Pure Hank

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Pure Hank
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ReleasedApril 1991 (1991-04)
StudioThe Castle, Franklin TN, Digital Recorders, Emerald Sound Studios, Masterfonics Studios, Nashville, TN
Length37:17
Label Warner Bros./Curb
Producer Barry Beckett
Jim Ed Norman
Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
America (The Way I See It)
(1990)
Pure Hank
(1991)
Maverick
(1992)
Singles from Pure Hank
  1. "If It Will, It Will"
    Released: May 4, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pure Hank is the forty-third studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros./Curb Records in April 1991. "If It Will, It Will" and "Angels Are Hard to Find" were released as singles with the former becoming Williams' final top 40 country single, peaking at #26, until the release of "I'm One of You" in 2003. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart [2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. [3]

Contents

"Angels Are Hard to Find" is a re-recording of a song Hank had released on his 1974 album, Living Proof. This album's version was featured in the 2013 film Gravity . "(I've Got My) Future on Ice" is a Jimmy Martin cover. "Just to Satisfy You" is a cover of a Waylon Jennings song that Waylon released twice in the 1960s and recorded as a #1 duet with Willie Nelson in 1982. "Simple Man" is a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1973 classic from their debut album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If It Will, It Will" Hank Williams Jr. 3:21
2."Angels Are Hard to Find"Williams3:23
3."Kiss Mother Nature Goodbye" Roger Murrah, J. B. Rudd3:44
4."(I've Got My) Future on Ice" Jerry Crutchfield, Edria A. Humphrey3:04
5."Be Careful Who You Love (Arthur's Song)" Harlan Howard 4:34
6."Memphis Belle"Williams3:28
7."Honky Tonk Train"Williams3:31
8."Hollywood Honeys"John Martin, James R. Pulte2:58
9."Just to Satisfy You" Don Bowman, Waylon Jennings 3:13
10."Simple Man" Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant 6:03

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums8
U.S. Billboard 20050

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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Pure Hank review". Allmusic . Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. "Pure Hank Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. RIAA - Gold & Platinum