High Notes

Studio album by Hank Williams, Jr.

Released

April 1982

Genre

Country

Length

29:12

Hank Williams, Jr. chronology

The Pressure Is On
(1981)

High Notes
(1982)

Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

High Notes is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in April 1982, making it Williams' eighth studio album for Elektra/Curb and his ninth overall for the label. While not as successful or acclaimed as some of Williams' more recent recordings, High Notes was still a commercial success. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart^[2] and was certified Gold by the RIAA, becoming Williams' seventh album to do so.^[3] The album also generated two hit singles, "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" and "Honky Tonkin'". "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart while "Honky Tonkin'", a song that was originally a number 14 hit written and performed by his father, Hank, Sr., became Hank, Jr.'s sixth Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[4]

Track listing

"If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" (Billy Maddox, David Moore) – 2:43
"Whiskey on Ice" (Bobby Keel, Tony Stampley, Hank Williams, Jr.) – 2:40
"High and Pressurized" (Hank Williams, Jr., Merle Kilgore) – 2:22
"I Can't Change My Tune" (Hank Williams, Jr.) – 3:12
"The South's Gonna Rattle Again" (Wild Bill Emerson, Jody Emerson, Vince Emerson) – 3:26
"Ain't Makin' No Headlines (Here Without You)" (Jessi Colter, Basil McDavid) – 3:02
"I've Been Down" (Bobby Keel, Tony Stampley, Hank Williams, Jr.) – 3:39
"If You Wanna Get to Heaven" (Steve Cash, John Dillon) – 2:19
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:27
"Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams Sr.) – 2:14

Personnel

Accordion – Jo-El Sonnier
Acoustic Guitar – Brent Rowan, Hank Williams Jr., Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Randy Scruggs
Backing Vocals – Jim Glaser Singers
Banjo – Bobby Thompson, Hank Williams Jr., Randy Scruggs
Bass Guitar – David Hungate
Electric Guitar – Billy Walker, Brent Rowan, Fred Newell, Reggie Young, Wayne Turner
Flute – Denis Solee
Guitar – Harold Bradley
Harmonica – Terry McMillan
Keyboards – Paul "Dixie" Hatfield, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Steve Nathan
Mandolin – Kieran Kane, Vernon Derrick
Organ – Mike Lawler
Percussion – Farrell Morris
Steel Guitar – Eddie "Cowboy" Long, Sonny Garrish
Synthesizer – Randy McCormick
Trumpet – Terry Mead
Violin – Buddy Spicher, Vernon Derrick

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	123

References

↑ Owens, Thom. "High Notes review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
↑ "High Notes Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hank-williams-jr-mn0000117844/awards

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

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) "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'" "I Mean I Love You" "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) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)

Family	Hank Williams Audrey Williams Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams

Related articles	Discography MGM Records Elektra Records Warner Bros. Records Curb Records Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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