High Notes

High Notes
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	April 1982 (1982-04)
Genre	Country rock [1]
Length	29:12
Label	Elektra/Curb
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
The Pressure Is On (1981) High Notes (1982) Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

High Notes is the thirty-fourth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in April 1982, making it Williams' eighth studio album for Elektra/Curb and his ninth overall for the label. While not as successful or acclaimed as some of Williams' more recent recordings, High Notes was still a commercial success. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart ^[2] and was certified Gold by the RIAA, becoming Williams' seventh album to do so. ^[3] The album also generated two hit singles, "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" and "Honky Tonkin'". "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart while "Honky Tonkin'", a song that was originally a number 14 hit written and performed by his father, Hank, Sr., became Hank, Jr.'s sixth Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie"	Billy Maddox, David Moore	2:43
2.	"Whiskey on Ice"	Bobby Keel, Tony Stampley, Hank Williams Jr.	2:40
3.	"High and Pressurized"	Williams Jr., Merle Kilgore	2:22
4.	"Can't Change My Tune"	Williams Jr.	3:12
5.	"The South's Gonna Rattle Again"	"Wild" Bill Emerson, Jody Emerson, Vince Emerson	3:26
6.	"Ain't Makin' No Headlines (Here Without You)"	Jessi Colter, Basil McDavid	3:02
7.	"I've Been Down"	Keel, Stampley, Williams Jr.	3:39
8.	"If You Wanna Get to Heaven"	Steve Cash, John Dillon	2:19
9.	"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	3:27
10.	"Honky Tonkin'"	Hank Williams	2:14

Personnel

• Kenny Bell - acoustic guitar
• Harold Bradley - classical guitar
• Roger Clark - drums
• Vernon Derrick - mandolin, fiddle
• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
• Jim Glaser - backing vocals
• Paul Hatfield - keyboards
• David Hungate - bass
• Kieran Kane - mandolin
• Mike Lawler - organ
• Eddie Long - steel guitar
• Randy McCormick - synthesizer
• Terry McMillan - harmonica
• Terry Mead - trumpet
• Farrell Morris - percussion, congas
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Fred Newell - electric guitar
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboards
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Randy Scruggs - banjo, acoustic guitar
• Denis Solee - saxophone, flute
• Jo-El Sonnier - accordion
• Buddy Spicher - fiddle
• Bobby Thompson - banjo
• Harvey Thompson - saxophone
• Wayne Turner - electric guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - electric guitar
• Tommy Williams - fiddle
• Reggie Young - electric guitar
• Hank Williams Jr. - vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position US Billboard 200 [5] 123 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 22

References

1. Owens, Thom. "High Notes review". Allmusic . Retrieved February 16, 2011.
2. "High Notes Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved February 16, 2011.
3. RIAA - Gold & Platinum
4. "Hank Williams, Jr. | Awards". AllMusic .
5. "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
6. "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.