Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (album)
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound | ||||
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Released | October 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Wishbone Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Glaser Sound Studios, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 30:27 | |||
Label | Elektra/Curb (Reissue) | |||
Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
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Singles from Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound | ||||
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Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound is a studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr., and his fourth on the Elektra/Curb labels. It was Williams' second album of 1979, with Family Tradition released in April.
Released in November 1979, Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, his second consecutive Top 5 for the label and only his second Top 5 album since 1969's Live at Cobo Hall. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA, marking it as his third Gold album certification and his first Platinum album. The album generated two major hit singles, the title track and "Women I've Never Had", that peaked at number 2 and number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and would become two of Williams' most well known and popular songs.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
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Track listing
All songs written by Hank Williams Jr., except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " J.P. Richardson | 2:21 | |
6. | "Women I've Never Had" | 2:52 | |
7. | "O.D.'d in Denver" | 2:40 | |
8. | "Come and Go Blues" | Gregg Allman | 4:05 |
9. | "Old Nashville Cowboy" | Rock Killough, Billy Earl McClelland | 3:04 |
10. | "The Conversation" | Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr. | 3:51 |
Singles
Year | Single | US Country |
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1979 | " Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound "
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2 |
1980 | "Women I've Never Had" | 5 |
Personnel
- Hank Williams, Jr. - vocals, acoustic guitar
- James Burton, Rock Killough - acoustic guitar
- James Burton, Reggie Young - electric guitar
- David Briggs, Larry Knechtel - keyboards
- Joe Osborn - bass
- Larrie Londin - drums, percussion
- Kieran Kane - mandolin
- Rock Killough - harmonica
- Buddy Spicher - viola
- John Gore, Jim Horn, Irving Kane, Terry Mead, Muscle Shoals Horns - horns
- Waylon Jennings - vocals on "The Conversation"
Sonny Garrish-Steel Guitar
Production
- Produced By Jimmy Bowen
- Engineered By Jimmy Bowen & Ron Treat
- Ethan Russell - photography
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 768, 769.
- CMT.com. Archived from the originalon February 28, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.