Thanks, Hank!

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Thanks, Hank!
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 1967 (1967-05-08)
RecordedNovember 1966
Studio Fred Foster Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country [1]
Label Monument
Producer Fred Foster
Jeannie Seely chronology
The Seely Style
(1966)
Thanks, Hank!
(1967)
I'll Love You More
(1968)
Singles from Thanks, Hank!
  1. "A Wanderin' Man"
    Released: December 21, 1966
  2. "When It's Over"
    Released: February 13, 1967

Thanks, Hank! is a studio album by American country artist Jeannie Seely. It was released on May 8, 1967, by Monument Records and was produced by Fred Foster. The record was Seely's second studio album issued and contained two singles, including the major hit "A Wanderin' Man". The album contained songs written entirely by Hank Cochran, a country songwriter, who was also Seely's husband at the time.

Contents

Background and content

Thanks, Hank! was composed of songs written by songwriter Hank Cochran. It was Cochran who first brought Seely to the attention of the Monument label and helped her sign a recording contract. "I have recorded this album of what I consider, not only the best songs in the Cochran catalogue, but some of the best songs in our era," Seely wrote in 1967. [2] The record consisted of 12 songs, many of which had previously been hit singles for other recording artists. The second track, "A Little Bitty Tear", was first recorded by Burl Ives. The twelfth track, "Make the World Go Away", had been a major hit for both Ray Price and Eddy Arnold. [1] The project was produced by Foster himself at his own Fred Foster Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, in November 1966. [2] Foster commented on Seely's vocal delivery in the liner notes of the album and praised the quality of songs written by Cochran. "Thanks Hank and thanks Jeannie. May the circle be unbroken," he said in 1967. [2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Thanks, Hank! was released on May 8, 1967, in a vinyl record format, containing six songs on each side of the record. [3] In 1972, the album was reissued on the Monument label under the title Make the World Go Away. [4] The album was later released in a digital format in the 2010s. [5] Upon its original release, Thanks, Hank! peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [6] The project also included two singles. Its lead single, "A Wanderin' Man", became a major hit, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [7] Its second single, "These Memories", was a minor hit, reaching number 42 on the same chart. [8]

The album was reviewed positively in later years. Greg Adams of Allmusic gave the release four out of five stars. "The Pennsylvania-born Seely helped set the pattern for contemporary country artists since she looked like a model and had a very pop-oriented voice, but today she seems like Kitty Wells compared to some of the pure pop that has since passed for country," Adams commented. [1]

Track listing

All songs were composed by Hank Cochran. [2]

Original release

Side one [3]
No.TitleLength
1."A Wanderin' Man"2:25
2."A Little Bitty Tear"2:05
3."Funny Way of Laughin'"2:47
4."A Long Way from Home"2:57
5."Everything I Had"2:17
6."These Memories"2:40
Side two [3]
No.TitleLength
1."I Want to Go with You"2:26
2."Someone's Waiting"2:37
3."I Lie a Lot"2:23
4."Me Today and Her Tomorrow"2:29
5."Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurtin' Me)"2:53
6."Make the World Go Away"2:43

Digital release

Digital release [5]
No.TitleLength
1."A Wanderin' Man"2:25
2."A Little Bitty Tear"2:05
3."Funny Way of Laughin'"2:47
4."A Long Way from Home"2:57
5."Everything I Had"2:17
6."These Memories"2:40
7."I Want to Go with You"2:26
8."Someone's Waiting"2:37
9."I Lie a Lot"2:23
10."Me Today and Her Tomorrow"2:29
11."Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurtin' Me)"2:53
12."Make the World Go Away"2:43

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Thanks! Hank. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1967)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 17

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesMay 8, 1967Vinyl Monument [3]
December 22, 2017Music download Sony Music Entertainment [5]

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