Turn Back the Years: The Essential Hank Williams Collection

~ Release by Hank Williams (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Honky Tonkin'
2▼CD: Cold, Cold Heart
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1Lovesick Blues
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1948-12-22)
bass:
Willie Thawl (on 1948-12-22)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1948-12-22)
guitar:
Hank Williams (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
James Grishaw (on 1948-12-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Louis Innis (on 1948-12-22)
mandolin:
Clyde Baum (on 1948-12-22)
steel guitar:
Jerry Byrd (on 1948-12-22)
vocals:
Hank Williams (on 1948-12-22)
recording of:
Lovesick Blues (on 1948-12-22)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend
arranger:
Hank Williams (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc., Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
2:45
2Wedding Bells
recording of:
Wedding Bells (on 1949-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Boone
publisher:
Morley Music Co. Inc. and Hometown Music Co., Inc. (on 1947-11-21)
2:55
3A Mansion on the Hill
recording of:
A Mansion on the Hill (on 1947-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose and Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1948-11-30)
2:35
4I'm Free at Last
recording of:
I'm Free at Last
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
2:23
5My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate)
recording of:
My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate) (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:41
6Your Cheatin' Heart
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-09-23)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1952-09-23)
drums (drum set):
Farris Coursey (on 1952-09-23)
electric guitar:
Chet Atkins (on 1952-09-23)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1952-09-23)
guitar:
Hank Williams (on 1952-09-23)
steel guitar:
Don Helms (on 1952-09-23)
vocals:
Hank Williams (on 1952-09-23)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 213) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 237)
recording of:
Your Cheatin’ Heart (on 1952-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd., Fred Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-10-31), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 until 2021-01-06) and Sony Music Publishing (from 2021-01-06 to present)
2:42
7First Year Blues
recording of:
First Year Blues (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
2:26
8On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain
recording of:
On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain (Hank Williams song) (on 1947-08-04)
writer:
Ramona Vincent and Hank Williams
2:52
9May You Never Be Alone
recording of:
May You Never Be Alone (Hank Williams song) (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:51
10A House Without Love
recording of:
A House Without Love (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:54
11They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
recording of:
They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (on 1950-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne
2:44
12I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 2002 to present)
2:46
13Let's Turn Back the Years
recording of:
Let’s Turn Back the Years (on 1951-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-03-03)
2:23
14I'm So Tired of It All
recording of:
I'm So Tired of It All
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:21
15Cold, Cold Heart
recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart (on 1950-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1951-02-16)
2:44
16Weary Blues From Waitin'
recording of:
Weary Blues From Waitin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:27
17You Win Again
recording of:
You Win Again (on 1952-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-09-03)
2:37
18Fool About You
recording of:
Fool About You (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph C. Hutcheson
1:23
19Please Make Up Your Mind
recording of:
Please Make Up Your Mind (on 1952-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1952-10-06)
2:49
20I Can't Escape From You
recording of:
I Can’t Escape From You
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
2:15
3▶CD: I Saw the Light

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