Smoky the Bar explained

Smoky the Bar
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hank Thompson
Cover:	Smoky the Bar.png
Released:	1969
Genre:	Country
Label:	Dot
Producer:	Joe Allison
Prev Title:	On Tap, in the Can, or in the Bottle
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Hank Thompson Salutes Oklahoma
Next Year:	1970

Smoky the Bar is an album by country music artist Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1969 by Dot Records (catalog no. DLP-25932). Joe Allison was the producer. It is an album of songs related to drinking, partying, and bars.^[1]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.^[2] Reviewer Thom Jurek concluded: "This is one of Thompson's finest works from top to bottom and should be sought out by every fan of great 1960s country music."^[2]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on May 17, 1969, peaked at No. 16, and remained on the chart for a total of 15 weeks.^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Smoky the Bar" (Joe Penix, Hank Thompson) [2:25]
2. "Ace in the Hole" (Hank Thompson, Merle Travis) [2:35]
3. "Let's Get Drunk and Be Somebody" (Hank Thompson) [2:26]
4. "New Records on the Jukebox" (Jet Penix, Hank Thompson) [2:40]
5. "My Rough and Rowdy Ways" (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers) [2:20]
6. "Cocaine Blues"

Side B

1. "I See Them Everywhere" (Hank Thompson) [2:04]
2. "Drunkard's Blues" (Hank Thompson) [3:46]
3. "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (Glenn Sutton) [2:09]
4. "Girl in the Night" (Hank Thompson) [3:05]
5. "Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women" (Eddie Kirk) [2:37]
6. "Pop a Top" (Nat Stuckey) [2:20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hank Thompson And The Brazos Valley Boys - On Tap, in the Can, or in the Bottle. Discogs. December 19, 2020.
2. Web site: Smoky the Bar. AllMusic. December 18, 2020.
3. Book: Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc.. 1997. 174. 0898201241.