Artist: Hank Williams
Title: The Complete Hank Williams
Year Of Release: 1998/2020
Label: Mercury Nashville
Genre: Country
Quality: MP3 320kbps stereo
Total Time: 09:22:24
Total Size: 1.26 GB
Between 1986 and 1987, Mercury launched its first effort to chronicle Hank Williams' complete recorded works, releasing a series of eight double albums/single CDs which were later collected as a box set. Both the individual compilations and the box set were pulled from the market in the '90s, clearing the way for The Complete Hank Williams, a ten-disc box set which purported to contain all of Williams' recordings. Mercury, however, played it a little loose with their terms, deciding that "complete" covers the studio recordings, demos, and selected live performances, leaving overdubbed tracks and many live cuts (including much of The Health and Happiness Shows, which was released as a separate collection) in the vaults. This is bound to frustrate some collectors, but it makes for a better listen, actually. Instead of piling all the recordings into an impenetrable chronological trawl through Williams' recording life, the compilers logically devoted specific discs to the studio sessions, live cuts, and demos. In particular, the studio discs are quite compelling, but for hardcore fans, the previously unheard live performances (including several songs that Williams only performed in concert) are the real treasures. Then again, only hardcore fans will invest in such a lavish, extensive box set as The Complete Hank Williams, and there's little question that they'll be quite pleased with it.
CD1
1. Hank Williams - Calling You
2. Hank Williams - Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)
3. Hank Williams - Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
4. Hank Williams - When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels
5. Hank Williams - I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)
6. Hank Williams - My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate)
7. Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin'
8. Hank Williams - Pan American
9. Hank Williams - Move It On Over
10. Hank Williams - I Saw The Light
11. Hank Williams - (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep
12. Hank Williams - Six More Miles (To The Graveyard)
13. Hank Williams - Fly Trouble
14. Hank Williams - I'm Satisfied With You
15. Hank Williams - On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain
16. Hank Williams - Rootie Tootie
17. Hank Williams - I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind (Single Version)
18. Hank Williams - I'm A Long Gone Daddy
19. Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin'
20. Hank Williams - My Sweet Love Ain't Around
21. Hank Williams - The Blues Come Around
22. Hank Williams - A Mansion On The Hill
CD2
1. Hank Williams - I'll Be A Bachelor Til I Die (Single Version)
2. Hank Williams - There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (Single Version)
3. Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues
4. Hank Williams - Lost On The River
5. Hank Williams - I Heard My Mother Praying For Me
6. Hank Williams - Lost Highway
7. Hank Williams - May You Never Be Alone (Single Version)
8. Hank Williams - Dear Brother (Single Version)
9. Hank Williams - Jesus Remembered Me (Single Version)
10. Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues (1949 Version)
11. Hank Williams - Mind Your Own Business
12. Hank Williams - You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) (Single Version)
13. Hank Williams - My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (Polydor Single Version)
14. Hank Williams - Wedding Bells (Single Version)
15. Hank Williams - I've Just Told Mama Goodbye (Single Version)
16. Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
17. Hank Williams - A House Without Love (Single Version)
18. Hank Williams - I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living (Single Version)
19. Hank Williams - My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (Demo Version)
20. Hank Williams - My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
21. Hank Williams - Long Gone Lonesome Blues
22. Hank Williams - Why Don't You Love Me
23. Hank Williams - Why Should We Try Anymore (Single Version)
24. Hank Williams - My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (MGM Single Version)
CD3
1. Hank Williams - Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals
2. Hank Williams - Beyond The Sunset
3. Hank Williams - The Funeral
4. Hank Williams - Everything's Okay
5. Hank Williams - They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
6. Hank Williams - Nobody's Lonesome For Me (Single Version)
7. Hank Williams - Moanin' The Blues
8. Hank Williams - Help Me Understand
9. Hank Williams - No, No Joe
