40 Greatest Hits

~ Release by Hank Williams (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Move It on Over
bass:
Bronson Reynolds (Bronson Lee Reynolds; comedian who also played bass and harmonica; sometimes nicknamed "Barefoot Brownie")
electric guitar:
Zeke Turner
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and vocal:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louie Innis
steel guitar:
Dale Lohman (guitarist; performs with Hank Williams)
recording of:
Move It on Over (on 1947-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
42:45
2A 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)
2:36
3Lovesick 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)
42:45
4Wedding Bells
recording of:
Wedding Bells (on 1949-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Boone
publisher:
Morley Music Co. Inc. and Hometown Music Co., Inc. (on 1947-11-21)
2:56
5Mind Your Own Business
recording of:
Mind Your Own Business (on 1949-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
42:57
6You'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)
2:59
7Lost 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)
52:44
8My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler)
guitar:
Louie Innis and Zeke Turner
lap steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (Nashville A-Team)
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
recording of:
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (in 1933)
4.52:33
9I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
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), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
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) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
4.252:49
10I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living
recording of:
I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-12-14)
52:49
11Long Gone Lonesome Blues
vocals:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
recording of:
Long Gone Lonesome Blues (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-03-01)
2:38
12My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
recording of:
My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (on 1950-01-06)
writer:
Jewell House and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-11-25)
2:34
13Why Don't You Love Me
recording of:
Why Don’t You Love Me (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (in 1950)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
32:25
14Why Should We Try Anymore
recording of:
Why Should We Try Anymore (on 1950-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
42:39
15They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
recording of:
They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (on 1950-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist)
2:47
16Moanin' the Blues
recording of:
Moanin’ the Blues (on 1950-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
2:25
17Nobody's Lonesome for Me
recording of:
Nobody’s Lonesome for Me (on 1950-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Fred Rose Music (BMI-affiliated)
2:31
18Cold Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1950-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
42:45
19Dear John
recording of:
Dear John (on 1950-12-21)
writer:
Aubrey Gass and Tex Ritter
2:35
20Howlin' at the Moon
recording of:
Howlin’ at the Moon (on 1951-03-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-23)
42:42
2▶Digital Media

Credits

Release group

part of:Music Genre Tree (Canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre.)
My Life in Music: Cat Power (SPIN magazine, 2004-05) (number: E) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 94) (order: 94)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 129) (order: 129)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 132) (order: 132)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 132) (order: 132)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/308861 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/hank-williams/40-greatest-hits/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000652598 [info]
Wikidata:Q4637398 [info]