The Lonesome Sound of Hank Williams

by Hank Williams

The Lonesome Sound of Hank Williams cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: MGM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 29:13
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembled posthumously, this curated collection emphasizes the darker, more deeply melancholic aspects of the legendary songwriter's catalog. By isolating themes of heartbreak and existential dread, it underscored his status as a pioneer of emotional vulnerability within the mid-century country music landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: minimalistic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. It Just Don't Matter Now (2:28)
  2. First Year Blues (2:28)
  3. Cool Water (3:46)
  4. Dixie Cannonball (2:25)
  5. I'm Free At Last (2:23)
  6. Roly Poly (2:02)
  7. The Old Home (2:43)
  8. Rock My Cradle (Once Again) (3:05)
  9. Sundown And Sorrow (1:22)
  10. Rockin' Chair Money (2:07)
  11. Tennessee Border (1:54)
  12. Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love (2:23)

Credits

  • Hank Williams - primary artist
  • Mozelle Thompson - painting [cover]
  • Ernest Tubb - written-by
  • Bob Nolan - written-by
  • Gene Autry - written-by
  • Red Foley - written-by
  • Fred Rose - written-by
  • J.W. Earls - written-by

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