Hank Williams, Jr. and Friends
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Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends is an album by American
country music
singer and songwriter
Hank Williams, Jr.
, released in 1975 on MGM Records
. It features Williams transitioning towards country rock
. The album was issued by MGM Records
as number M3G5009. Later reissued by Polydor Records
as number 831 575-4 Y-1. According to Hank's autobiography, "Living Proof", the album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
at Music Mill Studios between February and July 1975. The album insert says that this was recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Ga. Allmusic editor cites Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends as "one of the best country-rock albums ever made and stands with the best of the outlaw
recordings of the era."
United States
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country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
, released in 1975 on MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
. It features Williams transitioning towards country rock
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
. The album was issued by MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
as number M3G5009. Later reissued by Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
as number 831 575-4 Y-1. According to Hank's autobiography, "Living Proof", the album was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. As of 2007, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population of the city to be 12,846. The city is included in The Shoals MSA. It is famous for its contributions to American popular music.-Geography:Muscle Shoals is located...
at Music Mill Studios between February and July 1975. The album insert says that this was recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Ga. Allmusic editor cites Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends as "one of the best country-rock albums ever made and stands with the best of the outlaw
Outlaw country
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...
recordings of the era."
Side One
- Losin' You - 3:42
- On Susan's Floor - 3:22
- I Really Did - 2:42
- Can't You See - 4:40
Side Two
- Montana Song - 3:29
- Clovis, New Mexico - 3:53
- Brothers Of The Road - 3:57
- Stoned At The Jukebox - 2:44
- Living Proof - 3:41