The Absolutely Essential Collection

~ Release by Hank Williams (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Move It on Over
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
42:44
2I Saw the Light
recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
32:44
3(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
recording of:
(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:42
4Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)
recording of:
Six More Miles (To the Graveyard) (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
2:46
5Fly Trouble
guitar:
Sammy Pruett and Hank Williams (country music legend)
steel guitar:
Don Helms
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recording of:
Fly Trouble (on 1947-08-04)
writer:
Bunny Biggs, Fred Rose (songwriter) and Honey Wilds
2:43
6On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain
recording of:
On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain (Hank Williams song) (on 1947-08-04)
writer:
Ramona Vincent and Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:56
7Rootie Tootie
recording of:
Rootie Tootie (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
2:46
8I Can't Get You Off of My Mind
recording of:
I Can't Get You Off My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:51
9I'm a Long Gone Daddy
recording of:
I’m a Long Gone Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-08-13)
2:50
10Honky Tonkin'
recording of:
Honky Tonkin’ (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
3.752:44
11My Sweet Love Ain't Around
recording of:
My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (from 1947-11-06 until 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:43
12The Blues Come Around
recording of:
The Blues Come Around (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:42
13A Mansion on the Hill
recording of:
A Mansion on the Hill (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-30)
2:34
14I'll Be a Bachelor 'til I Die
recording of:
I’ll Be a Bachelor ’til I Die (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:37
15There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
recording of:
There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:48
16Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (US bassist) (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team) (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
3.652:43
17Lost Highway
cover recording of:
Lost Highway (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist) (in 1948)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-08-05) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
4.352:42
18May You Never Be Alone
recording of:
May You Never Be Alone (Hank Williams song) (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:50
19Mind Your Own Business
recording of:
Mind Your Own Business (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
42:55
20You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
recording of:
You’re Gonna Change (or I’m Gonna Leave) (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-08-05) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
2:55
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