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The Complete Hank Williams

Disc 1
1	Calling You 2:53
2	Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) 2:41
3	Wealth Won't Save Your Soul 2:45
4	When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels 2:48
5	I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) 2:46
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Disc 2
1	I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die 2:35
2	There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 2:46
3	Lovesick Blues 2:45
4	Lost On The River / Audrey Williams 2:32
5	I Heard My Mother Praying For Me / Audrey Williams 2:33
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Disc 3
1	Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals 2:57
2	Beyond the Sunset 2:58
3	The Funeral 3:03
4	Everything's Okay 2:48
5	They'll Never Take Her Love From Me 2:43
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Disc 4
1	I'd Still Want You 2:57
2	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle 2:26
3	Crazy Heart 2:25
4	Half As Much 2:41
5	I'd Still Want You 2:34
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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. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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The Complete Hank Williams

Disc 1
1	Calling You 2:53
2	Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) 2:41
3	Wealth Won't Save Your Soul 2:45
4	When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels 2:48
5	I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) 2:46
6	My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) 2:39
7	Honky Tonkin' 2:45
8	Pan American 2:47
9	Move It on Over 2:44
10	I Saw the Light 2:43
11	(Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep 2:42
12	Six More Miles (To The Graveyard) 2:46
13	Fly Trouble 2:42
14	I'm Satisfied With You 2:33
15	On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain 2:50
16	Rootie Tootie 2:44
17	I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind 2:49
18	I'm a Long Gone Daddy 2:48
19	Honky Tonkin' 2:42
20	My Sweet Love Ain't Around 2:42
21	The Blues Come Around 2:40
22	A Mansion On The Hill 2:33

Disc 2
1	I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die 2:35
2	There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 2:46
3	Lovesick Blues 2:45
4	Lost On The River / Audrey Williams 2:32
5	I Heard My Mother Praying For Me / Audrey Williams 2:33
6	Lost Highway 2:40
7	May You Never Be Alone 2:48
8	Dear Brother / Audrey Williams 2:44
9	Jesus Remembered Me / Audrey Williams 2:50
10	Honky Tonk Blues 2:37
11	Mind Your Own Business 2:53
12	You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) 2:56
13	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy 2:33
14	Wedding Bells 2:53
15	I've Just Told Mama Goodbye 2:53
16	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:45
17	A House Without Love 2:52
18	I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' 2:47
19	My Bucket's Got a Hole in it Alternate Take 2:03
20	My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 2:31
21	Long Gone Lonesome Blues 2:36
22	Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)? 2:22
23	Why Should We Try Anymore 2:36
24	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy 2:32

Disc 3
1	Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals 2:57
2	Beyond the Sunset 2:58
3	The Funeral 3:03
4	Everything's Okay 2:48
5	They'll Never Take Her Love From Me 2:43
6	Nobody's Lonesome for Me 2:29
7	Moanin' the Blues 2:22
8	Help Me Understand 2:54
9	No, No Joe 2:26
10	Cold, Cold Heart 2:42
11	Dear John 2:33
12	Just Waitin' 2:38
13	Men with Broken Hearts 3:08
14	I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 2:22
15	Howlin' At The Moon 2:41
16	Hey, Good Lookin' 2:53
17	My Heart Would Know 2:24
18	The Pale Horse and His Rider / Audrey Williams 2:51
19	A Home in Heaven / Audrey Williams 2:28
20	Ramblin' Man 3:01
21	Picture from Life's Other Side 2:49
22	I've Been Down That Road Before 2:53
23	I Dreamed About Mama Last Night 2:58

Disc 4
1	I'd Still Want You 2:57
2	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle 2:26
3	Crazy Heart 2:25
4	Half As Much 2:41
5	I'd Still Want You 2:34
6	Baby, We're Really in Love 2:31
7	I'm Sorry for You, My Friend 2:40
8	Honky Tonk Blues 2:09
9	Let's Turn Back the Years 2:21
10	Window Shopping 2:30
11	Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 2:50
12	Settin' The Woods On Fire 2:34
13	I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive 2:24
14	You Win Again 2:34
15	I Won't Be Home No More 2:43
16	Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw 2:57
17	Please Make Up Your Mind 2:43
18	I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You 2:42
19	Your Cheatin' Heart 2:40
20	Kaw-Liga 2:31
21	Take These Chains From My Heart 2:35

Disc 5
1	Happy Rovin' Cowboy previously unreleased 2:36
2	Freight Train Blues previously unreleased 1:15
3	San Antonio Rose previously unreleased 2:10
4	I'm Not Coming Home Anymore 2:51
5	I Ain't Gonna Love You Anymore previously unreleased 1:28
6	Won't You Sometimes Think Of Me 1:56
7	Why Should I Cry 1:50
8	I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay 1:48
9	I Told A Lie To My Heart 2:18
10	Mother Is Gone 2:28
11	In My Dreams You Still Belong To Me 2:20
12	We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day previously unreleased 2:35
13	I'm Going Home previously unreleased 1:25
14	Calling You previously unreleased 1:53
15	Pan American 2:05
16	Wealth Won't Save Your Soul 2:31
17	Honky Tonk Blues 2:00
18	A Home In Heaven previously unreleased 2:03
19	You Broke Your Own Heart previously unreleased 2:03
20	I'm So Tired Of It All previously unreleased 2:23

