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 despair 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 Hall Party."
• In 1960, Mark Dinning covered the song on his "Teen Angel" album. It was also released as the B-side to his "A Star Is Born (A Love Has Died)" single that same year.
• Wanda Jackson recorded this song in 1966 on Capitol Records.
• In 1967, Bob Dylan and The Band recorded the song and released it in 2014 on their album The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.
• 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 Social Distortion.
• 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

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics