Thompson,Hank Collection 1946-62 CD

Hank Thompson was one of the most important personalities in country music across several decades, keeping alive the spirit of western swing and the hillbilly roots of country music, performing with his highly-rated band The Brazos Valley Boys, while subsuming it into the honky-tonk style which characterised much of the successful and popular country music of this era. He was also a versatile vocal stylist, his hits including romantic ballads as well as his trademark swinging hardcore honky-tonk. He was a prolific hit-maker, and during the fifteen years or so covered by this collection had no less than 46 country hits, all of which are included in this great-value 57-track 2-CD collection. Those hits included the country No. 1s "Wild Side Of Life, "Rub-A-Dub" and "Wake Up, Irene", plus twenty other Top 10 hits in the country charts. As well as featuring his hits for his primary record label, Capitol, this anthology also includes recordings from his early career on the small Blue Bonnet and Globe labels in 1946. It's an entertaining showcase for one of country music's most distinctive stylists of the post-war decades, and a comprehensive overview of the music which made him a fixture in the country charts through the 1950s

1. A Lonely Heart Knows 2. My Starry-Eyed Texas Girl 3. California Women 4. What Are We Gonne Do About the Moonlight 5. Humpty Dumpty Heart 6. Don't Flirt with Me 7. Yesterday's Mail 8. Green Light 9. I Find You Cheatin' on Me 10. You Broke My Heart (In Little Bitty Pieces) 11. Whoa Sailor 12. Swing Wide Your Gate of Love 13. Soft Lips 14. The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder 15. Give a Little, Take a Little 16. Take a Look at This Broken Heart of Mine 17. A Broken Heart and a Glass of Beer 18. New Rovin' Gambler 19. The Wild Side of Life 20. Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart 21. The New Wears Off Too Fast 22. You're Walking on My Heart 23. No Help Wanted 24. Rub-A-Dub-Dub 25. Yesterday's Girl 26. Wake Up Irene 27. A Fooler, a Faker 28. Breakin' the Rules 29. We've Gone Too Far 30. Honky Tonk Girl 31. The New Green Light 32. If Lovin' You Is Wrong 33. Annie Over 34. Wildwood Flower 35. Breakin' in Another Heart 36. Most of All 37. Don't Take It Out on Me 38. Honey Honey Bee Ball 39. The Blackboard of My Heart 40. I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt 41. Rockin' in the Congo 42. I Was the First One 43. Tears Are Only Rain 44. How Do You Hold a Memory 45. Squaws Along the Yukon 46. I've Run Out of Tomorrows 47. You're Going Back to Your Old Ways Again 48. Anybody's Girl 49. Total Strangers 50. I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love 51. A Six Pack to Go 52. She's a Whole Lot Like You 53. Oklahoma Hills 54. Teach Me How to Lie 55. Hangover Tavern 56. That's the Recipe for a Heartache 57. How Many Teardrops Will It Take