Hank!

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Hank!
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Studio album by
Hank Thompson
Released1957
Genre Country
Label Capitol
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Hank! is a studio album by country music artist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1957 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-826). [1]

In the annual poll by Billboard magazine of country music disc jockeys, Hank! ranked as the No. 3 album of 1957. [2] The album's popularity extended into 1958, and it still ranked No. 7 in the 1958 poll. [3]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars. [4] Reviewer Bruce Eder wrote: "The band was nearing its peak from this point in its history." [4]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Hang Your Head in Shame"
  2. "String of Pearls"
  3. "The Gypsy"
  4. "You'll Be the One"
  5. "Don't Be That Way"
  6. "Ole Napoleon"

Side B

  1. "I Don't Want to Know"
  2. "Prosperity Special"
  3. "Someone Can Steal You from Me"
  4. "Don't Look Now"
  5. "Across the Valley from the Alamo"
  6. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"

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References

  1. ↑ "Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys - Hank!". Discogs. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Favorite C&W Albums". The Billboard. November 11, 1957. p. 112.
  3. ↑ "Favorite C&W Albums". The Billboard. November 17, 1958. p. 22.
  4. 1 2 "Hank!". AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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