Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits
Encyclopedia
Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American country music
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
. It was released by Elektra
/Curb Records
in September 1982. "The American Dream" was the album's lone single. The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart and has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
. It was released by Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
/Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
in September 1982. "The American Dream" was the album's lone single. The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart and has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Hank Williams, Jr. except where indicated.- "Family TraditionFamily Tradition (Hank Williams, Jr. song)"Family Tradition" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in May 1979 as the fourth and final single from his 1978 album of the same name...
" – 4:00 - "Whiskey Bent and Hell BoundWhiskey Bent and Hell Bound (song)"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in September 1979 as the first single from his 1979 album of the same name. It peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and reached...
" – 3:08 - "Women I've Never HadWomen I've Never Had"Women I've Never Had" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in March 1980 as the second single from the album Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...
" – 2:48 - "Old HabitsOld Habits"Old Habits" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. Released in 1980, it was the second single from the album Habits Old and New. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" – 3:00 - "Kaw-LigaKaw-Liga (song)Kaw-Liga is a country-music song written by Hank Williams and Fred Rose. Backed by the Drifting Cowboys, Hank Williams recorded the song in Nashville in September, 1952 and the single was released posthumously in January 1953 on the MGM Records label. It remained No. 1 on the Billboard Country...
" (Fred RoseFred Rose (musician)Fred Rose was an American Hall of Fame songwriter and music publishing executive.-Biography:Born in Evansville, Indiana, Fred Rose started playing piano and singing as a small boy. In his teens, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he worked in bars busking for tips, and finally vaudeville...
, Hank Williams) – 4:18 - "Dixie on My MindDixie on My Mind"Dixie on My Mind" is a 1981 single written and recorded by Hank Williams Jr.. "Dixie on My Mind" would be Hank Williams Jr.'s fourth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent nine weeks on the country chart...
" – 2:39 - "Texas WomenTexas Women"Texas Women" is a 1981 single written and recorded by Hank Williams Jr. "Texas Women" was Hank Williams Jr.'s third number one on the country chart, the first since "Eleven Roses" in 1972. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.-Chart...
" – 2:26 - "The American DreamThe American Dream (song)"The American Dream" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music Hank Williams, Jr. It was released in September 1982 as the first new single from the album Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...
" – 2:15 - "A Country Boy Can SurviveA Country Boy Can Survive"A Country Boy Can Survive" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. The song was released as a single in January 1982 and reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts in March 1982...
" – 4:13 - "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)"All My Rowdy Friends " is a 1981 single written and recorded by Hank Williams Jr.. "All My Rowdy Friends " would be Hank Williams Jr.'s fifth number one on the country chart...
" – 3:54
Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 135 |