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Hank Williams - The Complete Hank Williams (1952)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Calling You [1946] 2:55
  2. Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) [1946] 2:42
  3. Wealth Won't Save Your Soul [1946] 2:47
  4. When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels [1946] 2:50
  5. I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) [1947] 2:49
  6. My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) [1947] 2:43
  7. Honky Tonkin' [1] [1947] 2:48
  8. Pan American [1947] 2:50
  9. Move It On Over [1947] 2:46
  10. I Saw The Light [1947] 2:45
  11. (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep [1947] 2:45
  12. Six More Miles (To The Graveyard) [1947] 2:48
  13. Fly Trouble [1947] 2:44
  14. I'm Satisfied With You [1947] 2:35
  15. On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain [1947] 2:54
  16. Rootie Tootie [1947] 2:47
  17. I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind [1947] 2:52
  18. I'm A Long Gone Daddy [1947] 2:52
  19. Honky Tonkin' [2] [1947] 2:46
  20. My Sweet Love Ain't Around [1947] 2:44
  21. The Blues Come Around [1947] 2:44
  22. A Mansion On The Hill [1947] 2:33
CD2
  1. I'll Be A Bachelor 'til I Die [1947] 2:38
  2. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight [1948] 2:48
  3. Lovesick Blues [1948] 2:45
  4. Lost On The River (With Audrey Williams) [1948] 2:36
  5. I Heard My Mother Praying For Me (With Audrey Williams) [1948] 2:36
  6. Lost Highway [1949] 2:43
  7. May You Never Be Alone Again [1949] 2:51
  8. Dear Brother (With Audrey Williams) [1949] 2:47
  9. Jesus Remembered Me (With Audrey Williams) [1949] 2:54
  10. Honky Tonk Blues [1949] 2:41
  11. Mind Your Own Business [1949] 2:56
  12. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) [1949] 2:58
  13. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy [1] [1949] 2:36
  14. Wedding Bells [1949] 2:56
  15. I've Just Told Mama Goodbye [1949] 2:57
  16. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry [1949] 2:48
  17. A House Without Love [1949] 2:55
  18. I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' [1949] 2:49
  19. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It [Alternate Take] [1949] 2:05
  20. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It [1949] 2:34
  21. Long Gone Lonesome Blues [1950] 2:39
  22. Why Don't You Love Me [1950] 2:26
  23. Why Should We Try Anymore [1950] 2:39
  24. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy [2] [1950] 2:32
CD3
  1. Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals [1950] 3:00
  2. Beyond The Sunset [1950] 3:01
  3. The Funeral [1950] 3:07
  4. Everything's Okay [1950] 2:51
  5. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me [1950] 2:47
  6. Nobody's Lonesome For Me [1950] 2:33
  7. Moanin' The Blues [1950] 2:25
  8. Help Me Understand [1950] 2:58
  9. No, No Joe [1950] 2:28
  10. Cold, Cold Heart [1950] 2:45
  11. Dear John [1950] 2:37
  12. Just Waitin' [1950] 2:41
  13. Men With Broken Hearts [1950] 3:12
  14. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) [1951] 2:25
  15. Howlin' At The Moon [1951] 2:44
  16. Hey, Good Lookin' [1951] 2:56
  17. My Heart Would Know [1951] 2:27
  18. The Pale Horse And His Rider (W Audrey Williams) [1951] 2:54
  19. A Home In Heaven (W Audrey Williams) [1951] 2:31
  20. Ramblin' Man [1951] 3:04
  21. Pictures From Life's Other Side [1951] 2:53
  22. I've Been Down That Road Before [1951] 2:58
  23. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night [1951] 3:00
CD4
  1. I'd Still Want You (1) [1951] 3:00
  2. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle [1951] 2:28
  3. Crazy Heart [1951} 2:29
  4. Half As Much [1951] 2:45
  5. I'd Still Want You (2) [1951] 2:38
  6. Baby, We're Really In Love [1951] 2:35
  7. I'm Sorry For You, My Friend [1951] 2:44
  8. Honky Tonk Blues [1951] 2:13
  9. Let's Turn Back The Years [1951] 2:24
  10. Window Shopping [1952] 2:34
  11. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) [1952] 2:54
  12. Settin' The Woods On Fire [1952] 2:38
