Five-O (album)
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Five-O is a studio album by American country music
artist Hank Williams, Jr.
It was released by Warner Bros. Records
in May 1985. "I'm for Love," "This Ain't Dallas" and "Ain't Misbehavin'" were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA
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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 May 1985. "I'm for Love," "This Ain't Dallas" and "Ain't Misbehavin'" were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold 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...
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Track listing
- "I'm for Love" (Hank Williams, Jr.) - 2:57
- "I Really Like Girls" (George ThorogoodGeorge ThorogoodGeorge Thorogood is an American blues rock vocalist/guitarist from Wilmington, Delaware, United States, known for his hit song "Bad to the Bone" as well as for covers of blues standards such as Hank Williams' "Move It On Over" and John Lee Hooker's "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One...
) - 2:43 - "The Nashville Scene" (Williams, Tony Stampley, Buck Moore) - 2:56
- "Ain't Misbehavin'Ain't Misbehavin' (song)"Ain't Misbehavin" is a 1929 song written by Thomas "Fats" Waller, Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf . Waller recorded the original version that year for Victor Records and also later performed the song in the 1943 film Stormy Weather. It was used in the off-broadway musical Connie's Hot Chocolates...
" (Fats WallerFats WallerFats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
, Andy Razaf, Harry BrooksHarry Brooks (composer)Harry Brooks was an American writer of popular songs, jazz pianist and composer in the 1920s through the early 1950s....
) - 4:35 - "Something to Believe In" (Williams) - 4:09
- "Lawyers, Guns and MoneyLawyers, Guns and Money"Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a song by Warren Zevon, the closing track on his 1978 album Excitable Boy.The lyrics describe going home with a waitress who is "with the Russians too". The narrative goes on to speak of "gambling in Havana", with the request that "Dad" send "lawyers, guns and money "...
" (Warren ZevonWarren ZevonWarren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
) - 3:11 - "This Ain't DallasThis Ain't Dallas"This Ain't Dallas" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released in September 1985 as the second single from the album Five-O. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
" (Williams) - 2:44 - "I've Been Around" (Williams) - 3:15
- "New Orleans" (Joseph Royster, Frank GuidaFrank GuidaFrank Guida was a Sicilian-American songwriter and music producer credited with discovering Gary U.S. Bonds, whose hits, including "New Orleans" and "Quarter to Three", he produced. He was also a songwriter for Leroy Toombs...
) - 3:28 - "Outlaw's Rewards" (Williams) - 5:41
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 72 |