Strong Stuff

Studio album by

Released

February 1983

Genre

Southern rock^[1]

Length

36:44

Label

Elektra/Curb

Producer

Jimmy Bowen
Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr. chronology

Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits
(1982)

Strong Stuff
(1983)

Man of Steel
(1983)

Singles from Strong Stuff

"Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight"
Released: January 10, 1983
"Leave Them Boys Alone"
Released: May 1983

Strong Stuff is the thirty-fifth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in February 1983. "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" and "Leave Them Boys Alone" were released as singles. The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart^[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

Music

The music of Strong Stuff is predominantly Southern rock, such as the cover of ZZ Top's John Lee Hooker-esque song "La Grange".^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

While he praised the closing cut ("In this stately ballad about a lover's struggle with drugs, Hank's baritone coos, breaks, and flutters like a wounded butterfly as spare accompaniment by piano, harmonica and guitar pushes but never intrudes"), Lee Ballinger of Record gave the album an overall negative review. He was especially critical of "A Whole Lot of Hank", describing it as "a recitation of unconnected cliches ... carried bumpily along by a plodding instrumental track". He found some of the other songs overly similar to "A Whole Lot of Hank", and referred to "Leave Them Boys Alone" as "the obligatory song about other Southern musicians".^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight"	Hank Williams Jr.	2:36
2.	"La Grange"	Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill	5:21
3.	"A Whole Lot of Hank"	"Wild" Bill Emerson, Jody Emerson, Williams	2:55
4.	"Made in the Shade"	Ronnie Van Zant	4:35
5.	"Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb)	Dean Dillon, Gary Stewart, Tanya Tucker, Williams	3:36
6.	"The Girl on the Front Row at Fort Worth"	Williams	2:38
7.	"The Homecoming Queen"	Williams	4:22
8.	"Blue Jean Blues"	Beard, Gibbons, Hill	4:07
9.	"Twodot Montana"	Williams	2:39
10.	"In the Arms of Cocaine"	Flash Gordon, Buzz Rabin, Williams	4:08

Personnel

Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
David Briggs – keyboards
Paul Hatfield – keyboards
David Hungate – bass guitar
Waylon Jennings – vocals on "Leave Them Boys Alone"
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Kenny Mims – electric guitar
Farrell Morris – percussion
Larry Muhoberac – keyboards
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
Steve Nathan – keyboards
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
Gove Scrivenor – autoharp
Randy Scruggs – dobro, acoustic guitar
Denis Solee – saxophone
Ernest Tubb – vocals on "Leave Them Boys Alone"
Wayne Turner – electric guitar
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
Hank Williams Jr. – dobro, acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	7
U.S. Billboard 200	64

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Strong Stuff review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
^ "Strong Stuff Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
^ Ballinger, Lee (June 1983). "Strong Stuff review". Record. 2 (8): 25.

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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