  13. I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive [1952] 2:28
  14. You Win Again [1952] 2:38
  15. I Won't Be Home No More [1952] 2:46
  16. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw [1952] 3:00
  17. Please Make Up Your Mind [1952] 2:51
  18. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You [1952] 2:47
  19. Your Cheatin' Heart [1952] 2:44
  20. Kaw-Liga [1952] 2:36
  21. Take These Chains From My Heart [1952] 2:36
CD5
  1. Happy Rovin' Cowboy (1939-1940) 2:38
  2. Freight Train Blues (Late 1940) 1:17
  3. San Antonio Rose (Late 1940) 2:11
  4. I'm Not Coming Home Any More (4-07-42) 2:55
  5. I Ain't Gonna Love You Any More (Circa 1942) 1:31
  6. Won't You Sometimes Think Of Me (1947-1948) 1:55
  7. Why Should I Cry (1947-1948) 1:50
  8. I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay (1947-1948) 1:47
  9. I Told A Lie To My Heart (1947-1948) 2:18
  10. Mother Is Gone (1947-1948) 2:28
  11. In My Dreams You Still Belong To Me (1947-1948) 2:21
  12. We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day (Spring 1949) 2:39
  13. (I'm) Going Home (Spring 1949) 1:27
  14. Calling You (1947-1948) 1:55
  15. Pan American (Dec 1946) 2:04
  16. Wealth Won't Save Your Soul (Dec 1946) 2:30
  17. Honky Tonk Blues (1947-1948) 1:59
  18. A Home In Heaven (1947-1948) 2:06
  19. You Broke Your Own Heart (1947) 2:05
  20. I'm So Tired Of It All (1947) 2:21
CD6
  1. You Caused It All By Telling Lies [1949] 1:38
  2. Faded Love And Winter Roses [1949] 1:59
  3. Please Don't Let Me Love You [1949] 2:16
  4. There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues [1949] 2:17
  5. I Wish I Had A Nickle [1949] 1:45
  6. The Waltz Of The Wind [1949] 2:09
  7. At The First Fall Of Snow [1949] 3:12
  8. Leave Me Alone With The Blues [1949] 2:18
  9. I'm Free At Last [1949] 2:23
  10. Blue Love (In My Heart) [1949] 2:05
  11. It Just Don't Matter Now [1949] 2:28
  12. Little Paper Boy [1949] 3:04
  13. Someday You'll Call My Name [1949] 2:14
  14. The Battle Of Armageddon [1949] 2:29
  15. No One Will Ever Know [1949] 2:18
  16. With Tears In My Eyes [1949] 2:16
  17. Thank God [1949] 2:20
  18. Rock My Cradle Once Again [1949] 3:05
  19. Don't Do It, Darling [1949] 1:50
CD7
  1. Rockin' Chair Money [1949] 2:07
  2. Cool Water [1949] 3:46
  3. Tennessee Border [1949] 1:54
  4. First Year Blues [1949] 2:28
  5. My Main Trial Is Yet To Come [1949] 1:58
  6. Wait For The Light To Shine [1949] 2:43
  7. We Live In Two Different Worlds [1949] 2:00
  8. Roly Poly [1949] 2:02
  9. Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love [1949] 2:23
  10. Dixie Cannonball [1949] 2:25
  11. Sundown And Sorrow [1949] 1:22
  12. The Devil's Train [1949] 3:00
  13. The Old Home [1949] 2:43
  14. Alone And Forsaken [1949] 2:01
  15. Heaven Holds All My Treasures [1948-49] 2:30
  16. Lost On The River [1948-49] 2:18
  17. A House Of Gold [1948-49] 2:16
  18. Singing Waterfall [1949] 2:13
  19. Dear Brother (W Kitty Wells & Johnnie Wright) [1948] 2:29
  20. 'neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone [1948-49] 2:43
  21. Time Has Proven I Was Wrong ( W Curley Williams) [1948] 1:18
  22. No, Not Now (W Curley Williams) [1948-49] 2:11
  23. When You're Tired Of Breaking Others' Hearts [1948-49] 1:10
  24. Honey, Do You Love Me, Huh [1948-49] 1:14
CD8
  1. California Zephyr [1951] 1:57
  2. Your Cheatin' Heart [1952] 2:33
  3. You Better Keep It On Your Mind [1952] 2:23
  4. How Can You Refuse Him Now [1952] 2:37
  5. Low Down Blues [1952] 1:17
  6. Ten Little Numbers [1951] 1:17
  7. Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine [1951] 3:30
  8. Last Night I Dreamed Of Heaven [1950] 1:22
  9. I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time [1952] 2:42
  10. Message To My Mother [1950] 4:04
  11. Fool About You [1951] 1:24
  12. I'm Going Home [1950] 1:53
  13. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) [1952] 1:53
  14. Ready To Go Home [1951] 1:48
  15. Kaw-Liga [1952] 2:56
  16. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You [1952] 2:21
  17. Angel Of Death [1951] 2:22
  18. All The Love I Ever Had [1951] 1:47