10. Hank Williams - Cold, Cold Heart
11. Hank Williams - Dear John
12. Hank Williams - Just Waitin'
13. Hank Williams - Men With Broken Hearts
14. Hank Williams - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
15. Hank Williams - Howlin' At The Moon
16. Hank Williams - Hey, Good Lookin'
17. Hank Williams - My Heart Would Know
18. Hank Williams - The Pale Horse And His Rider
19. Hank Williams - A Home In Heaven (Single Version)
20. Hank Williams - Ramblin' Man
21. Hank Williams - Pictures From Life's Other Side
22. Hank Williams - I've Been Down That Road Before
23. Hank Williams - I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
CD4
1. Hank Williams - I'd Still Want You (First Version With Yodel)
2. Hank Williams - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
3. Hank Williams - Crazy Heart
4. Hank Williams - Half As Much
5. Hank Williams - I'd Still Want You (Single Version)
6. Hank Williams - Baby We're Really In Love (Single Version)
7. Hank Williams - I'm Sorry For You My Friend
8. Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues
9. Hank Williams - Let's Turn Back The Years
10. Hank Williams - Window Shopping
11. Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
12. Hank Williams - Settin' The Woods On Fire
13. Hank Williams - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
14. Hank Williams - You Win Again
15. Hank Williams - I Won't Be Home No More
16. Hank Williams - Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
17. Hank Williams - Please Make Up Your Mind
18. Hank Williams - I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You (1952 Single Version)
19. Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart
20. Hank Williams - Kaw-Liga
21. Hank Williams - Take These Chains From My Heart
CD5
1. Hank Williams - Happy Rovin' Cowboy
2. Hank Williams - Freight Train Blues
3. Hank Williams - San Antonio Rose
4. Hank Williams - I'm Not Coming Home Anymore
5. Hank Williams - I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore
6. Hank Williams - Won't You Sometimes Think Of Me
7. Hank Williams - Why Should I Cry
8. Hank Williams - I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay
9. Hank Williams - I Told A Lie To My Heart
10. Hank Williams - Mother Is Gone
11. Hank Williams - In My Dreams You Still Belong To Me
12. Hank Williams - We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day
13. Hank Williams - (I'm) Going Home
14. Hank Williams - Calling You
15. Hank Williams - Pan American (1946 Single Version)
16. Hank Williams - Wealth Won't Save Your Soul (Montgomery Radio Performance)
17. Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues (Non-Session Demo)
18. Hank Williams - A Home In Heaven
19. Hank Williams - You Broke Your Own Heart
20. Hank Williams - I'm So Tired Of It All
CD6
1. Hank Williams - You Caused It All By Telling Lies
2. Hank Williams - Faded Love And Winter Roses
3. Hank Williams - Please Don't Let Me Love You
4. Hank Williams - There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues
5. Hank Williams - I Wish I Had A Nickel
6. Hank Williams - The Waltz Of The Wind
7. Hank Williams - At The First Fall Of Snow
8. Hank Williams - Leave Me Alone With The Blues
9. Hank Williams - I'm Free At Last (Dubbed)
10. Hank Williams - Blue Love (In My Heart)
11. Hank Williams - It Just Don't Matter Now
12. Hank Williams - Little Paper Boy
13. Hank Williams - Someday You'll Call My Name
14. Hank Williams - The Battle Of Armageddon
15. Hank Williams - No One Will Ever Know
16. Hank Williams - With Tears In My Eyes
17. Hank Williams - Thank God
18. Hank Williams - Rock My Cradle (Once Again)
19. Hank Williams - Don't Do It Darling
CD7
1. Hank Williams - Rockin' Chair Money (Undubbed Version)
2. Hank Williams - Cool Water
3. Hank Williams - Tennessee Border (Undubbed Version)
4. Hank Williams - First Year Blues (Undubbed Version)
5. Hank Williams - My Main Trial Is Yet To Come
6. Hank Williams - Wait For The Light To Shine
7. Hank Williams - We Live In Two Different Worlds (Undubbed Version)
8. Hank Williams - Roly Poly
9. Hank Williams - Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love
10. Hank Williams - Dixie Cannonball
11. Hank Williams - Sundown And Sorrow
12. Hank Williams - The Devil's Train
13. Hank Williams - The Old Home
14. Hank Williams - Alone And Forsaken (Single Version)
15. Hank Williams - Heaven Holds All My Treasures
16. Hank Williams - Lost On The River (Edit)
17. Hank Williams - A House Of Gold
18. Hank Williams - Singing Waterfall
19. Hank Williams - Dear Brother
20. Hank Williams - 'Neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone
21. Hank Williams - Time Has Proven I Was Wrong
22. Hank Williams - No Not Now
23. Hank Williams - When You're Tired Of Breaking Others' Hearts
