Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Studio album by
Hank Williams Jr.
ReleasedOctober 1979
Recorded1979
StudioWishbone Recording Studio, Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Glaser Sound Studios, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length30:27
LabelElektra/Curb (Reissue)
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Family Tradition
(1979) 		Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
(1979) 		Habits Old and New
(1980)
Singles from Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
  1. "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound"
    Released: September 24, 1979
  2. "Women I've Never Had"
    Released: March 1980

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound is a studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr., and his fourth on the Elektra/Curb labels. It was Williams' second album of 1979, with Family Tradition released in April.

Released in November 1979, Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, his second consecutive Top 5 for the label and only his second Top 5 album since 1969's Live at Cobo Hall. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA, marking it as his third Gold album certification and his first Platinum album. The album generated two major hit singles, the title track and "Women I've Never Had", that peaked at number 2 and number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and would become two of Williams' most well known and popular songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "At times his son-of-an-outlaw obsession is worse than shtick, but here he does justice to the formula. Two candid songs about women tell you more about his sexism than he knows himself, two others explain why he's in that mood, the covers from Gregg Allman and George Jones define his parameters, and 'The Conversation'—with Waylon Guess Who, about Guess Who, Sr.—doesn't make you gag once."[2] In 2006, CMT ranked it #16 on its list of the top 40 albums in country music history.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Hank Williams Jr., except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" 3:09
2."Tired of Being Johnny B. Good" 2:35
3."Outlaw Women" 3:02
4."(I Don't Have) Anymore Love Songs" 2:24
5."White Lightnin'"J.P. Richardson2:21
6."Women I've Never Had" 2:52
7."O.D.'d in Denver" 2:40
8."Come and Go Blues"Gregg Allman4:05
9."Old Nashville Cowboy"Rock Killough, Billy Earl McClelland3:04
10."The Conversation"Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr.3:51

Singles

Year Single US
Country
1979 "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" 2
1980 "Women I've Never Had" 5

Personnel

Sonny Garrish-Steel Guitar

Production

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 768, 769.
  4. ^ "CMT 40 Greatest Albums: Episode". CMT.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2007.

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