Ballads of the Hills and Plains
1965 studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
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Ballads of the Hills and Plains is the fourth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. The album was issued by MGM Records as number E/SE 4316.
ReleasedSeptember 1965
RecordedJuly 1965
StudioColumbia Recording Studios, Nashville
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| Released | September 1965 | |||
| Recorded | July 1965 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Country, Western music, Cowboy Music | |||
| Length | 32:17 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Jim Vienneau | |||
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Track listing
Side one
- "The River" (Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery) – 2:53
- "Doc Holiday" (John Paulovic) – 2:09
- "Cowpoke" (Tillman Franks, David Houston) – 2:06
- "Blood's Thicker Than Water" (Danny Dill, Wayne Walker) – 2:32
- "The Blizzard" (Harlan Howard) – 3:24
- "Stampede" (Jim Dale, Frances Paulin) – 2:40
Side two
- "The Rainmaker" (Friend, Sanders, Vickery) – 2:34
- "Streets of Laredo" (Traditional) – 4:04
- "Black Lightning" (Ricky Hester) – 2:56
- "Big Twenty" (Mel Tillis) – 2:00
- "The Eyes of Death" (Dill) – 2:42
- "I'm Afraid" (Allen Nelson, Carolyn Stringer) – 2:17
Personnel
- Hank Williams Jr. – guitar, vocals
Hank Williams Jr. and the Cheatin' Hearts
- Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton – guitar
- Bob Moore – bass
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- The Jordanaires – vocal accompaniment
