''After You, Pride's Not Hard To Swallow'' is the twenty-first 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 has been described as a blend of rock, blues, and country. He is the son of count ...

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 SE 4862. It was later reissued by

Polydor Records Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a 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 ...

as number 811 904-1. "After You" was originally recorded by

George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American Country music, country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for a long list of hit records, and is well known for his distinctive voice an ...

on July 8, 1971 and released on his 1972 album, ''Wrapped Around Her Finger''. "I Love You a Thousand Ways" is a cover of the 1950

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter. Frizell is known as one of the most influential country music vocal stylists of all time. He has been cited as in ...

song that's been covered by many other artists including John Anderson on his 1981 album, '' John Anderson 2''. "She Went a Little Bit Farther" is a cover of a 1967 song by Lew DeWitt that was also recorded by

Faron Young Faron Young (February 25, 1932 – December 10, 1996) was an American country singer, musician, and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. His hits including " If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and " Live Fast, Love Hard, Die ...

in 1968. " A Picture of Me (Without You)" was originally recorded by

on his 1972 album, '' A Picture of Me (Without You)''.

Track listing

Side One

# "After You" (

Jerry Chesnut Jerry Donald Chesnut (May 7, 1931 – December 15, 2018) was an American country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American Sou ...

) – 3:05 # "Name Dropper" (Glenn Martin,

Jeannie Seely Marilyn Jeanne Seely (born July 6, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and author. Primarily identified with country music, Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning song " Don't Touch Me" (1966). Her soul-ins ...

) – 2:55 # "I Love You a Thousand Ways" (

, Jim Beck) – 2:35 # "One Out of Three Ain't Bad" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 1:55 # "She Went a Little Bit Farther" ( Mack Vickery, Merle Kilgore) – 2:23

Side Two

# "Pride's Not Hard to Swallow" (Jerry Chesnut) – 3:08 # "I Can't Cry Back In" (Wayne Walker) – 2:29 # "Country Music (Those Tear Jerking Songs)" (Williams Jr., Merle Kilgore) – 1:53 # " A Picture of Me (Without You)" (

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

, George Richey) – 2:12 # "Knoxville Courthouse Blues" (Williams Jr.) – 2:50

External links

Hank Williams Jr.'s Official Website
1973 albums Hank Williams Jr. albums MGM Records albums {{1970s-country-album-stub