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Hank Live

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Hank Live
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 1987 (1987-01)
RecordedJune 28, 1986 (1986-06-28) – September 19, 1986 (1986-09-19)
GenreCountry
Length41:06
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducersBarry Beckett
Jim Ed Norman
Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Montana Cafe
(1986)
Hank Live
(1987)
Born to Boogie
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[1]

Hank Live is a live album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in January 1987. The album reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart[2] and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Intro/Hank Williams, Jr." (Dickey Betts, Bonnie Bramlett) – 0:43
  2. "My Name Is Bocephus" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 3:49
  3. "Workin' for MCA" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant) – 1:20
  4. "I Really Like Girls" (George Thorogood) – 3:42
  5. "If You Don't Like Hank Williams" (Kris Kristofferson) – 2:31
  6. "Sweet Home Alabama" (King, Gary Rossington, Van Zant) – 2:07
  7. "Spoken Intro/La Grange" (Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons) – 8:42
  8. "Medley: Trouble in Mind/Short Haired Woman" (Richard M. Jones) – 5:34
  9. "The Conversation" (Waylon Jennings, Ritchie Albright, Hank Williams Jr.) – 1:49
  10. "Man of Steel" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 1:05
  11. "I'm for Love" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 3:14
  12. "If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" (Billy Maddox, David Moore) – 1:09
  13. "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 2:21
  14. "House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) – 3:21
  15. "The Ride" (J. B. Detterline Jr., Gary Gentry) – 2:41
  16. "A Country Boy Can Survive" (Hank Williams Jr.) – 4:53
  17. "Medley: Family Tradition/Hey Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams Jr.. Hank Williams) – 3:02

Personnel

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  • Ray Barrickman – bass guitar
  • Vernon Derrick – fiddle
  • Billy Earheart – keyboards, piano
  • Merle Kilgore – acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • "Cowboy" Eddie Long – pedal steel guitar
  • Bill Marshall – drums
  • Jerry McKinney – saxophone
  • Lamar Morris – electric guitar
  • Wayne Turner – electric guitar
  • Hank Williams Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals

Chart performance

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 71

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. Allmusic review
  2. allmusic ((( Hank Live > Charts & Awards )))
  3. RIAA - Gold & Platinum[permanent dead link]
  4. "American album certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – Hank Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 2, 2026.