Ballads of the Hills and Plains

Ballads of the Hills and Plains
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	September 1965
Recorded	July 1965; Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Genre	Country
Label	MGM
Producer	Jim Vienneau
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Father & Son (1965)Father & Son1965 Ballads of the Hills and Plains (1965) Blues My Name (1966)Blues My Name1966

Ballads of the Hills and Plains is an album by American country music singer and songwriter 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" (Tillman Franks, David Houston) – 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. & 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