The MGM Sound Track Album Hank Williams' Life Story: The MGM Film Your Cheatin' Heart Sung by Hank Williams Jr. (or, simply, Your Cheatin' Heart) is the second studio album and a soundtrack album by American artist Hank Williams Jr.
Contents
Background
Your Cheatin' Heart is the soundtrack to the 1964 biopic of the same name of Hank Williams Sr. The original plan was to have the actor who played Williams Sr., George Hamilton, supply the vocals. After Williams Jr.'s mother and Williams Sr.'s late wife, Audrey Williams, took Williams Jr. to a studio in Nashville and recorded a few songs, she played the tapes for executives at MGM Records, who loved the tape and opted to use him for the vocals.
Reception
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, citing Williams Jr. as doing "a credible job, sounding older and more polished than you'd expect, considering his tender age." Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times gave the album two out of four stars, praising Williams Jr. for sounding similar to his father.
Track listing
All tracks written by Hank Williams, with additional co-writers as noted.
Side one
"Your Cheatin' Heart" – 2:04
"Hey, Good Lookin'" – 1:38
"I Saw the Light" – 1:22
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" – 1:55 (Moon Mullican)
"Ramblin' Man" – 1:20
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" – 2:12
Side two
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" – 1:28 (Mullican)
"Cold, Cold Heart" – 2:17
"Kaw-Liga" – 1:05 (Fred Rose)
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" – 1:58
"Hey, Good Lookin'" – 2:41
"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" – 1:45
"You Win Again" – 2:02
Personnel
Hank Williams Jr. - vocals
The Jordanaires - backing vocals
Bob Moore - bass
Buddy Harman - drums
Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton, Jerry Kennedy, Grady Martin - guitar
Bill Pursell, Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
Pete Drake - steel guitar
Technical
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Frederick Karger – supervision