Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends [MCA Special Products]

• Artist: Hank Williams, Jr.
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1976
• Genre: Country

Review

"And Friends" is right. Hank Williams, Jr.'s first step off the Hank Sr. bandwagon -- against all counsel from his mother and managers -- is a doozy of a record. Teaming with Toy Caldwell, Charlie Daniels, Pete Carr, and producer Dick Glasser, among others, Bocephus turned in one of the most inspiring performances of his career. First there is his read of Marshall Tucker's classic "Can't You See" that is wrought with so much emotion it literally spills from the band toward his tortured vocal. Next there are two of Hank Jr.'s own classics, "Stoned at the Jukebox," which has been covered by any country star worth his or her salt, and his personal anthem, "Living Proof." He dared fate on this one, coming off an attempted suicide and preceding a fall 600 feet down a mountain. But he was indeed "Living Proof" that he could survive his father's legend and do something noteworthy of his own. On top of all this are amazing renditions of "Brothers of the Road" and his own "Montana Song." Though it's brief, it smokes; Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends stands as a personal watermark for Bocephus; it is one of the best country-rock albums ever made and stands with the best of the outlaw recordings of the era. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Losing You	Toy Caldwell	Hank Williams, Jr.	(3:42)
On Susan's Floor (Lyrics)	Shel Silverstein, Vince Matthews	Hank Williams, Jr.	(3:22)
I Really Did (Lyrics)	Hank Williams, Jr.	Hank Williams, Jr.	(2:42)
Can't You See	Toy Caldwell	Hank Williams, Jr.	(4:40)
Montana Song (Lyrics)	Hank Williams, Jr.	Hank Williams, Jr.	(3:29)
Clovis, New Mexico	Hank Williams, Jr.	Hank Williams, Jr.	(3:53)
Brothers of the Road	Hank Williams, Jr.	Hank Williams, Jr.	(3:57)
Stoned at the Jukebox (Lyrics)	Hank Williams, Jr.	Hank Williams, Jr.	(2:44)
Living Proof (Lyrics)	Hank Williams, Jr.	Hank Williams, Jr.	(3:41)

Credits

Jerry Wallace (Guitar (Acoustic)), Pete Carr (Guitar), Jim Glaser (Vocals (Background)), Sue Richards (Vocals (Background)), Toy Caldwell (Guitar (Steel)), Ava Aldridge (Vocals (Background)), Ken Bell (Guitar (Acoustic)), Charlie Daniels (Fiddle), Roger Clark (Drums), Dick Glasser (Vocals (Background)), Dick Glasser (Producer), Lenny LeBlanc (Bass), Lenny LeBlanc (Vocals (Background)), Chuck Leavell (Organ), Ronnie Oldham (Piano), Ronnie Oldham (Keyboards), George Soulé (Vocals (Background)), Eddie Struzick (Vocals (Background)), Hank Williams, Jr. (Guitar), Hank Williams, Jr. (Vocals), Hank Williams, Jr. (Main Performer), Gary Boggs (Guitar (Steel)), Jeff Fura (Project Coordinator), Lynise Levine (Project Coordinator)