Hank Williams - Gold - Music & Performance - CD

Features 42 classic recordings by the country/roots music legend, every one of his best known songs such as "Cold, Cold Heart," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Move It on Over," "Lovesick Blues" and much more.

Tall, charismatic, and eschewing rustic hillbilly stage outfits in favor of sleek, tailored Nudie suits, Hank Williams was country music's first true superstar, and he was more than aware that a little motion on-stage drove the ladies crazy. But it is Williams' songwriting that has ensured his legacy more than anything, and his songs -- which mixed hillbilly elements with blues and gospel, all with a firm grasp of how to shade in some Tin Pan Alley techniques -- crossed over regularly to the pop charts, and have continued to hold up well even into the 21st century. Songs like "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," which has a spare, poetic structure so efficient it could be a haiku, and "I'll Never Get out of This World Alive," which manages to be funny, ironic, and prophetically frightening all at once, don't happen by accident, and show an awareness of craft that has a good deal more in common with Irving Berlin than it does Uncle Dave Macon. This two-disc overview of Williams' career includes his classic MGM and Polydor singles from 1947 to 1952, a handful of haunting acoustic demos (which show him to be a quite capable acoustic guitarist), a couple of his Luke the Drifter cuts, and a half-dozen or so live spots from the Grand Ole Opry (in 1950) and Health & Happiness (in 1949) radio shows. Thankfully it includes none of the string-sweetened overdubbed versions that proliferated after Williams' death, and given the number of dubious and rather thrown-together Hank Williams collections on the market, Gold earns trust points for being both thorough and tasteful. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Performer	Hank Williams
Music genre	Country
Music subgenre	Country
Media format	CD
Original release date	2005
Edition	Rmst ed.
Language	English
Is collectible	N
Number of tracks	20
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	2
Track listing	I Saw the Light, A Mansion on the Hill, Honky Tonkin', Move It on Over, You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave), I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Mind Your Own Business, My Bucket's Got a Hole in It, Long Gone Lonesome Blues, Cold, Cold Heart, Howlin' at the Moon, I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You), Hey, Good Lookin', Ramblin' Man - Luke the Drifter, I Dreamed About Mama Last Night - Luke the Drifter, (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle, Honky Tonk Blues, Half As Much, Jambalaya (On the Bayou), Settin' the Woods on Fire, I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, You Win Again, Your Cheatin' Heart, Please Make Up Your Mind - Luke the Drifter, Kaw-Liga, Take These Chains from My Heart, Rockin' Chair Money, Please Don't Let Me Love You, Someday You'll Call My Name, Cool Water, First Year Blues, Alone and Foresaken, The Angel of Death, Ready to Go Home, There's a Tear in My Beer, Wary Blues from Waitin', Why Don't You Leave Me, Moanin' the Blues, I'm a Long Gone Daddy, Lost Highway, I Can't Get You Off of My Mind, Lovesick Blues
Record label	Mercury Nashville
Composer	Hank Williams Sr
Songwriter	Hank Williams Sr
Track name	Cold, Cold Heart, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Move It on Over, Lovesick Blues, Your Cheatin' Heart, Jambalaya, Hey, Good Lookin', I Saw The Light, You Win Again, Take These Chains from My Heart, Honky Tonkin', Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, I Dreamed About Mama Last Night, A Mansion On the Hill, Mind Your Own Business, My Bucket's Got a Hole In It, Long Gone Lonesome Blues, Howlin' At the Moon, I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You), Ramblin' Man - Luke the Drifter, (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle, Honky Tonk Blues, Half As Much, Settin' the Woods On Fire, I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive, Please Make Up Your Mind - Luke the Drifter, Kaw-Liga, Rockin' Chair Money, Please Don't Let Me Love You, Someday You'll Call My Name, Cool Water, First Year Blues, Alone And Foresaken, The Angel Of Death, Ready To Go Home, There's a Tear In My Beer, Wary Blues From Waitin', Why Don't You Leave Me, Moanin' the Blues, I'm a Long Gone Daddy, Lost Highway, I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind, You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N