Hank Thompson was one of the most important personalities in country music across several decades

Hank Thompson was one of the most important personalities in country music across several decades, keeping alive the spirit of western swing and the hillbilly roots of country music, performing with his highly-rated band The Brazos Valley Boys, while subsuming it into the honky-tonk style which characterised much of the successful and popular country music of this era. He was also a versatile vocal stylist, his hits including romantic ballads as well as his trademark swinging hardcore honky-tonk. He was a prolific hit-maker, and during the fifteen years or so covered by this collection had no less than 46 country hits, all of which are included in this great-value 57-track 2-CD collection. Those hits included the country No. 1s ”Wild Side Of Life, ”Rub-A-Dub” and ”Wake Up, Irene”, plus twenty other Top 10 hits in the country charts. As well as featuring his hits for his primary record label, Capitol, this anthology also includes recordings from his early career on the small Blue Bonnet and Globe labels in 1946. It”s an entertaining showcase for one of country music”s most distinctive stylists of the post-war decades, and a comprehensive overview of the music which made him a fixture in the country charts through the 1950s.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• A Lonely Heart Knows
• My Starry-Eyed Texas Girl
• California Women
• What Are We Gonne Do About The Moonlight
• Humpty Dumpty HeartÂÂ
• Don”t Flirt With Me
• Yesterday”s MailÂÂ
• Green LightÂÂ
• I Find You Cheatin” On MeÂÂ
• You Broke My Heart (In Little Bitty Pieces)ÂÂ
• Whoa SailorÂÂ
• Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love
• Soft LipsÂÂ
• The Grass Looks Greener Over YonderÂÂ
• Give A Little, Take A Little
• Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine
• A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Beer
• New Rovin” Gambler
• The Wild Side Of LifeÂÂ
• Waiting In The Lobby Of Your HeartÂÂ
• The New Wears Off Too FastÂÂ
• You”re Walking On My Heart
• No Help WantedÂÂ
• Rub-A-Dub-DubÂÂ
• Yesterday”s GirlÂÂ
• Wake Up IreneÂÂ
• A Fooler, A FakerÂÂ
• Breakin” The RulesÂÂ

Disc 2:

• We”ve Gone Too Far
• Honky Tonk Girl
• The New Green LightÂÂ
• If Lovin” You Is WrongÂÂ
• Annie OverÂÂ
• Wildwood Flower
• Breakin” In Another HeartÂÂ
• Most Of AllÂÂ
• Don”t Take It Out On MeÂÂ
• Honey Honey Bee BallÂÂ
• The Blackboard Of My HeartÂÂ
• I”m Not Mad, Just HurtÂÂ
• Rockin” In The CongoÂÂ
• I Was The First OneÂÂ
• Tears Are Only RainÂÂ
• How Do You Hold A MemoryÂÂ
• Squaws Along The YukonÂÂ
• I”ve Run Out Of TomorrowsÂÂ
• You”re Going Back To Your Old Ways AgainÂÂ
• Anybody”s GirlÂÂ
• Total StrangersÂÂ
• I Don”t Mean To Fall In LoveÂÂ
• A Six Pack To GoÂÂ
• She”s A Whole Lot Like YouÂÂ
• Oklahoma HillsÂÂ
• Teach Me How To LieÂÂ
• Hangover TavernÂÂ
• That”s The Recipe For A Heartache
• How Many Teardrops Will It Take

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Country

Language: English

Run Time: 143 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 12/08/17

UPC: 824046322021