Lovesick, Broke and Driftin'

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Lovesick, Broke and Driftin'
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2002
Genre Country
Length46:39
Label Curb
Producer
  • Hank Williams III
  • Joe Funderburk
Hank Williams III chronology
Live in Scotland
(2001)
Lovesick, Broke and Driftin'
(2002)
Straight to Hell
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' is the second studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams III, released on January 29, 2002.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Hank Williams III unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleLength
1."7 Months, 39 Days"3:26
2."Broke, Lovesick, & Driftin'"2:24
3."Cecil Brown"3:32
4."Lovin' & Huggin'"1:52
5."One Horse Town"2:50
6."Mississippi Mud"3:22
7."Whiskey, Weed, & Women"4:08
8."Trashville"3:14
9."Walkin' with Sorrow"2:56
10."5 Shots of Whiskey"4:20
11."Nightime Ramblin' Man"2:47
12."Callin' Your Name"3:13
13."Atlantic City 1 " (Bruce Springsteen cover)4:40
Total length:46:39

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200156
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums17
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers4

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References

1 On some copies "Walkin' with Sorrow" is added onto Atlantic City.

  1. Hage, Eric. "Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-04-17.