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"Old Habits" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in August 1980 as the second single from the album Habits Old and New. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Honky Tonk Blues" was a hit country and western song written and performed by Hank Williams. The original 1952 recording was a major hit, and it later became a hit for later-day superstar Charley Pride.
Habits Old and New is the thirty-first studio album by Hank Williams Jr. and was released under Elektra Records/Curb Records in June 1980. Habits Old and New was Williams' third full-length album in a fourteen-month span, following Family Tradition and Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound that were released in April and November 1979. It was also his fifth album on the Elektra/Curb label.
Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is a compilation album by musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in 1985 and was Williams' second compilation album on Warner Bros. Records. A critical and commercial success, the album peaked at Number One on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, the second of his career to do so. The album was also certified Platinum by the RIAA, making it Williams' eleventh album to be certified Gold and the fifth to be certified Platinum. The album features ten tracks, nine of which were Number One or Top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart originally released from the studio albums High Notes, Strong Stuff, Man of Steel and Major Moves. The single "Two Old Cats Like Us" is a duet between Williams and R&B artist Ray Charles that was also featured on Charles' country album of duets, Friendship. The single was a moderate hit, peaking at number 14 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 is a compilation album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. released by Warner Bros. Records in February 1989. The album includes eleven tracks, eight of which were Number One and Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart released on the studio albums Five-O, Montana Cafe and Born to Boogie. The song "My Name Is Bocephus" was originally a track recorded for Montana Cafe, but Williams later recorded a live version of the song and included it on the live album, Hank Live. The live version was the one used for the compilation. The album included two original singles, "There's a Tear in My Beer" and "Finders Are Keepers", that peaked at number 7 and number 6 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I'll Think of Something" is a song written by Bill Rice and Jerry Foster, which has been recorded by American country music singers Hank Williams Jr. and Mark Chesnutt. The song was also recorded by Loretta Lynn for her 1985 album Just a Woman.
"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in September 1979 as the first single and title track from his album of the same name. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"Eleven Roses" is a song written by Lamar Morris and Darrell McCall and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in March 1972 as the only single and title track from the album of the same name. The song was Williams' first number one, as solo artist, on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in July 1972, spending two weeks atop the chart. The song spent 14 weeks on the Hot Country Singles chart's top 40.
"Honky Tonkin'" is a 1947 country music song, written and recorded by Hank Williams. His song went to #14 on the Billboard country music chart in 1948. In 1982, it became the sixth chart topping single for Williams' son, Hank Williams Jr.
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 and was certified Gold by the RIAA, becoming Williams' seventh album to do so. 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.
Man of Steel is the thirty-sixth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros./Curb Records in September 1983, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The title track of the album and the song "Queen of My Heart" were released as singles, peaking at number 3 and number 5 respectively on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Man of Steel was Williams' tenth album to reach the top five on the Top Country Albums chart and was his tenth album to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Man of Steel was nominated by the Academy of Country Music for the Album of the Year award in 1984.
"Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released in May 1990 as the second single from his album Lone Wolf. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at number 16 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. This was Williams' last Top 10 hit.
"Women I've Never Had" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in March 1980 as the second single from the album Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"The American Dream" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released in September 1982 as the first single from his compilation album Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Queen of My Heart" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in November 1983 as the first single from the album Man of Steel. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Major Moves" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in January 1985 as the third single and title track from the album Major Moves. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Heaven Can't Be Found" is a song written and recorded by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released in October 1987 as the second single from the album Born to Boogie. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Finders Are Keepers" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released in May 1989 as the second single from his compilation album Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Early in the Morning and Late at Night" is a song written by Troy Seals and Frank J. Myers, and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released in November 1988 as the second single from the album Wild Streak. The song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"The Conversation" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriters and musicians Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. Originally, the song was included on Williams Jr.'s 1979 album Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound. The track was later reissued on Jennings' 1983 album Waylon and Company, which consisted almost entirely of duets, and was released as the album's second radio single. A music video was made to promote the single, a rarity for country music at the time. It was the first for Jennings and the second for Williams, with his first being "Queen of My Heart". The song was a moderately successful hit and reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 389.
- ↑ "Hank Williams, Jr. Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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