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I Remember Hank Williams (1973)

Where the lyrics of I Remember Hank Williams take you, and where it was really made.

Glen Campbell's 25th album is a tribute to Hank Williams, and its 2013 CD reissue was paired with two other Campbell albums.

Key places

Recording credit: Hollywood Sound Recorders (1973)

Recording site The Music Grinder (Hollywood) — The album's engineering credits name Hollywood Sound Recorders. The point sits at the city centre of Hollywood, so the exact studio building is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• I Remember Hank Williams: 25th album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell
• Released 1973; Spanish Wikipedia dates it to November 1973 on Capitol Records
• Tribute album: versions of songs Hank Williams sang with his band The Drifting Cowboys
• Ten tracks, all written by Hank Williams unless credited otherwise
• Co-writers credited on four tracks: Curley Williams, Claude Boone, Fred Rose, Hy Heath
• Producer Jimmy Bowen; arrangements by Dennis McCarthy

Background

• Campbell recorded a set of Hank Williams standards for this album
• Track list runs from 'I Could Never Be Ashamed of You' to 'I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)'
• BGO Records reissued the album on CD on 12 March 2013
• The 2013 reissue came with I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) (1973) and Glen Travis Campbell (1972)

Recording

• Engineers John Guess (Hollywood Sound Recorders) and Grover Helsley (RCA Recording Studios)
• Glen Campbell sings and plays acoustic guitar
• Other acoustic guitars: Dennis Budimir and Donnie Lanier
• Bill Graham on bass, Frank Capp on drums, Alan Estes on percussion
• Larry Knechtel on piano; Tibor Zeleg and Assa Drori on fiddle

Cover

• Album design credited to Tom Wilkes Productions, Inc.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born April 22, 1936 in Billstown, Arkansas; began as a session guitarist in Los Angeles from 1960.
• Joined the studio group later known as The Wrecking Crew and played on recordings by many major artists.

Career

• Began a solo career in 1961; breakthrough hits included "Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", and "Wichita Lineman" in 1967–1968.
• Hosted The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS from 1969 to 1972.
• Released 64 albums across five decades and sold over 45 million records worldwide.
• Hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" in the mid-1970s were both US number one songs.
• Won four Grammys in 1967 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Personal and final years

• Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011; retired in 2013 after recording his final song.
• Died August 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 81.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Cash Box called the album a treasure of country music
• Cash Box praised it as a wonderful tribute to Hank Williams that contains much of Hank's best material
• Cash Box said Glen's dynamic voice suits these country classics
• Cash Box said Campbell gives Hank's music the same sense of true honesty Hank always conveyed
• Billboard said the jacket lacks color and impact
• Billboard said Campbell's name assures the public another excellent entertainment package and gives distributors a run of good sales
• Billboard said Jimmy Bowen produced a collection of Hank Williams' hits, and Hank's fans will have their own favorites

Records

• Reissued on CD by BGO Records on 12 March 2013

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Four of the ten tracks list co-writers: Curley Williams, Claude Boone, Hank Williams with Fred Rose, and Hy Heath with Fred Rose.
• The album opens with 'I Could Never Be Ashamed of You' and closes with 'I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)'.
• Two fiddle players are credited: Tibor Zeleg and Assa Drori.
• Engineering credits name two studios: Hollywood Sound Recorders and RCA Recording Studios.
• BGO Records paired the 2013 CD reissue with I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) (1973) and Glen Travis Campbell (1972).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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