I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

Name: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Duration: 2 min 48 s

~ Recording by Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.2	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys	My Bucket's Got a Hole in It / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys	Single	US1949-11-08	MGM Records	10560
1.4	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	?:??	Hank Williams	Moanin' the Blues	Hank Williams	Album	US1952	MGM Records	E 168
1.6	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	?:??	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys	Moanin' the Blues	Hank Williams	Album	US1956	MGM Records	E3330
1.13	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1961	MGM Records	SE3918
1.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	24 Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1976	Mercury Nashville
1.9	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	40 Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB1978	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	2368136/2368137
1.9	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	40 Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1984	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	821 233-1 Y-2
1.9	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	40 Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1989	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	821 233-2, 821 234-2, 821 235-2
1.9	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Country Memories	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1989
2.5	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	The Original Singles Collection...Plus	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1990	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	847 194-2
2.5	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	The Original Singles Collection… Plus	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1991-07-01	PolyGram Records, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	847 194-2, 847 195-2, 847 196-2, 847 197-2
1.4	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Lonesome Blues	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1992	Special Music Company	843-769-2
1.7	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:51	Hank Williams	Cheating Hearts	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	XE1993	Karussell	550 099-2
2.8	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Q Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	The Hit Label Ltd.	AHLCD16
1.7	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Alone and Forsaken	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1995-04-18
1.7	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Alone and Forsaken	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1995-04-25
1.8	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Legendary Country Singers	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1995	Time–Life Music	R990-01
1.2	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	The Legend Lives Anew	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1995	PolyGram	314 520 332 2
1.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1997-12-30	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	314-536 029-2
1.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	CA1997	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	3145360292
2.16	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	The Complete Hank Williams	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1998-09-17	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	314-536 077-2
2.16	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	The Complete Hank Williams	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US1998-09-22	Mercury Nashville
13.17	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams	Geschichte der Pop Musik	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998	Bear Family Records	BCD 16300 ZZ
17.17	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	400 Country Greats	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-11-01
1.15	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:43	Hank Williams	Famous Country Music Makers	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB1999	Castle Records	PLS CD 328
1.15	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	75 Years of the WSM Grand Ole Opry, Volume One	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	MCA Nashville (formerly Decca Nashville, 1955–1973)	088 170 175 2
2.15	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:46	Hank Williams	Classic Country: 1941-1951	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Sony Music Special Products	A 31258, A 31259
2.15	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:46	Hank Williams	Classic Country: 1941-1951	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Time–Life Music	R808-20
1.4	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	The Roots of Johnny Cash	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001-05-22
1.7	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	The Best of Hank Williams	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	JP2001-07-25	Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)	UICY-1537
1.6	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	The Ultimate Collection	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US2002-07-23	BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	D 245312
4.4	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Hank Williams: Das Leben einer Country-Legende	Colin Escott gelesen von Dominic Raacke	Audiobook	DE2002-11-25	ROOF Music (German label and publisher)	RD 2233170
1.13	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:50	Hank Williams	Essential Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	Crimson (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)	CRIMBX35
2.9	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Hillbilly Hero	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB2002	Proper Records	PROPERBOX 39
1.8	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Legendary Country Singers	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	NL2002	Time–Life Music	C26300GG53
1.8	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Legendary Country Singers: Hank Williams	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB2002
1.5	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	You Win Again: 26 Original Recordings	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	-2003-01-29	Prism Entertainment	PLATCD 926
1.3	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	24 Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US2003	Mercury Nashville	823 293-2
1.10	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	No More Darkness	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	DE2003	Trikont (German independent label)	Trikont US-0311
1.6	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	The Essential Hank Williams: Hillbilly Legend	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix)	METRDCD519
1.3	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Artist’s Choice: Willie Nelson	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004-04-21	Hear Music	141
1.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	Ramblin' Man	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	CA2004	Direct Source Special Products Inc.	AD 43282
3.15	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Simply Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Simply, Union Square Music	SIMPLYCD008
1.9	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:46	Hank Williams	The Gold Collection	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US2004	Proper Records
1.18	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin' Heart	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Double Pleasure	DP 21513
1.6	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Gold	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US2005-06-14	Mercury Nashville
2.12	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:46	Hank Williams	Turn Back the Years: The Essential Hank Williams Collection	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US2005-10-11	Mercury Nashville	B0005348-02
1.18	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	The King of Hillbilly Music	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	DE2005-12-05	Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)	223281-354
1.16	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:50	Hank Williams	The Complete Collection	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB2005	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)
1.2	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Hank Williams, Volume 2	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	-2006-07-25
1.5	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	The Essential Guide to American Roots	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2006-09-19	Essential Guide To
1.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	The Hank Williams Story	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US2006-09
2.16	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	Greatest Ever! Country: The Definitive Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	Union Square Music	GTSTCD014
