Rowdy (Hank Williams Jr. album)

Rowdy
Rowdy
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	January 1981
Genre	Country
Length	29:11
Label	Elektra/Curb
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Singles from Rowdy
	"Texas Women"; Released: February 7, 1981; "Dixie on My Mind"; Released: May 30, 1981;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Rowdy is a studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in January 1981. "Texas Women" and "Dixie on My Mind" were released as singles, both peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart^[3] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dixie on My Mind"	Hank Williams Jr.	2:37
2.	"Texas Women"	Williams	2:29
3.	"You Can't Find Many Kissers"	Williams	2:36
4.	"Give a Damn"	Williams	2:34
5.	"Ain't Much More"	Williams	2:30
6.	"Ramblin' Man"	Williams	3:36
7.	"I Got a Right to Be Wrong"	Dickey Betts	3:08
8.	"Footlights"	Merle Haggard	3:54
9.	"Tennessee River"	Randy Owen	3:06
10.	"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"	Waylon Jennings	3:05

Personnel

12-String Acoustic Guitar: Bobby Thompson
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby Thompson, Jon Goin, Hank Williams Jr.
Banjo: Bobby Thompson
Bass guitar: Joe Osborn, Stephen Schaffer on "Ramblin' Man"
Congas: Larrie Londin
Dobro: Hank Williams Jr.
Drums: Larrie Londin
Electric guitar: Fred Newell, Jon Goin, Reggie Young
Fiddle: Jerry Rivers, Lisa Silver
Harmonica: Terry McMillan
Horns: Irv Kane, John Gore, Terry Mead
Lead Vocals: Hank Williams Jr.
Keyboards: Alan Moore, Larry Knechtel
Mandolin: Kieran Kane
Marimba: Farrell Morris
Organ: Alan Moore
Steel Guitar: "Cowboy" Eddie Long
Tambourine: Farrell Morris

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	20
US Billboard 200^[5]	82
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	12
Chart (1982)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	33

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Rowdy review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 768.
^ "Rowdy Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
^ "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William. "Rowdy review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2011.

[RS-2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 768.

[3] "Rowdy Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2011.

[4] RIAA - Gold & Platinum

[ac_Billboard200_Hank_Williams_Jr.-5] "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Hank_Williams_Jr.-6] "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[7] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[8] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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Studio albums	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) Coleman Williams (grandson)
Related articles	Discography Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story