Another budget compilation in MCA's Hip-O line, this brings together 14 hard-stompin' favorites from country music's elite. Kicking off with
Hank Williams, Jr.'s anthemic "Born to Boogie," the twang is turned up to full blast on
Steve Earle's "Guitar Town" and
the Mavericks' "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down." Tracks include two number one hits, the aforementioned
Hank Jr. hit and
Mark Chesnutt's "It's a Little Too Late" and Top Ten favorites from
Marty Stuart ("Honky Tonk Crowd"),
Waylon Jennings ("Honky Tonk Heroes"),
George Jones ("Honky Tonk Song") and the Iguanas' "My Girlfriend Is a Waitress." The Cajun quotient in country music is also represented here with
Jo-El Sonnier's "All American Saturday Night" and
Joe Ely's roadhouse rendition of
Hank Sr.'s "Honky Tonkin'." Selections from
Lee Roy Parnell ("Oughta Be a Law"),
Marty Brown ("Don't Worry Baby'),
Delbert McClinton ("Before You Accuse Me") and
Pirates of the Mississippi ("Honky Tonk Blues") complete the collection.
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Cub Koda, Rovi