Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams

Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams
Studio album by Del Shannon
Released	February 1965
Recorded	1964
Studio	United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Rock and roll, country
Length	33:52
Label	Amy
Producer	Embee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Handy Man (1964) Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams (1965) 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965)

Professional ratings

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AllMusic

Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It is a tribute album to the songs of Country Music Hall of Fame honky tonk singer Hank Williams, whom Shannon listed among his influences.

At some point in late 1964, Shannon had decided to record a tribute album to Hank Williams. As Harry Balk recalled, "I didn't really have much faith in the country stuff, but Del really wanted to do it." Les Cooley was the engineer there that we used. Bill Ramal wasn't used to arrange, Del worked up the arrangements himself with The Royaltones."

Critical reception

Cub Koda of AllMusic gave the album a strong review and said, "While tribute albums nowadays are commonplace, it was usually a tip of the hat to some long-standing show-business icon like Al Jolson. Certainly departed country music stars like Hank Williams were considered outside the pale of such honors."

Track listing

Side one

All tracks are written by Hank Williams, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Your Cheatin' Heart"		3:06
2.	"Kaw-Liga"	Fred Rose	3:08
3.	"I Can't Help it"		2:34
4.	"Honky Tonk Blues"		2:20
5.	"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"	Jimmie Davis	2:19
6.	"You Win Again"		3:11

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ramblin' Man"	3:22
2.	"Hey, Good Lookin'"	2:35
3.	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues"	2:13
4.	"Weary Blues"	3:17
5.	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"	2:58
6.	"Cold, Cold Heart"	2:49