankfully every cut appears in its original form (that means in mono, with no string overdubs or artificial duets with his family members). The track sequence subtly reflects the arc of Williams' short but vitally important career, and there's enough good music and great songs here to make a fan of anyone with even a passing interest in American music. If you care about country music, you need some Hank Williams in your collection, and there isn't a better introduction to his rich body of work on the market than 40 Greatest Hits; begin here, then start exploring.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1948 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Cliff Friend, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Claude Boone, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Rogers, Producer, Executive Producer - Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Leon Payne, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Barry Feldman, Producer, Executive Producer - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist - Clarence Williams, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Jewell House, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1949 Mercury Records
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Leon Payne, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist - Tex Ritter, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Aubrey A. Gass, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Don Helms, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Rivers, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Jack Shook, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer - Sam Pruett, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Maurice Murray Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmie Davis, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Curley Williams, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Marcel Joseph, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1952 Mercury Records
Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Edward G. Nelson, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chet Atkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - FRED ROSE, Producer - Don Helms, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Floyd Chance, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Jackson, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble - Jack Shook, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hy Heath, ComposerLyricist - Hank Williams, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, MainArtist - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - Wesley Rose, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Williams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - FRED ROSE, Producer - The Drifting Cowboys, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Hank Williams' body of work is so large and has been repackaged so many times in so many forms that the notion of creating a definitive compilation almost seems like an impossible goal. However, as a one-stop shopping place for Hank's basic repertoire, 40 Greatest Hits is as good as it gets. While it doesn't include everything, practically every memorable hit is here, and thankfully every cut appears in its original form (that means in mono, with no string overdubs or artificial duets with his family members). The track sequence subtly reflects the arc of Williams' short but vitally important career, and there's enough good music and great songs here to make a fan of anyone with even a passing interest in American music. If you care about country music, you need some Hank Williams in your collection, and there isn't a better introduction to his rich body of work on the market than 40 Greatest Hits; begin here, then start exploring.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:46:16
- Main artists: Hank Williams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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