Pure Hank

Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.

Released

April 1991

Genre

Country

Length

37:17

Label

Warner Bros./Curb

Producer

Barry Beckett
Byron House
Carl Marsh
Jim Ed Norman
Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. chronology

America (The Way I See It)
(1990)

Pure Hank
(1991)

Maverick
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Pure Hank is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros./Curb Records in April 1991. "If It Will, It Will" and "Angels Are Hard to Find" were released as singles with the former becoming Williams' final top 40 country single, peaking at #26, until the release of "I'm One of You" in 2003. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart^[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

The song "Angels Are Hard to Find" was featured in the 2013 film Gravity.

Track listing

"If It Will, It Will" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 3:21
"Angels Are Hard to Find" (Williams) – 3:23
"Kiss Mother Nature Goodbye" (Roger Murrah, J. B. Rudd) – 3:44
"(I've Got My) Future on Ice" (Jerry Crutchfield, Edria A. Humphrey) – 3:04
"Be Careful Who You Love (Arthur's Song)" (Harlan Howard) – 4:34
"Memphis Belle" (Williams) – 3:28
"Honky Tonk Train" (Miles Davis, Williams) – 3:31
"Hollywood Honeys" (John Martin, James R. Pulte) – 2:58
"Just to Satisfy You" (Don Bowman, Waylon Jennings) – 3:13
"Simple Man" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 6:03

Personnel

Eddie Bayers – drums
Michael Black – background vocals
Kathy Burdick – background vocals
Cami Elen – background vocals
Paul Franklin – dobro
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Mike Haynes – trumpet
Mike Henderson – slide guitar
Bobby Hicks – fiddle
Jim Horn – flute, baritone saxophone
Byron House – programming
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Mike Lawler – synthesizer
Bernie Leadon – mandolin
"Cowboy" Eddie Long – steel guitar
Yvette Marine – background vocals
Carl Marsh – programming
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Kim Morrison – background vocals
Jonell Mosser – background vocals
Don Potter – acoustic guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Matt Rollings – keyboards
Charles Rose – trombone
David Schnaufer – culca, dulcimer
Denis Solee – tenor saxophone
Julie Stevens – background vocals
Harry Stinson – background vocals
Wayne Turner – electric guitar
Hank Williams Jr. – lead vocals
Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals
Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8
U.S. Billboard 200	50

References

↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Pure Hank review". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
↑ "Pure Hank Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum

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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