  19. We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day [1949] 2:09
  20. The Log Train [1952] 2:22
  21. How To Write Folk And Western Music To Sell (W Grant Turner) [1951] 1:56
CD9
  1. There's A Tear In My Beer [1951] 2:49
  2. The Alabama Waltz [1949] 1:07
  3. Jesus Died For Me (W Audrey Williams) [1949] 2:29
  4. A Teardrop On A Rose [1949] 2:30
  5. Jesus Is Calling [1951] 1:39
  6. Wearin' Out Your Walking Shoes [1950] 1:38
  7. When The Book Of Life Is Read [1951] 1:26
  8. There's Nothing As Sweet As My Baby [1950] 2:02
  9. (I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing [1950] 1:51
  10. I Can't Escape From You [1951] 2:18
  11. Weary Blues From Waitin' [1951] 2:29
  12. Are You Walkin' And A Talkin' For The Lord [1952] 2:45
  13. If You'll Be A Baby To Me [1952] 0:59
  14. 'neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone [1950] 2:52
  15. Lost Highway [1950] 4:05
  16. I'm A Long Gone Daddy [1950] 5:40
  17. Long Gone Lonesome Blues [1950] 3:29
  18. Help Me Understand (With Audrey Williams) [1950] 7:02
  19. When God Dips His Pen Of Love In My Heart [1950] 2:26
  20. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me [1950] 4:36
  21. Are You Walkin' And A Talkin' For The Lord [1952] 2:17
  22. Honky Tonkin' [1952] 2:15
  23. I Cried Again [1952] 3:14
  24. Wild Side Of Life [1952] 2:57
  25. Somthing Got A Hold Of Me (With Audrey Williams) [Unknown] 2:32
  26. Drifting Too Far From The Shore [1952] 3:12
CD10
  1. Lovesick Blues [1949] 3:13
  2. Move It On Over [1949] 2:53
  3. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) [1949] 2:48
  4. I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' [1950] 3:29
  5. Talk With Minnie Pearl, 1 2:56
  6. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me [1950] 1:35
  7. Long Gone Lonesome Blues [1950] 3:31
  8. Why Don' You Love Me [1950] 1:44
  9. Talk With Minnie Pearl, 2 3:39
  10. Moanin' The Blues [1950] 3:20
  11. Nobody's Lonesome For Me [1950] 2:32
  12. Dear John [1951] 2:09
  13. Hey, Good Lookin' [1951] 2:47
  14. Honky Tonk Blues [1952] 1:55
  15. Let The Spirit Descend [1952] 2:07
  16. Cold Cold Heart [1952] 2:33
  17. Baby, We're Really In Love [1952] 1:37
  18. The Old Country Church (With Little Jimmy Dickens) [1952] 2:39
  19. A Tramp On The Street [1949] 3:50
  20. I'll Have A New Body (I'll Have A New Life) [1949] 2:27
  21. I Want To Live And Love (With Audrey Williams) [1949] 2:27
  22. Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies (With Audrey Williams) [1949] 1:50
  23. The Prodigal Son [1949] 3:00
  24. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) (With Anita Carter) [1952] 2:00
  25. The Apology No. 2 [1951] 2:49

Notes

Between 1986 and 1987, Mercury launched its first effort to chronicle Hank Williams' complete recorded works, releasing a series of eight double albums/single CDs which were later collected as a box set. Both the individual compilations and the box set were pulled from the market in the '90s, clearing the way for The Complete Hank Williams, a ten-disc box set which purported to contain all of Williams' recordings. Mercury, however, played it a little loose with their terms, deciding that "complete" covers the studio recordings, demos, and selected live performances, leaving overdubbed tracks and many live cuts (including much of The Health and Happiness Shows, which was released as a separate collection) in the vaults. This is bound to frustrate some collectors, but it makes for a better listen, actually. Instead of piling all the recordings into an impenetrable chronological trawl through Williams' recording life, the compilers logically devoted specific discs to the studio sessions, live cuts, and demos. In particular, the studio discs are quite compelling, but for hardcore fans, the previously unheard live performances (including several songs that Williams only performed in concert) are the real treasures. Then again, only hardcore fans will invest in such a lavish, extensive box set as The Complete Hank Williams, and there's little question that they'll be quite pleased with it.