Williams, Hank | Absolutely Essential, The | CD

Hank Williams was an American country singer and songwriter, born on 17 September 1923 in Mount Olive, Alabama, and died on 1 January 1953 in Oak Hill, West Virginia, at the age of 29. He recorded as the leader of Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys and, with his wife, as Hank & Audrey. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

The Absolutely Essential Collection is a compilation of Hank Williams recordings, released in 2009 by Big3 in Europe. The release is in the country and honky tonk styles, and the credits name Hank Williams as writer.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Move It On Over
2. I Saw The Light
3. (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep
4. Six More Miles (To The Graveyard)
5. Fly Trouble
6. On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain
7. Rootie Tootie
8. I Can't Get You Off My Mind
9. I'm A Long Gone Daddy
10. Honky Tonkin'
11. My Sweet Love Ain't Around
12. The Blues Come Around
13. A Mansion On The Hill
14. I'll Be A Batchelor 'Til I Die
15. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
16. Lovesick Blues
17. Lost Highway
18. May You Never Be Alone
19. Mind Your Own Business
20. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)

Disc 2

1. Wedding Bells
2. I've Just Told Mama Goodbye
3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
4. A House Without Love
5. I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'
6. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
7. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
8. Why Don't You Love Me
9. Why Should We Try Anymore
10. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
11. Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals
12. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
13. Nobody's Lonesome For Me
14. Moanin' The Blues
15. Cold Cold Heart
16. Dear John
17. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
18. Howlin' At The Moon
19. My Heart Would Know
20. Hey, Good Lookin'

Disc 3

1. Ramblin' Man
2. I've Been Down That Road Before
3. I'd Still Want You
4. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
5. Crazy Heart
6. Half As Much
7. Baby, We're Really In Love
8. I'm Sorry For You, My Friend
9. Honky Tonk Blues
10. Let's Turn Back The Years
11. Window Shopping
12. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
13. Settin' The Woods On Fire
14. I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
15. You Win Again
16. I Won't Be Home No More
17. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You
18. Your Cheatin' Heart
19. Kaw-Liga
20. Take These Chains From My Heart