Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (album)

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound

Studio album by Hank Williams, Jr.

Released

November 1979

Recorded

1979

Genre

Country

Length

29:52

Label

Elektra/Curb (Reissue)

Producer

Jimmy Bowen

Hank Williams, Jr. chronology

Family Tradition
(1978)

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
(1979)

Habits Old and New
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound is a studio album by country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. that was released by Elektra Records/Curb Records in November 1979, his fourth on the Elektra/Curb labels. The full-length album was Williams' second of 1979, with Family Tradition released in April.

Reception

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, his second consecutive Top 5 for the label and only his second Top 5 album since 1969's Live at Cobo Hall. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA, marking it as his third Gold album certification and his first Platinum album. The album generated two major hit singles, the title track and "Women I've Never Had", that peaked at number 2 and number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and would become two of Williams' most well known and popular songs.

Track listing

All Songs Written By Hank Williams Jr., except where noted.

"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" 3:11
"Tired of Being Johnny B. Good" 2:35
"Outlaw Women" 3:02
"(I Don't Have) Anymore Love Songs" 2:24
"White Lightnin'" (J.P. Richardson) 2:21
"Women I've Never Had" 2:52
"O.D.'d in Denver" 2:40
"Come and Go Blues" (Gregg Allman) 4:05
"Old Nashville Cowboy" (Rock Killough, McClellan) 3:04
"The Conversation" (Albright, Jennings, Williams) 3:51

Singles

Year	Single	US Country
1979	"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound"	2
1980	"Women I've Never Had"	5

Personnel

Guitars: James Burton, Rock Killough, Hank Williams, Jr., Reggie Young
Keyboards: David Briggs, Larry Knechtel
Bass: Joe Osborn
Drums, Percussion: Larrie Londin
Mandolin: Kieran Kane
Harmonica: Rock Killough
Viola: Buddy Spicher
Horns: John Gore, Jim Horn, Irving Kane, Terry Mead, Muscle Shoals Horns
Lead Vocals: Hank Williams Jr.
Additional Vocals: Waylon Jennings

Production

Produced By Jimmy Bowen
Engineered By Jimmy Bowen & Ron Treat

References

↑ Allmusic review

External links

Hank Williams Jr.

Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection

Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "I Mean I Love You" "If It Will, It Will" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)

Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)

Family	Hank Williams Audrey Williams Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams

Related articles	Discography MGM Records Elektra Records Warner Bros. Records Curb Records Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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