Hey Good Lookin' (song)
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“Hey Good Lookin'” | |||||
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Single by Hank Williams from the album Memorial Album |
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Released | 1951 | ||||
Genre | Country | ||||
Length | 2:35 | ||||
Label | MGM | ||||
Writer(s) | Hank Williams | ||||
Producer | Jim Vienneau | ||||
Hank Williams singles chronology | |||||
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"Hey Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.[1] The song ranked #19 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music in 2003.
[edit] Selective list of recorded versions
- 1951 Hank Williams, the country original
- 1951 Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine, US top ten pop hit duet
- 1957 Johnny Cash, released on his 1960 Sings Hank Williams album
- 1962 Ray Charles, on his album New Sounds in Country and Western Music
- 1974 Elvin Bishop, on his album Let It Flow
- 1975 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, on their album Symphonion Dream
- 1992 The Mavericks on their self-titled debut album; #74 US Country
- 1993 C. C. DeVille of Poison with Spike from the Quireboys for the soundtrack for the film Son in Law
“Hey Good Lookin'” | ||
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Single by Jimmy Buffett featuring Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait from the album License to Chill |
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Released | 2004 | |
Genre | Country | |
Length | 3:03 | |
Label | Mailboat/RCA | |
Writer(s) | Hank Williams | |
Producer | Mac McAnally, Michael Utley | |
Jimmy Buffett chronology | ||
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (2003) |
"Hey Good Lookin'" (2004) |
"Trip Around the Sun" (2004) |
Clint Black chronology | ||
"The Boogie Man" (2003) |
"Hey Good Lookin'" (2004) |
"My Imagination" (2004) |
Kenny Chesney chronology | ||
"When the Sun Goes Down" (2004) |
"Hey Good Lookin'" (2004) |
"I Go Back" (2004) |
Alan Jackson chronology | ||
"Remember When" (2003) |
"Hey Good Lookin'" (2004) |
"Too Much of a Good Thing" (2004) |
Toby Keith chronology | ||
"Whiskey Girl" (2004) |
"Hey Good Lookin'" (2004) |
"Stays in Mexico" (2004) |
George Strait chronology | ||
"Desperately" (2004) |
"Hey Good Lookin'" (2004) |
"I Hate Everything" (2004) |
[edit] Jimmy Buffett version
In 2004, Jimmy Buffett recorded a version for his License to Chill album. Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait were all featured on this rendition, which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 2004. It was also the last Top Ten country hit for both Buffett and Black.
[edit] Footnotes
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