Golden Country Hits (Hank Thompson album) explained

Golden Country Hits
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hank Thompson
Cover:	Golden Country Hits (Hank Thompson album).png
Released:	1964
Genre:	Country
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Ken Nelson
Prev Title:	At the State Fair of Texas
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	It's Christmas Time with Hank Thompson
Next Year:	1964

Golden Country Hits is an album by country music artist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1964 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-2089). Ken Nelson was the producer.^[1]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on August 8, 1964, peaked at No. 6, and remained on the chart for a total of 16 weeks.^[2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars.^[3] One of Thompson's final albums for Capitol, reviewer Bruce Eder wrote that Thompson and his band "go out in style."^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "San Antonio Rose"
2. "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down"
3. "The Wild Side of Life"
4. "Shot-gun Boogie"
5. "Back Street Affair"
6. "Detour"

Side B

1. "Wabash Cannon Ball"
2. "You Nearly Lose Your Mind"
3. "Yesterday's Girl"
4. "I'll Keep on Loving You"
5. "I Don't Hurt Anymore"
6. "Beer Barrel Polka"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hank Thompson - Golden Country Hits. Discogs. December 19, 2020.
2. Book: Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc.. 1997. 174. 0898201241.
3. Web site: Golden Country Hits. AllMusic. December 18, 2020.