1.17	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Collected	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	NL2007-03-09	Deluxe (Dutch label, BCD imprint)	DEL 800119
2.15	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2007	Chrome Dreams (“Maximum” bootleg biography series)	CDCD5019
4.15	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Country & Western Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2008-05-03	Membrane Music
3.2	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Country Greats	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008	Metro Tins (sublabel of Union Square Music, releases in tin case packaging)	METRTN004
1.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Honky Tonk Country	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	AU2008	Payless Entertainment Limited
1.4	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Vintage Country: The Golden Age of Country Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008	Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group
2.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	The Absolutely Essential Collection	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB2009-02-23	Big3 (UK, budget compilations)	BT3006
2.2	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys	Hank Williams The Anthology	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys	EP + Compilation	XE2009		NOT3CD034
1.14	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	The Ultimate Collection: Country (100 Hits)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009	Union Square Music	ULTIMBX013
1.6	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Hank Williams: Icon	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US2011-05-23	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	B0015533-02
1.15	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	"MAKE MINE a DOUBLE" - Two Great Albums for the Price of One	Johnny Cash, Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	XW2011-09-19	Play Digital
1.3	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams	20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	-2011	Lost Highway Records	B0015972-01
2.19	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:46	Hank Williams	American Rock ’n’Roll Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011	GO Entertain (bargain compilations)	GO3CD7122
1.11	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Country Roots	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2012	UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)	B0017043-02
3.6	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams	Eight Classic Albums	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	XE2013-06-04	Real Gone	RGMCD037
1.8	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	?:??	Hank Williams	Country Songbook 10 Classic Country Hits Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2014	Universal Music Australia	5351830
2.26	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	Next in Line: Influence, Volume 3	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	FR2014	Discograph	6150222
1.18	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams	Nick Cave Heard Them Here First	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2015-05-08	Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")	CDCHD 1437
3.14	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	The Many Faces of Bob Dylan	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	MX2016-11-18	Music Brokers	MBB7240
2.8	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys	The Complete Singles As & Bs 1947–55, Vol. 1	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	GB2016	Acrobat Music	ACQCD7104
3.5	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Country Greats – The Ultimate Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2017-06-30 XE2017	Union Square Production, H’Art Records	ULTIM5CD010
1.5	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Greatest Ever! Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-07-28	Union Square Music	GTSTCD119
2.16	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	Country – 50 Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT2017-09-06	Halidon
3.11	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (single version)	2:46	Hank Williams	NOW That’s What I Call Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-11-24	NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)
4.16	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	101 Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)	UMC10121
2.11	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams with The Drifting Cowboys	Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack (deluxe edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	XW2019-09-06	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.14	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams with The Drifting Cowboys	Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	-2019-09-06	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
2.11	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams with The Drifting Cowboys	Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US2019	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	19075934122
1.14	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams with The Drifting Cowboys	Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US2019	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
5.20	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams	NOW 100 Hits: Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2020-03-13	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand, NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)	CDNNNOW93
1.6	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Iconic Country Originals In Stereo!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2020-05-01 US2020-05-01	Complete 60s	13607
1.13	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	18 Greatest Hits: The Very Best of	Jim Reeves & Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	AU-	J & B Records (Australian budget compilations)	JB431CD
1.3	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	24 Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	CA-	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	422 823 293-2
1.9	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	40 Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US-
1.3	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTV	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.5	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Best Selection	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	JP-	Echo Industry Co., Ltd.	VC-3010
3.15	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Easy Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation		Union Square Music	EASYCD203
1.13	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Greatest Hits: 14 of Hank's All-Time Best	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation		Mercury Nashville	823-291-2`
1.13	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	?:??	Hank Williams	Hank Williams' Greatest Hits	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	US-	MGM Records	ST-90651
1.9	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Honky Tonkin'	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	AU-	Flashback Home Entertainment (Australian)
Promotion
1.5	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:45	Hank Williams	The Complete Hank Williams Sampler	Hank Williams	Album	US1998	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	MNCD 215
1.2	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	Uncut 2003.10: Music That Inspired the Joshua Tree	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-10	Uncut (magazine)	UNCUT 2003 10
1.15	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:49	Hank Williams	Bad Seeds: Nick Cave: Roots & Collaborations	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009-02	Mojo (magazine)
Bootleg
1.5	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:48	Hank Williams	Zombieland	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	XW2009
(unknown)
1.3	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	50 Soft Goldies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1997
3.6	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	?:??	Hank Williams	Country Classics The Absolutely Essential CD Collection	Various Artists	Compilation	GB2012	Big 3 Records	BT3063
1.8	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	2:47	Hank Williams	The Legendary Recordings (Doxy Records)	Hank Williams	Album + Compilation	-2016-12-05	Doxy Records (Bootlegs)

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recorded at:	E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

part of:	Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 2) (order: 2) Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4) (order: 4) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) (order: 111) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165) (order: 165)

stream video for free:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXYjm74WFI [info]

recording of:	I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)

I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

lyricist and composer:	Hank Williams (country music legend)

publisher:	Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today) Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)

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