Wild Streak

Wild Streak
Wild Streak
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	June 21, 1988
Genre	Southern rock
Length	38:16
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Barry Beckett; Jim Ed Norman; Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Singles from Wild Streak
	"If the South Woulda Won"; Released: July 1988; "Early in the Morning and Late at Night"; Released: November 5, 1988;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Wild Streak is the forty-first studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 21, 1988. "If the South Woulda Won" and "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" were released as singles. The album reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart^[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

"Tuesday's Gone" is a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover which later appeared on the 1994 compilation Skynyrd Frynds.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild Streak"	Hank Williams Jr., Terri Sharp)	3:01
2.	"If the South Woulda Won"	Williams	3:19
4.	"What You Don't Know (Won't Hurt You)"	Williams	4:31
5.	"You're Gonna Be a Sorry Man"	Al Anderson	3:53
6.	"Love M.D."	Tony Joe White, Leann White	4:14
7.	"Early in the Morning and Late at Night"	Troy Seals, Frank J. Myers	2:29
8.	"I'm Just a Man"	Williams	3:17
9.	"Social Call"	Williams	4:35
10.	"You Brought Me Down to Earth"	Williams	3:33
11.	"Tuesday's Gone"	Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant	5:47

Production

Produced By Hank Williams Jr., Barry Beckett & Jim Ed Norman
Engineers: Chris Hammond, Scott Hendricks
Assistant Engineer: Ken Criblez
Mixing: Scott Hendricks, Mark Nevers
Mastering: Carlos Grier, Denny Purcell

Personnel

Drums: Matt Betton, Bill Marshall
Bass: Ray Barrickman, Michael Rhodes
Keyboards, Synthesizers: Barry Beckett, Billy Earheart, John Jarvis, Mike Lawler
Programming: Carl Marsh
Guitars: Dino Bradley, Gary Rossington, Wayne Turner, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Reggie Young
Steel Guitar: Eddie Long
Fiddle: Mark O'Connor
Horns: Herbert Bruce, Ray Carroll, Quitman Dennis, Jack Hale, Michael Haynes, Jim Horn, Jerry McKinney

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	55
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	27
Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	30

References

^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ allmusic ((( Wild Streak > Charts & Awards )))
^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
^ "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[AM-1] Allmusic review

[2] usic ((( Wild Streak > Charts & Awards )))

[3] RIAA - Gold & Platinum

[ac_Billboard200_Hank_Williams_Jr._2-4] "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Hank_Williams_Jr._2-5] "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[7] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t e Hank Williams Jr.
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