Ballads of the Hills and Plains explained

Ballads of the Hills and Plains
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hank Williams Jr.
Cover:	Ballads of the Hills and Plains.jpeg
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
Prev Title:	Father & Son
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Blues My Name
Next Year:	1966

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.

Track listing

Side one

1. "The River" (Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery) – 2:53
2. "Doc Holiday" (John Paulovic) – 2:09
3. "Cowpoke" (Stan Jones) – 2:06
4. "Blood's Thicker Than Water" (Danny Dill, Wayne P. Walker) – 2:32
5. "The Blizzard" (Harlan Howard) – 3:24
6. "Stampede" (Jim Dale, Frances Paulin) – 2:40

Side two

1. "The Rainmaker" (Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery) – 2:34
2. "Streets of Laredo" (Traditional) – 4:04
3. "Black Lightning" (Ricky Hester) – 2:56
4. "Big Twenty" (Dillis) – 2:00
5. "The Eyes of Death" (Danny Dill) – 2:42
6. "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

External links

• Hank Williams Jr's Official Website