Pure Hank

Pure Hank
Pure Hank
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	April 1991
Studio	The Castle, Franklin TN, Digital Recorders, Emerald Sound Studios, Masterfonics Studios, Nashville, TN
Length	37:17
Label	Warner Bros./Curb
Producer	Barry Beckett; Jim Ed Norman; Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Singles from Pure Hank
	"If It Will, It Will"; Released: May 4, 1991;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Pure Hank is the forty-third studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros./Curb Records in April 1991. "If It Will, It Will" and "Angels Are Hard to Find" were released as singles with the former becoming Williams' final top 40 country single, peaking at #26, until the release of "I'm One of You" in 2003. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart^[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

"Angels Are Hard to Find" is a re-recording of a song Hank had released on his 1974 album, Living Proof. This album's version was featured in the 2013 film Gravity. "(I've Got My) Future on Ice" is a Jimmy Martin cover. "Just to Satisfy You" is a cover of a Waylon Jennings song that Waylon released twice in the 1960s and recorded as a #1 duet with Willie Nelson in 1982. "Simple Man" is a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1973 classic from their debut album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If It Will, It Will"	Hank Williams Jr.	3:21
2.	"Angels Are Hard to Find"	Williams	3:23
3.	"Kiss Mother Nature Goodbye"	Roger Murrah, J. B. Rudd	3:44
4.	"(I've Got My) Future on Ice"	Jerry Crutchfield, Edria A. Humphrey	3:04
5.	"Be Careful Who You Love (Arthur's Song)"	Harlan Howard	4:34
6.	"Memphis Belle"	Williams	3:28
7.	"Honky Tonk Train"	Williams	3:31
8.	"Hollywood Honeys"	John Martin, James R. Pulte	2:58
9.	"Just to Satisfy You"	Don Bowman, Waylon Jennings	3:13
10.	"Simple Man"	Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant	6:03

Personnel

Eddie Bayers – drums
Michael Black – background vocals
Kathy Burdick – background vocals
Cami Elen – background vocals
Paul Franklin – dobro
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Mike Haynes – trumpet
Mike Henderson – slide guitar
Bobby Hicks – fiddle
Jim Horn – flute, baritone saxophone
Byron House – programming
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Mike Lawler – synthesizer
Bernie Leadon – mandolin
"Cowboy" Eddie Long – steel guitar
Yvette Marine – background vocals
Carl Marsh – programming
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Kim Morrison – background vocals
Jonell Mosser – background vocals
Don Potter – acoustic guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Matt Rollings – keyboards
Charles Rose – trombone
David Schnaufer – culca, dulcimer
Denis Solee – tenor saxophone
Julie Stevens – background vocals
Harry Stinson – background vocals
Wayne Turner – electric guitar
Hank Williams Jr. – lead vocals
Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals
Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8
U.S. Billboard 200	50

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Ankeny, Jason. "Pure Hank review". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
^ "Pure Hank Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
^ "American album certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – Pure Hank". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

[allmusic-1] Ankeny, Jason. "Pure Hank review". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

[2] "Pure Hank Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

[3] RIAA - Gold & Platinum

[United_StatesHank_Williams,_Jr.Pure_HankalbumCertRef-4] "American album certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – Pure Hank". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Hank Williams Jr.
Studio albums	Hank Williams Jr. Sings the Songs of Hank Williams Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time Rich White Honky Blues
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection
Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Rainin' in My Heart" "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "If It Will, It Will" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)
Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "That Old Wheel" (with Johnny Cash) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)
Family	Hank Williams (father) Audrey Williams (mother) Jett Williams (half-sister) Hank Williams III (son) Holly Williams (daughter) Sam Williams (son) Coleman Williams (grandson)
Related articles	Discography Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story