The Pressure Is On
Encyclopedia
The Pressure Is On is a studio album by American country music
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
. It was released by Elektra
/Curb Records
in August 1981. "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" and "A Country Boy Can Survive" were released as singles. The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA
.
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...
artist 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...
. It was released by Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
/Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
in August 1981. "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" and "A Country Boy Can Survive" were released as singles. The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
Track listing
- "A Country Boy Can SurviveA Country Boy Can Survive"A Country Boy Can Survive" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. The song was released as a single in January 1982 and reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts in March 1982...
" (Hank Williams, Jr.) – 4:16 - "The Coalition to Ban Coalitions" (Williams, Jr.) – 2:10
- "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy DriftwoodJimmy DriftwoodJames Corbitt Morris , known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was a prolific American folk music songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud"...
) – 3:27 - "Ramblin' in My Shoes" (Bill EmersonBill Emerson (musician)William Hundley "Bill" Emerson, Jr. is an American five-string banjo player known for being one of the founding members of the original Country Gentlemen and Emerson & Waldron.-Career:...
, Vince Emerson) – 3:13 - "The Pressure Is On" (Williams, Jr.) – 4:13
- "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)"All My Rowdy Friends " is a 1981 single written and recorded by Hank Williams Jr.. "All My Rowdy Friends " would be Hank Williams Jr.'s fifth number one on the country chart...
" (Williams, Jr.) – 3:58 - "I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)" (Williams) – 2:41
- "Weatherman" (Williams, Jr.) – 3:39
- "Everytime I Hear That Song" (Williams, Jr.) – 3:15
- "Ballad of Hank Williams" (Don HelmsDon HelmsDon Helms was a steel guitarist best known as the steel guitar player of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys group....
) – 3:21
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 76 |