High Notes

High Notes
Studio album by Hank Williams, Jr.
Released	April 1982 (1982-04)
Genre	Country
Length	29:12
Label	Elektra/Curb
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Hank Williams, Jr. chronology
The Pressure Is On (1981) High Notes (1982) Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits (1982)

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High Notes is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in April 1982, making it Williams' eighth studio album for Elektra/Curb and his ninth overall for the label. While not as successful or acclaimed as some of Williams' more recent recordings, High Notes was still a commercial success. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart^[2] and was certified Gold by the RIAA, becoming Williams' seventh album to do so.^[3] The album also generated two hit singles, "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" and "Honky Tonkin'". "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart while "Honky Tonkin'", a song that was originally a number 14 hit written and performed by his father, Hank, Sr., became Hank, Jr.'s sixth Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[4]

Track listing

1. "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" (Bill Maddox, David Moore) – 2:43
2. "Whiskey on Ice" (Bobby Keel, Tony Stampley, Hank Williams, Jr.) – 2:40
3. "High and Pressurized" (Hank Williams Jr./Merle Kilgore) – 2:22
4. "I Can't Change My Tune" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 3:12
5. "The South's Gonna Rattle Again" (Wild Bill Emerson/Jody Emerson/Vince Emerson) – 3:26
6. "Ain't Makin' No Headlines (Here Without You)" (Jessi Colter, Basil McDavid) – 3:02
7. "I've Been Down" (Bobby Keel, Tony Stampley, Hank Williams Jr.) – 3:39
8. "If You Wanna Get to Heaven" (Steve Cash, John Dillon) – 2:19
9. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:27
10. "Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams Sr.) – 2:14

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