| Half as Much | |
| Published: | Acuff-Rose Publications[1] |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys |
| B-Side: | Let's Turn Back the Years |
| Recorded: | [2] |
| Studio: | Castle Studio, Nashville |
| Genre: | Country & Western, Honky-tonk, Country blues |
| Label: | MGM |
| Producer: | Fred Rose |
| Prev Title: | Honky Tonk Blues |
| Prev Year: | 1952 |
| Next Title: | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
| Half as Much | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Rosemary Clooney |
| B-Side: | Poor Whip-Poor-Will (Move Over, Move Over) |
| Genre: | Traditional pop |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Percy Faith |
| Prev Title: | Tenderly |
| Prev Year: | 1952 |
| Next Title: | Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
"Half as Much" is an American pop standard song written by Curley Williams in 1951. It was recorded by country music singer Hank Williams in 1952 and reached number two on the Billboard Country Singles chart.[3]
According to the 2004 book Hank Williams: The Biography, Williams was not too enamoured with "Half as Much" and only recorded it at producer Fred Rose's insistence. Williams recorded it at a session at Castle Studio in Nashville on August 10, 1951. He was backed by Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), Sammy Pruett (lead guitar), Howard Watts (bass), probably Jack Shook (rhythm guitar), and either Owen Bradley or Fred Rose on piano. "Half as Much" is notable for being the only Hank Williams recording to feature a solo barroom piano at its conclusion. Two months after Williams recorded "Half as Much," Curly Williams recorded it for Columbia Records, so Rose held back Hank's release until March 28, 1952, to clear the way for Curley's release on November 2, 1951.
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Billboard Pop Singles |
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| 1952 | UK Singles Chart |
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