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Pure Hank

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Pure Hank

Studio album by

Hank Williams Jr.

Released

April 1991

Studio

The Castle, Franklin TN, Digital Recorders, Emerald Sound Studios, Masterfonics Studios, Nashville, TN

Length

37:17

Label

Warner Bros./Curb

Producer

Barry Beckett
Jim Ed Norman
Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. chronology

America (The Way I See It)
(1990)

Pure Hank
(1991)

Maverick
(1992)

Singles from Pure Hank

"If It Will, It Will"
Released: May 4, 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Pure Hank is the forty-third studio album by American musician 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]

"Angels Are Hard to Find" is a re-recording of a song Hank had released on his 1974 album, Living Proof. This album's version was featured in the 2013 film Gravity. "(I've Got My) Future on Ice" is a Jimmy Martin cover. "Just to Satisfy You" is a cover of a Waylon Jennings song that Waylon released twice in the 1960s and recorded as a #1 duet with Willie Nelson in 1982. "Simple Man" is a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1973 classic from their debut album.

Track listing

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If It Will, It Will"	Hank Williams Jr.	3:21
2.	"Angels Are Hard to Find"	Williams	3:23
3.	"Kiss Mother Nature Goodbye"	Roger Murrah, J. B. Rudd	3:44
4.	"(I've Got My) Future on Ice"	Jerry Crutchfield, Edria A. Humphrey	3:04
5.	"Be Careful Who You Love (Arthur's Song)"	Harlan Howard	4:34
6.	"Memphis Belle"	Williams	3:28
7.	"Honky Tonk Train"	Williams	3:31
8.	"Hollywood Honeys"	John Martin, James R. Pulte	2:58
9.	"Just to Satisfy You"	Don Bowman, Waylon Jennings	3:13
10.	"Simple Man"	Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant	6:03

Personnel

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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

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

References

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^ Ankeny, Jason. "Pure Hank review". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

^ "Pure Hank Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum

v t e 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 Rich White Honky Blues
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) "Rainin' in My Heart" "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'" "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) "That Old Wheel" (with Johnny Cash) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)
Family	Hank Williams (father) Audrey Williams (mother) Jett Williams (half-sister) Hank Williams III (son) Holly Williams (daughter) Coleman Williams (grandson)
Related articles	Discography Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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