You Win Again (Hank Williams song)
"You Win Again" is a 1952 song by Hank Williams. In style, the song is a blues ballad and deals with the singer's dispair with his partner. "You Win Again" would peak at number ten on the Most Played in C&W Juke Boxes chart, where it remained for a single week [1].
Cover versions
- Late in 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis released the song as the B-side to "Great Balls of Fire", his version of the song peaked at number four on the country chart.
- Johnny Cash recorded this song May 13, 1958; released through Sun Studio.
- The song appears on the 1962 Ray Charles album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music."
- On October 25, 1958, Gene Vincent recorded this song on his album "Live At Town Party Hall".
- Wanda Jackson recorded this song in 1966 on Capitol Records.
- Gram Parsons with members of the Flying Burrito Brothers performed this song at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco in 1969 (on YouTube video).
- The Grateful Dead played the song numerous times on tour during 1971 & 1972. A live version recorded May 24, 1972 at Lyceum Theatre, London appears on the album "Europe 72".
- In 1980, Charley Pride had his twenty-fourth number one country hit with his version [2].
- Mike Ness released this song on his album "Cheating At Solitaire" in 1999 on Time Bomb Recordings. He has played this song numerous times with is Social Distortion Punk-Rock Band.
- Keith Richards covered this song for the "Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute" album, which won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
- In 2005, Martina McBride covered the song for her album Timeless.
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 387.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 277.