Ballads of the Hills and Plains

Ballads of the Hills and Plains
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
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
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Father & Son (1965) Ballads of the Hills and Plains (1965) Blues My Name (1966)

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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