| Product Summary | | Label: Varese Sarabande | | UPC: 00030206646122 | | Release Date: 8/5/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60608533 | | Item#: MPXL3W | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25654 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Lonesome Whistle (I Heard That) - Johnny Cash ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Why Don't You Love Me - Rusty & Doug Kershaw ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Ramblin' Man - Del Shannon ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Various Artists | | | 6. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) - Sue Thompson ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Move It On Over - Don Gibson ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Cold Cold Heart - Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Singing Waterfall - Wilma Lee/Stoney Cooper ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Your Cheatin' Heart - Roy Acuff ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Hey Good Lookin' - Johnny Cash ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Honky Tonk Blues - Del Shannon ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Kaw-Liga - Rusty & Doug Kershaw ~ Various Artists | | | 14. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas ~ Various Artists | | | 15. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - Sonny Burgess ~ Various Artists | | | 16. You Win Again - Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Various Artists | | | 17. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You - Johnny Cash ~ Various Artists | | | 18. I Saw The Light - Roy Acuff ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Bill Dahl. | | Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl. | | This is part of Varese Sarabande's "Varese Vintage" series. | | Personnel: Del Shannon, Johnny Cash, Sonny Burgess (vocals, guitar); Roy Acuff (vocals, fiddle); Jerry Lee Lewis (vocals, piano); Don Gibson, Doug Kershaw, Rusty Kershaw, Sue Thompson , B.J. Thomas (vocals); Wilma Lee Cooper (guitar, banjo); Stoney Cooper (fiddle). | | Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. | | Recording information: 08/1957-??/1966. | | This entertaining collection of songs made famous by Hank Williams showcases some impassioned takes from some pretty spectacular artists. Johnny Cash's cool walkthrough "Hey Good Lookin'" has all of the swagger that the Man in Black's original Sun recordings had in spadefuls, while Del Shannon's soul-tearing rendition of "Ramblin' Man" is somehow even more lonesome than Williams' original. Jerry Lee Lewis' predatory stomp through "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" is a lot sexier than was originally intended, while B.J. Thomas' soulful "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is more like a Stax torch song than a country classic. Despite somewhat uneven sound quality (it seems as though some tracks were taken from old masters or even LPs), each of the songs on this compilation show another side of the music of Hank Williams, as seen through the eyes of some of country's greatest performers. ~ Zac Johnson |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/05/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 066461 | | Label : Varese (Japan) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00030206646122 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Production |  4 | | Performance | 4 | | Composition | 4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4 |
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4 of 5 25 years of Williams covers Monday, September 01, 2003
redtunictroll from Earth, USA
Varese’s new 18 track collection of Hank Williams covers (not to be confused with a similarly titled 1991 collection on Columbia) is a welcome gathering of interpretations dating from the late ’50s through the early ’70s. These tracks were collected from a variety of sources, rather than purpose-built for this album -- resulting in a variety that’s less forced than the sort of all-star tribute albums that have been epidemic over the past decade. A few tracks were taken from complete tribute albums by a single artist (Del Shannon, Don Gibson, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff), but most are one-off singles or album sides that find the artist covering a favorite Williams tune.
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The range of styles, and the ease with which Williams songs adapt to them, is impressive. Spare, downcast readings like Johnny Cash’s 1957 take of "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Blow" are just as effective as Jerry Lee Lewis’ party-styled "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" and "Cold Cold Heart." Pop crooner Del Shannon is surprisingly convincing as he echoes Williams’ yodel, Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper give a hard mountain twang to Williams’ "Singing Waterfall," and Rusty & Doug Kershaw render "Why Don’t You Love Me" as Everlyesque rock ’n’ roll.
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B.J. Thomas, Don Gibson and Sue Thompson provide the farthest stretches. Thomas turns "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry" into a fine mid-60s top-10 pop single, Gibson recorded "Your Cheatin’ Heart" in an oddly compelling early ’70s funk style, and Thompson sings "I Can’t Help it (If I’m Still in Love With You)" as a treacly ’50s ballad, replete with violins (not fiddles!) and background harmonies.
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This is a really refreshing look at Williams songbook, viewed through disparate eyes that were unified by Williams talent. 4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. Was this review helpful?  
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