Hank Thompson at the Golden Nugget explained

Hank Thompson at the Golden Nugget
Type:	live
Artist:	Hank Thompson
Cover:	Hank Thompson at the Golden Nugget.png
Released:	October 1961
Genre:	Country
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Ken Nelson
Prev Title:	An Old Love Affair
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	The No. 1 Country & Western Band
Next Year:	1962

Hank Thompson at the Golden Nugget is a live album by country music artist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in October 1961 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1632). Ken Nelson was the producer.^[1]

In the annual poll by Billboard magazine of country music disc jockeys, Hank Thompson at the Golden Nugget ranked as the No. 4 album of 1962.^[2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of five stars.^[3] Reviewer Bruce Eder opined that it was "arguably Hank Thompson's best album, representing his amalgam of honky tonk and Western swing better than almost any other long player of its era."^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Honky Tonk Girl"
2. "I Guess I'm Getting Over You"
3. "I'll Step Aside"
4. "Orange Blossom"
5. "I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love"
6. "John Henry"

Side B

1. "Nine Pound Hammer"
2. "She's Just a Whole Lot Like You"
3. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You"
4. "Steel Guitar Rag"
5. "Just One Step Away"
6. "Lost Highway"
7. "A Six Pack to Go"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hank Thompson - Hank Thompson at the Golden Nugget. Discogs. December 19, 2020.
2. News: Favorite Country Music LP's. The Billboard. November 10, 1962. 22.
3. Web site: At the Golden Nugget. AllMusic. December 18, 2020.