''Blues My Name'' is the fifth studio album by American musician

Hank Williams Jr. Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of ...

The album was issued by

MGM Records MGM Records was a record label founded by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946 for the purpose of releasing soundtrack recordings (later LP albums) of their musical films. It transitioned into a pop music label that continued into the ...

as number E/SE 4344 and later re-issued by

Polydor Records Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. ...

as 833 069-1 Y-1.

Track listing

Side One

# "Salt Lake City" (

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Ronnie Hawkins Ronald Cornett Hawkins (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century. His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He ...

) # "A Good Leavin' Alone" (

Ronnie Self Ronnie Self (July 5, 1938 – August 28, 1981) was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter. His solo career was unsuccessful, despite being signed to contracts with Columbia and then Decca from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. Hi ...

) # "Weary Blues from Waitin'" (

Hank Williams Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...

) # "Wrong Doin' Man" (James Golemon, Guy Golemon) # " These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" ( Lee Hazlewood) # "Cry, Cry, Darling" (

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, Jimmy C. Newman)

Side Two

# "It's Written All Over Your Face" ( Mack Vickery) # "When You're Tired of Breaking Other Hearts" (

Curley Williams Curley Williams (b. Dock Williams, June 3, 1914 – d. September 5, 1970) was an American country and western musician and songwriter from Georgia. His best-known song is "Half As Much". He was admitted to thAtlanta Country Music Hall of Famein ...

, Hank Williams) # "Blues My Name" (Don Wayne) # "Low As a Man Can Go" (Mack Vickery) # "Old Frank" (Mack Vickery) # "So Easy to Forgive Her (But So Hard to Forget)" (Dick Overby)

Personnel

*Hank Williams Jr. – guitar, vocals * The Jordanaires – vocal accompaniment *Mort Thomasson – engineer *

Val Valentin Luis Pastor "Val" Valentin (January 6, 1920 – March 24, 1999) was an American recording engineer with six decades of work in the music industry. Much of his work was done for MGM Records and Verve Records. His large discography includes Jazz al ...

– director of engineering *Acy Lehman – cover, design *Walden S. Fabry – photography

References

External links

Hank Williams Jr.'s Official Website
1966 albums Hank Williams Jr. albums MGM Records albums Polydor Records albums {{1960s-country-album-stub