Hank Williams discography
| Hank Williams discography | |
|---|---|
 Hank Williams | |
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Singles | 31 |
| Posthumous singles | 30 |
| Posthumous Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 8 (Posthumous) |
| Compilation albums | 25 |
| No.1 Single | 11 |
Hank Williams' discography is composed of thirty-one singles released during his six-year career; as well as posthumous work including: singles, compilation albums and previously unreleased material. During his lifetime, Williams placed thirty songs on Billboard's Top C&W Records, while he had seven number one hits.[1]
After being signed with the help of Fred Rose to Sterling Records, Williams assisted his debut recording session on December 11, 1946 at Castle Recording Company's studio D in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer cut four songs, returning later on February 13, 1947 to cut four new sides.[2] His first single, "Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)" backed with "Calling You" was released in January 1947.[3] Not satisfied with Sterling, and upon learning of the creation of MGM Records by the Loews Corporation, Fred Rose negotiated a deal for Williams.[4] Rose bought the Sterling masters,[5] became Williams' manager and signed him to the label, agreeing to record all of his sessions in Nashville.[4] By June 1947, Williams debuted on the MGM label with "Move it On Over" backed with "(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep". The release quickly became a hit.[6]
On September 23, 1952, Williams cut his final session, recording "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Kaw-Liga", "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" and "Take These Chains from My Heart". Williams' last single during his lifetime, "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" backed with "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" was released on November 21, 1952.[7] From 1947 to 1952, MGM Records released twenty-seven singles by Williams, five of which turned into million sellers.[8] "Kaw-Liga", "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Take These Chains From My Heart" became posthumous number-one singles.[9]
Singles
B-sides
| Year | Song | Peak positions | Original A-side single |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1949 | "Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)" | 6 | "Lovesick Blues" |
| "Lost Highway" | 12 | "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)" | |
| "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | 2 | "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" | |
| 1950 | "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy" | 9 | "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" |
| "They'll Never Take Her Love from Me" | 5 | "Why Should We Try Anymore" | |
| "Nobody's Lonesome for Me" | 9 | "Moanin' the Blues" | |
| 1951 | "Cold, Cold Heart" | 1 | "Dear John" |
| "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" | 2 | "Howlin' At the Moon" | |
| "Crazy Heart" | 4 | "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" | |
| 1952 | "You Win Again" | 10 | "Settin' the Woods on Fire" |
| 1953 | "Your Cheatin' Heart" (posthumous) | 1 | "Kaw-Liga" |
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Hank Williams Sings |
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| Moanin' the Blues (LP) |
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Posthumous releases
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||||
| 1953 | "Kaw-Liga" | 1 | — | The Memorial Album | |
| "Take These Chains from My Heart" | 1 | — | Ramblin' Man | ||
| "I Won't Be Home No More" | 4 | — | Honky Tonkin' | ||
| "Weary Blues from Waitin'" | 7 | — | Moanin' the Blues (1956 album) | ||
| "Calling You" | — | — | I Saw the Light | ||
| 1954 | "You Better Keep It on Your Mind" | — | — | Moanin' the Blues (1956 album) | |
| "How Can You Refuse Him Now" | — | — | I Saw the Light | ||
| "I'm Satisfied with You" | — | — | N/A | ||
| "(I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing" | — | — | I Saw the Light | ||
| 1955 | "Please Don't Let Me Love You" (B-side) | 9 | — | The Immortal Hank Williams | |
| "Mother Is Gone" | — | — | I Saw the Light (1956 album) | ||
| "A Teardrop on a Rose" | — | — | N/A | ||
| "At the First Fall of Snow" | — | — | The Immortal Hank Williams | ||
| "Thank God" | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1956 | "California Zephyr" | — | — | The Immortal Hank Williams | |
| "There's No Room in My Heart for the Blues" | — | — | |||
| "Singing Waterfall" | — | — | Sing Me a Blue Song | ||
| "A Home in Heaven" (w/ Audrey Williams) | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1957 | "Ready to Go Home" | — | — | ||
| "Leave Me Alone with the Blues" | — | — | |||
| "The Waltz of the Wind" | — | — | The Immortal Hank Williams | ||
| 1958 | "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" | — | — | Honky Tonkin' | |
| "Just Waitin'" | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1965 | "Lovesick Blues" | — | — | Father and Son | |
| "The Pale Horse and His Rider" (w/ Audrey Williams) | — | — | Mr. and Mrs. Hank Williams | ||
| 1966 | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | 43 | 109 | Legend Lives Anew with Strings | |
| "Kaw-Liga" | — | — | |||
| "They'll Never Take Her Love from Me" | — | — | |||
| 1967 | "Dear John" | — | — | Hank Williams More with Strings | |
| 1976 | "Why Don't You Love Me" | 61 | — | Insight into Hank Williams | |
| 1989 | "There's a Tear in My Beer" (w/ Hank Williams, Jr.) | 7 | — | Hank Williams, Jr.: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Memorial Album (Hank Williams LP) |
