Luke the Drifter

by Hank Williams

Luke the Drifter cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1953
  • Label: MGM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:11
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released under his well-known alter ego, this posthumous compilation gathers his spoken-word moralistic recitations and religious allegories. The stark, sermon-like recordings offer a profound glimpse into the deeply conflicted, spiritual torment that ran parallel to his mainstream honky-tonk hits.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, existential, acoustic, death

Tracklist

  1. Pictures From Life's Other Side (2:53)
  2. Men With Broken Hearts (3:12)
  3. Help Me Understand (2:58)
  4. Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals (3:00)
  5. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw (3:00)
  6. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night (3:00)
  7. The Funeral (3:07)
  8. Beyond The Sunset (3:01)
  9. Please Make Up Your Mind (2:51)
  10. I've Been Down That Road Before (2:58)
  11. Just Waitin' (2:41)
  12. Everything's Okay (2:52)
  13. No, No Joe (2:28)
  14. Ramblin' Man (3:04)

Credits

  • Kimara Lovelace - primary artist
  • David Lewis - written-by
  • Wayne Lewis - written-by

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