Hank Williams - Greatest Hits [1990] (CD)

All Music Guide

This set coming along as it did fairly early in the CD era, provides a very solid look at the genius of Hank Williams and is a fine place to start for anyone looking for an introduction. The price it right, sound is ok, and it has pretty much all of the =most important material, and some curiosities as well. Arguably there are omissions, but that would be true in any singe CD overview. In this case, Williams' first single, "Six More Miles To The Graveyard," would have been a far better choice than say, "MY Heart Would Know. IN addition to the songs themselves is the sheer marvel at he songs1Williams wrote all but 18 of these, cowrote one and covered one All; this from a man barely into his 20s, and what we have here are merely the singles. This one has the poetry, the easy southern swing and proto rockabilly and hillbilly boogie ("Move It One Over" is one such example), and the magic of the voice itself for a fine price. This is a great purchase.

- Thom Jurek, All Music Guide