1995 studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Hog Wild Released January 24, 1995 (1995-01-24 ) Studio Mid Town Studios, Tone and Volume Studios, Treasure Isle Studios Genre Country Length 38 :41 Label Curb Records Producer Chuck Howard, Hank Williams Jr.
Hog Wild is an album by the American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. [ 1] [ 2] It was released on January 24, 1995 by Curb Records .[ 3] Williams supported the album with a North American tour.[ 4]
Production
The album was produced by Chuck Howard and Williams.[ 5] Williams wrote or cowrote six of the 10 songs.[ 6]
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly called the album "lame," noting that "Junior salutes the girls of Daytona Beach and makes pig calls on the title song."[ 9] The Calgary Herald dismissed it as "two-bit rock 'n' roll."[ 8]
The Ottawa Citizen wrote that "Williams's two biker tunes, 'Hog Wild' and 'Iron Horse', both have a spirited kind of energy."[ 11] The Indianapolis Star concluded that "'Daytona Nights' and 'It's a Start' are sure to appeal to women who don't mind being bedded, then stalked."[ 10]
Track listing
"Hog Wild – 3:31 (Hank Williams Jr., Rick Arnold)
"I Ain't Goin' Peacefully" – 3:02 (Williams Jr.)
"Between Heaven and Hell" – 3:22 (Tommy Barnes)
"Iron Horse" – 3:43 (Williams Jr.)
"Daytona Nights" – 4:19 (Williams Jr.)
"Tobacco Road " – 4:11 (John D. Loudermilk )
"It's a Start" – 2:59 (Danny Bear Mayo, Bob Regan)
"Greeted in Enid" – 2:46 (Williams Jr.)
"Eyes of Waylon" – 6:16 (Williams Jr.)
"Wild Thing " – 7:35 (Chip Taylor)
Personnel
Chart (1995)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
14
U.S. Billboard 200[ 12]
91
References
^ Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (July 14, 2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia . Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-26487-1 – via Google Books.
^ Lasswell, Mark (February 13, 1995). "Picks & pans — Hog Wild by Hank Williams Jr". People . 43 (6): 31.
^ Dicaire, David (November 21, 2014). The New Generation of Country Music Stars: Biographies of 50 Artists Born After 1940 . McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8559-8 – via Google Books.
^ Surkamp, David (March 26, 1995). "FOX FANS GO 'HOG WILD' FOR HANK JR". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. 3D.
^ "Country: Hog Wild by Hank Williams Jr". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 12. March 25, 1995. p. 57.
^ McDonald, Sam (June 9, 1995). "HOG WILD HANK". InRoads. Daily Press . Newport News. p. 12.
^ "Hog Wild - Hank Williams, Jr. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ a b Muretich, James (March 29, 1995). "Hank Williams Jr.: Hog Wild". Calgary Herald . p. D3.
^ a b "Hog Wild" . EW.com .
^ a b Hawn, John (January 27, 1995). "Williams goes 'Hog Wild' with 'redneck' stereotypes". The Indianapolis Star . p. D9.
^ Beyer, Susan (April 15, 1995). "Hank Williams, Jr. Hog Wild". Ottawa Citizen . p. D3.
^ "Hank Williams Jr" . Billboard .
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