Limited vinyl LP repressing of this classic collection from the country music legend. It's still sobering to realize that Hank recorded just 66 songs during his lifetime, almost all of them essential. And even more shocking: he accomplished all of this by the time of his death at the age of 29! Here are those songs that serve as a working definition of country music, and as an admonition to artists who try to get too wordy or try to lose themselves in minor keys. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "HonkyTonk Blues," "Cold, Cold Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "You Win Again," "I Can't Help It," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and the rest.
With his very first hit "Move It On Over," Hank Williams Sr. established himself both as a powerful personality and as a songwriter with a unique gift for both hooky melodies and unforgettable turns of phrase. Williams cranked out numerous other classics over the next five years, revealing in the process a particular gift for heart-wrenching ballads of lost love and broken hearts. He was unquestionably country's biggest star when he died at the age of 29, a victim to drug and alcohol abuse. Other megastars of the era--Webb Pierce, for example--are remembered only by hardcore country fans, but Williams remains a mainstream favorite, a testament to both his emotive singing and his many gifts as a songwriter.
20 GREATEST HITS distills Hank Williams' forty chart singles to a single disc of his most familiar and most enduring music. These tracks reveal Williams to be a master not only of the heartbreak ballad but also of the joyful, upbeat dance tune (with such classics as "Jambalaya," and "Hey, Good Lookin'"). Those looking for a more thorough collection of Williams hits should consider 40 GREATEST HITS.
- Genre: Country / Folk
- Format: Vinyl
- Remastered
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Tracks
| A1 | Your Cheatin' Heart | 2:41 |
| A2 | Move It On Over | 2:42 |
| A3 | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | 2:45 |
| A4 | Ramblin' Man | 3:00 |
| A5 | My Heart Would Know | 2:24 |
| A6 | Kaw-Liga | 2:33 |
| A7 | Cold, Cold Heart | 2:42 |
| A8 | Lovesick Blues | 2:42 |
| A9 | Honky Tonk Blues | 2:10 |
| A10 | Honky Tonkin' | 2:42 |
| B1 | There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight | 2:46 |
| B2 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) | 2:51 |
| B3 | Hey Good Lookin' | 2:53 |
| B4 | Window Shopping | 2:31 |
| B5 | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) | 2:22 |
| B6 | Half As Much | 2:41 |
| B7 | Why Don't You Love Me | 2:22 |
| B8 | You Win Again | 2:34 |
| B9 | Baby, We're Really In Love | 2:31 |
| B10 | Take These Chains From My Heart | 2:36 |