24. Hank Williams - Honey, Do You Love Me, Huh
CD8
1. Hank Williams - California Zephyr
2. Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart (Demo Version)
3. Hank Williams - You Better Keep It On Your Mind
4. Hank Williams - How Can You Refuse Him Now
5. Hank Williams - Low Down Blues
6. Hank Williams - Ten Little Numbers
7. Hank Williams - Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
8. Hank Williams - Last Night I Dreamed Of Heaven
9. Hank Williams - I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time
10. Hank Williams - Message To My Mother
11. Hank Williams - Fool About You
12. Hank Williams - I'm Going Home
13. Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (Demo Version)
14. Hank Williams - Ready To Go Home
15. Hank Williams - Kaw-Liga (Demo With 2 False Starts)
16. Hank Williams - I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You
17. Hank Williams - The Angel Of Death (Undubbed Version)
18. Hank Williams - All The Love I Ever Had (1990 Original Singles Version)
19. Hank Williams - We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day (Single Version)
20. Hank Williams - The Log Train
21. Hank Williams - How To Write Folk And Western Music To Sell
CD9
1. Hank Williams - There's A Tear In My Beer
2. Hank Williams - The Alabama Waltz
3. Hank Williams - Jesus Died For Me
4. Hank Williams - A Teardrop On A Rose (Demo Version)
5. Hank Williams - Jesus Is Calling (Undubbed Version)
6. Hank Williams - Wearin' Out Your Walkin' Shoes
7. Hank Williams - When The Book Of Life Is Read
8. Hank Williams - There's Nothing As Sweet As My Baby
9. Hank Williams - (I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing (Undubbed Version)
10. Hank Williams - I Can't Escape From You (Undubbed Session Demo)
11. Hank Williams - Weary Blues From Waitin' (Non-Session Demo _ Undubbed)
12. Hank Williams - Are You Walkin' And A Talkin' For The Lord (Undubbed Version)
13. Hank Williams - If You'll Be A Baby To Me
14. Hank Williams - 'Neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone (Demo Version)
15. Hank Williams - Lost Highway (The _Farmer Jim_ Tapes)
16. Hank Williams - I'm A Long Gone Daddy (The _Farmer Jim_ Tapes)
17. Hank Williams - Long Gone Lonesome Blues (The _Farmer Jim_ Tapes)
18. Hank Williams - Help Me Understand (The March Of Dimes Show)
19. Hank Williams - When God Dips His Love In My Heart (The March Of Dimes Show Single Version)
20. Hank Williams - They'll Never Take Her Love From Me (Rare Radio Performance)
21. Hank Williams - Are You Walkin' And A Talkin' For The Lord (Rare Radio Performance)
22. Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin' (Rare Radio Performance)
23. Hank Williams - I Cried Again (Rare Radio Performance)
24. Hank Williams - Wild Side Of Life (Rare Radio Performance)
25. Hank Williams - Something Got A Hold Of Me (Rare Radio Performance)
26. Hank Williams - Drifting Too Far From Shore (Rare Radio Performance)
CD10
1. Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues (Live At The Grand Ole Opry_1949)
2. Hank Williams - Move It On Over (Live)
3. Hank Williams - You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) (Live At The Grand Ole Opry_1949)
4. Hank Williams - I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' (Live At The AFRS Show #116_1950)
5. Hank Williams - Talk With Minnie Pearl
6. Hank Williams - They'll Never Take Her Love From Me (Live At The Grand Ole Opry_1950)
7. Hank Williams - Long Gone Lonesome Blues (The AFRS Shows)
8. Hank Williams - Why Don't You Love Me (The AFRS Shows)
9. Hank Williams - Talk With Minnie Pearl (The AFRS Shows)
10. Hank Williams - Moanin' The Blues (The AFRS Shows Single Version)
11. Hank Williams - Nobody's Lonesome For Me (The AFRS Shows)
12. Hank Williams - Dear John (Live At The Grand Ole Opry_1951)
13. Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin'
14. Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues (Live At The Grand Ole Opry_1952)
15. Hank Williams - Let The Spirit Descend (Live At The Grand Ole Opry_1952)
16. Hank Williams - Cold Cold Heart (The AFRS Shows)
17. Hank Williams - Baby, We're Really In Love (Live At The Grand Ole Opry_1952)
18. Hank Williams - The Old Country Church (The AFRS Shows Single Version)
19. Hank Williams - A Tramp On The Street (The Health And Happiness Show)
20. Hank Williams - I'll Have A New Body (I'll Have A New Life) (The Health And Happiness Show)
21. Hank Williams - I Want To Live And Love (The Health And Happiness Shows)
22. Hank Williams - Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies (The Health And Happiness Shows)
23. Hank Williams - The Prodigal Son (The Health And Happiness Show)
24. Hank Williams - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (The Kate Smith Evening Hour)
25. Hank Williams - The Apology #2 (Spoken Word)