Smoky the Bar is an album by country music artist Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1969 by Dot Records (catalog no. DLP-25932). Joe Allison was the producer. It is an album of songs related to drinking, partying, and bars.[1][2]
Smoky the Bar | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Dot | |||
Producer | Joe Allison | |||
Hank Thompson chronology | ||||
|
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.[2] Reviewer Thom Jurek concluded: "This is one of Thompson's finest works from top to bottom and should be sought out by every fan of great 1960s country music."[2]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on May 17, 1969, peaked at No. 16, and remained on the chart for a total of 15 weeks.[3]
Track listing
editSide A
- "Smoky the Bar" (Joe Penix, Hank Thompson) [2:25]
- "Ace in the Hole" (Hank Thompson, Merle Travis) [2:35]
- "Let's Get Drunk and Be Somebody" (Hank Thompson) [2:26]
- "New Records on the Jukebox" (Jet Penix, Hank Thompson) [2:40]
- "My Rough and Rowdy Ways" (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers) [2:20]
- "Cocaine Blues"
Side B
- "I See Them Everywhere" (Hank Thompson) [2:04]
- "Drunkard's Blues" (Hank Thompson) [3:46]
- "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (Glenn Sutton) [2:09]
- "Girl in the Night" (Hank Thompson) [3:05]
- "Bright Lights and Blonde Haired Women" (Eddie Kirk) [2:37]
- "Pop a Top" (Nat Stuckey) [2:20]
References
edit- ^ "Hank Thompson And The Brazos Valley Boys - On Tap, in the Can, or in the Bottle". Discogs. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Smoky the Bar". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 174. ISBN 0898201241.