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| Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter |
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| Honky Tonkin' |
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| I Saw the Light |
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| Ramblin' Man |
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— |
| Just Me and My Guitar |
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| The Unreleased Recordings |
|
42 |
| The Unreleased Recordings |
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49 |
| The Unreleased Recordings: Gospel Keepsakes |
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51 |
| The Unreleased Recordings: Revealed |
|
64 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| Hank Williams on Stage |
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— | — |
| On Stage Volume II |
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— | — |
| Hank Williams, Sr. / Live at the Grand Ole Opry |
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13 | 27 |
| The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus! |
|
— | — |
| The Lost Concerts |
|
66 | — |
| The Greatest Hits Live: Volume 1 |
|
61 | — |
| The Greatest Hits Live: Volume 2 |
|
67 | — |
| The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 |
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43 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Compilation albums
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| Title | Details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 36 of His Greatest Hits |
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| Sing Me a Blue Song |
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| Hank Williams Sings 36 More of His Great Hits |
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— | |
| The Immortal Hank Williams |
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— | |
| The Unforgettable Hank Williams |
|
— | |
| Wait for the Light to Shine |
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— | |
| The Lonesome Sound of Hank Williams |
|
— | |
| The First, Last & Always |
|
— | |
| I'm Blue Inside |
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— | |
| The Very Best of Hank Williams |
|
— | |
| The Legend Lives Anew |
|
35 | |
| In the Beginning |
|
37 | |
| Hank Williams' Greatest Hits |
|
42 |
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| The Essential Hank Williams |
|
25 | |
| Life to Legend |
|
34 | |
| Insights Into Hank Williams in Song and Story |
|
37 | |
| 24 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits |
|
16 |
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| 24 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
|
49 | |
| 40 Greatest Hits |
|
— |
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| The Hits, Volume 1 |
|
— | |
| The Complete Hank Williams |
|
— | |
| 20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits |
|
— |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
|
32 | |
| Hank Williams Gold |
|
— | |
| 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection, Vol.2 |
|
— | |
| Bound for the Promised Land |
|
53 | |
| Icon: Hank Williams |
|
51 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Collaborations
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| Father & Son (with Hank Williams, Jr.) |
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8 | 139 | — |
| Hank Williams / Hank Williams Jr. Again (with Hank Williams, Jr.) |
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38 | — | — |
| The Legend of Hank Williams in Song and Story (with Hank Williams, Jr.) |
|
17 | — | — |
| The Best of Hank & Hank (with Hank Williams, Jr.) |
|
44 | 179 | 26 |
| Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts (with Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams III) |
|
29 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- See also Other songs recorded by Hank Williams.
References
Footnotes
- ↑ Huber,Patrick; Goodson, Steve; Anderson, David 2014, p. 5.
- ↑ Koon, George Williams 1983, p. 119.
- ↑ Tosches, Nick 2009, p. 46.
- 1 2 Masino, Susan 2011, p. 29.
- ↑ Tosches, Nick 2009, p. 47.
- ↑ Masino, Susan 2011, p. 30.
- ↑ Escott, Colin 2009, p. 275.
- ↑ Caress, Jay 1979, p. 129.
- ↑ Escott, Colin 2009, p. 291.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Hank Williams – Very Best of Hank Williams". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Hank Williams – Hank Williams%27 Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Hank Williams – 24 of Hank Williams%27 Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Hank Williams – 40 Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American album certifications – Hank Williams – 20 of Hank Williams%27 Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Bibliography
- Caress, Jay (1979). Hank Williams: Country Music's Tragic King. Stein & Day. ISBN 978-0-812-82583-1.
- Escott, Colin (2009). Hank Williams: The Biography. Hachette. ISBN 978-0-316-07463-6.
- Huber,Patrick; Goodson, Steve; Anderson, David (2014). The Hank Williams Reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-199-74319-3.
- Koon, George Williams (1983). Hank Williams, So Lonesome. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-578-06283-6.
- Masino, Susan (2011). Family Tradition - Three Generations of Hank Williams. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-617-13107-3.
- Tosches, Nick (2009). Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock 'n' Roll. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-786-75098-6.
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