Born to Boogie (album)
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Born to Boogie is a studio album by American country music
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
It was released by Warner Bros. Records
in July 1987. The title track, "Heaven Can't Be Found" and "Young Country" were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA
. Born to Boogie also won the Country Music Association
Album of the Year award in 1988.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
It was released by Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
in July 1987. The title track, "Heaven Can't Be Found" and "Young Country" were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. Born to Boogie also won the Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
Album of the Year award in 1988.
Track listing
- "Born to BoogieBorn to Boogie (song)"Born to Boogie" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It is the title track and lead single from his 1987 album of the same name. It was a number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.-Chart performance:...
" (Hank Williams, Jr.) - 2:45 - "Honky Tonk WomenHonky Tonk Women"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Released as a single on 4 July 1969 in the UK and a week later in the US, it topped the charts in both nations.-Inspiration and Recording:...
" (Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
) - 3:04 - "Young CountryYoung Country"Young Country" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It features guest vocals from Butch Baker, Steve Earle, Highway 101, Dana McVicker, Marty Stuart, Keith Whitley, T. Graham Brown. It was released in February 1988 as the third and final single...
" (Williams) - 3:32- featuring Butch BakerButch BakerButch Baker is an American country music artist. He recorded for Mercury Records in the late 1980s, releasing multiple singles between 1984 and 1990, as well as the album We Will. His highest-peaking single, "That's What Her Memory Is For", peaked at #41 on the U.S. country charts in...
, Steve EarleSteve EarleStephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....
, Highway 101Highway 101 (band)Highway 101 is an American country music band founded by Paulette Carlson , Jack Daniels , Curtis Stone and Scott "Cactus" Moser . With Carlson as lead vocalist, the band recorded three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville and charted ten consecutive Top Ten hits on the Hot Country Songs...
, Dana McVickerDana McVickerDana McVicker is an American country music artist. She recorded for Capitol Records Nashville in 1988, releasing a self-titled album and charting four singles on the U.S. country charts. McVicker was also nominated for Best New Female Artist at the 1988 Academy of Country Music awards, losing to...
, Marty StuartMarty StuartJohn Martin "Marty" Stuart is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music...
, Keith WhitleyKeith WhitleyJackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...
, T. Graham BrownT. Graham BrownAnthony "T." Graham Brown is an American country music artist. Active since 1986, Brown has recorded a total of thirteen studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
- featuring Butch Baker
- "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (Dan BairdDan BairdDaniel "Dan" John Baird was born in San Diego, California and is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist from the chart-topping 80s rock band The Georgia Satellites. Baird formed The Georgia Satellites in 1980 and left the band...
) - 3:38 - "Buck Naked" (Williams) - 3:19
- "Heaven Can't Be FoundHeaven Can't Be Found"Heaven Can't Be Found" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in October 1987 as was the second single from the album Born to Boogie. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Williams) - 3:14 - "Thanks a Lot" (Don Sessions, Eddie MillerEddie Miller (songwriter)Edward Monroe "Eddie" Miller was an American songwriter, in the country music genre.He was born in Camargo, Oklahoma and worked as a locomotive engineer before becoming a songwriter...
) - 2:55 - "What It Boils Down To" (Williams) - 3:16
- "Shadow Face" (Williams) - 4:21
- "Practice What I Preach" (Jim Ed Norman, Williams) - 2:41
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 28 |