Disc 6
1	You Caused It All By Telling Lies previously unreleased 1:36
2	Faded Love And Winter Roses 1:57
3	Please Don't Let Me Love You 2:15
4	There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues 2:14
5	I Wish I Had a Nickel 1:42
6	The Waltz Of The Wind 2:06
7	At The First Fall Of Snow 3:11
8	Leave Me Alone With The Blues 2:16
9	I'm Free At Last 2:20
10	Blue Love (In My Heart) 2:03
11	It Just Don't Matter Now 2:26
12	Little Paper Boy 3:00
13	Someday You'll Call My Name 2:10
14	The Battle of Armageddon 2:27
15	No One Will Ever Know 2:16
16	With Tears In My Eyes 2:12
17	Thank God 2:16
18	Rock My Cradle Once Again 3:02
19	Don't Do It, Darling previously unreleased 1:51

Disc 7
1	Rockin' Chair Money previously unreleased 2:05
2	Cool Water previously unreleased 3:43
3	Tennessee Border previously unreleased 1:52
4	First Year Blues previously unreleased 2:24
5	My Main Trial Is Yet to Come previously unreleased 1:56
6	Wait For The Light To Shine previously unreleased 2:40
7	We Live In Two Different Worlds previously unreleased 1:57
8	Roly Poly previously unreleased 2:00
9	Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love previously unreleased 2:21
10	Dixie Cannonball previously unreleased 2:22
11	Sundown and Sorrow 1:21
12	The Devil's Train 2:58
13	The Old Home 2:41
14	Alone and Forsaken 1:59
15	Heaven Holds All My Treasures 2:37
16	Lost On The River 2:17
17	A House of Gold 2:14
18	Singing Waterfall 2:11
19	Dear Brother / Kitty Wells previously unreleased 2:27
20	'Neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone 2:41
21	Time Has Proven I Was Wrong / Curley Williams previously unreleased 1:13
22	No, Not Now / Curley Williams 2:09
23	When You're Tired Of Breaking Others Hearts 1:08
24	Honey Do You Love Me, Huh? previously unreleased 1:15

Disc 8
1	California Zephyr 1:56
2	Your Cheatin' Heart 2:33
3	You Better Keep It on Your Mind 2:23
4	How Can You Refuse Him Now? 2:34
5	Low Down Blues 1:20
6	Ten Little Numbers previously unreleased 1:16
7	Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine 3:28
8	Last Night I Dreamed Of Heaven 1:20
9	I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time 2:40
10	Message to My Mother 4:04
11	Fool About You 1:24
12	I'm Going Home previously unreleased 1:51
13	Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 1:51
14	Ready to Go Home 1:45
15	Kaw-Liga previously unreleased / Demo With Two False Starts 2:38
16	I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You previously unreleased 2:17
17	Angel Of Death previously unreleased 2:20
18	All The Love I Ever Had 1:46
19	We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day 2:06
20	The Log Train 2:21
21	How to Write Folk & Western Music to Sell / Grant Turner 1:54

Disc 9
1	There's A Tear In My Beer 2:46
2	The Alabama Waltz 1:05
3	Jesus Died For Me / Audrey Williams previously unreleased 2:26
4	A Teardrop On A Rose 2:27
5	Jesus Is Calling previously unreleased 1:36
6	Wearing Out Your Walkin' Shoes 1:35
7	When The Book Of Life Is Read 1:24
8	There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby 1:59
9	(I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing previously unreleased 1:48
10	I Can't Escape from You 2:15
11	Weary Blues from Waitin' 2:26
12	Are You Walkin' and Talkin' for the Lord previously unreleased 2:42
13	If You'll Be A Baby To Me 0:56
14	'Neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone 2:50
15	Lost Highway previously unreleased 4:03
16	I'm A Long Gone Daddy previously unreleased 5:40
17	Long Gone Lonesome Blues previously unreleased 3:26
18	Help Me Understand / Audrey Williams previously unreleased 6:18
19	When God Dips His Love In My Heart 2:23
20	They'll Never Take Her Love From Me previously unreleased 4:33
21	Are You Walkin' And Talkin' For The Lord previously unreleased 2:15
22	Honky Tonkin' previously unreleased 2:13
23	I Cried Again previously unreleased 3:11
24	The Wild Side of Life previously unreleased 2:55
25	Something Got A Hold Of Me / Audrey Williams 2:29
26	Drifting Too Far from the Shore previously unreleased 3:13

Disc 10
1	Lovesick Blues previously unreleased 3:11
2	Move It On Over previously unreleased 2:52
3	You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) 2:45
4	I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' 3:26
5	Talk With Minnie Pearl 2:56
6	They'll Never Take Her Love From Me 1:34
7	Long Gone Lonesome Blues 3:31
8	Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)? previously unreleased 1:43
9	Talk With Minnie Pearl 3:37
10	Moanin' the Blues 3:19
11	Nobody's Lonesome for Me 2:30
12	Dear John 2:08
13	Hey, Good Lookin' 2:46
14	Honky Tonk Blues previously unreleased 1:54
15	Let The Spirit Descend previously unreleased 2:05
16	Cold, Cold Heart previously unreleased 2:31
17	Baby, We're Really in Love 1:36
18	The Old Country Church 2:35
19	A Tramp On The Street 3:48
20	I'll Have A New Body (I'll Have A New Life) 2:25
21	I Want To Live And Love / Audrey Williams 2:25
22	Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies / Audrey Williams 1:47
23	The Prodigal Son / Audrey Williams 2:57
24	I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / Anita Carter previously unreleased 1:57
25	The Apology #2 previously unreleased 2:49

All Music Guide

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. Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 09/22/1998
Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE
Catalog No.: 536077
UPC: 731453607729
Sales Rank: 17,885

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Hank Williams		Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Kitty Wells		Track Performer
Anita Carter		Track Performer
Audrey Williams		Track Performer
Johnnie Wright		Track Performer
Grant Turner		Track Performer

Technical Credits
Colin Escott		Producer, Liner Notes
Fred Rose		Producer
Daniel Cooper		Liner Notes
Jim Kemp		Art Direction
Virginia Team		Art Direction
Kira Florita		Producer

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