Montana Cafe is the thirty-ninth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner / Curb in July 1986. "Country State of Mind," "Mind Your Own Business" and "When Something Is Good (Why Does It Change)" were released as singles. The album reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.[3]
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| Released | July 1986 | |||
| Length | 34:45 | |||
| Label | Warner / Curb | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett Jim Ed Norman Hank Williams Jr. | |||
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| Singles from Montana Cafe | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Country State of Mind"" | Hank Williams Jr., Roger Alan Wade | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Montana Cafe" | Williams Jr. | 4:13 |
| 3. | "My Girl Don't Like My Cowboy Hat" | Williams Jr. | 2:14 |
| 4. | "When Something Is Good (Why Does It Change)" | Williams Jr. | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Medley: Harvest Moon/St. Louis Blues" | Frank E. Tours, W. C. Handy | 5:01 |
| 6. | "You Can't Judge a Book (By Looking at the Cover)" (duet with Huey Lewis) | Willie Dixon | 4:00 |
| 7. | "My Name Is Bocephus" | Williams Jr. | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Loving Instructor" | Williams Jr. | 2:44 |
| 9. | "Fat Friends" | Paul Hatfield, Eddie Long, Bill Marshall, Williams Jr. | 2:02 |
| 10. | "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) | Hank Williams | 2:27 |
Personnel
edit- Hank Williams Jr. – lead vocals
- Huey Lewis – duet vocals on "You Can't Judge a Book (By Looking at the Cover)"
- Reba McEntire – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
- Tom Petty – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
- Reverend Ike – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
- Willie Nelson – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Paul Worley – electric guitar
- Dickey Betts – electric guitar, slide guitar, background vocals
- Thunderhead Hawkins - electric guitar
- Lamar Morris – electric guitar
- Dino Bradley – electric guitar
- Wayne Turner – electric guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Henry Strzelecki – bass fiddle
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Matt Betton – drums
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Herbert Bruce – trombone
- Ray Carroll – trumpet
- June Carter Cash – autoharp
- Ben Cauley – trumpet
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – mandolin
- Ike Harris – tuba
- Jim Horn – baritone saxophone
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Mike Lawler – synthesizer
- "Cowboy" Eddie Long – steel guitar
- Jerry McKinney – tenor saxophone
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle
- Charles Rose – trombone
- Raul Ross – clarinet
- Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
Charts
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References
edit- ^ Campbell, Al. Montana Cafe review at AllMusic
- ^ allmusic ((( Montana Cafe > Charts & Awards )))
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
- ^ "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.