Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I

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Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I
Studio album by
Hank Wilson
ReleasedSeptember 1973
RecordedFebruary 26–28, 1973
VenueBradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
StudioMixing at Ardent Studios
Genre
Length39:10
Label
Producer
Hank Wilson chronology
Leon Live
(1973) 		Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I
(1973) 		Stop All That Jazz
(1974)
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[1]

Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell singing as Hank Wilson. The UK edition has a banner printed on the front of the sleeve to the right of Russell's stetson saying "Leon Russell!", presumably as a marketing initiative to promote the album using the strength of Russell's name.

The album was recorded in 1973 at Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The album was mixed at Ardent Studios. The album has classic country and bluegrass tunes and was produced by J. J. Cale, Audie Ashworth, Leon Russell, and Denny Cordell.[2][3]

Originally released as a vinyl LP, Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I was re-released on CD by

DCC Compact Classics in 1990 and again by The Right Stuff Records
in 1996.

Background

Leon Russell was born in

honky tonk songs between February 26 and February 28 in 1973.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Charts

Chart (1973/74) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 60
United States (Billboard 200) 28

Track listing

All songs performed by Leon Russell. All tracks composed by artist listed.

Side 1

  1. "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Lester Flatt) - 4:25
  2. "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee) - 4:28
  3. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) - 3:10
  4. "
    Lois Mann
    , Henry Thurston) - 2:36
  5. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) - 2:49
  6. "A Six Pack to Go" (Dick Hart, Johnny Lowe, John Lowell, Hank Thompson) - 2:20

Side Two

  1. "
    Jimmie Driftwood
    ) - 2:38
  2. "Uncle Pen" (Bill Monroe) - 2:15
  3. "Am I That Easy to Forget" (Carl Belew, Shelby Singleton, W.S. Stevenson) - 2:35
  4. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Terry Fell) - 2:11
  5. "The Window Up Above" (George Jones) - 3:24
  6. "Lost Highway" (Leon Payne) - 2:18
  7. "
    John A. Lomax
    ) - 4:01

Bonus Tracks

  1. "Hey, Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams) - 2:42
  2. "
    Jimmie Rodgers
    ) - 5:19

Personnel

[3]

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Hank Wilson's Back". Allmusic. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hank Wilson's Back! - Leon Russell | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Leon Russell – Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I (1973, Los Angeles Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Hank Wilson, Vol. 2 - Leon Russell - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Leon Russell - Hank Wilson Vol. II". Discogs. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Leon Russell - Hank Wilson Vol. II (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Hank Wilson, Vol. 3: Legend in My Time - Leon Russell | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  8. ^ "My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  9. ^ My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III, By Geoffrey Himes, August 14, 1998, Washingtonpost.com
  10. ^ Moore, Bobby. "Remember Leon Russell's Country Alter-Ego, Hank Wilson?". Theboot.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Best of Hank Wilson - Leon Russell | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  12. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
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