Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I
Studio album by Hank Wilson
Released	September 1973
Recorded	February 26–28, 1973
Venue	Bradley's Barn,Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Studio	Mixing at Ardent Studios
Genre	Country bluegrass
Length	39:10
Label	Shelter (US) A&M (UK)
Producer	Leon Russell Denny Cordell Audie Ashworth
Hank Wilson chronology
Leon Live (1973) Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I (1973) Stop All That Jazz (1974)

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Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I is an album by singer and songwriterLeon Russell singing as Hank Wilson. The UK edition has a banner printed on the front of the sleeve to the right of Russell's stetson saying "Leon Russell!", presumably as a marketing initiative to promote the album using the strength of Russell's name.

The album was recorded in 1973 atBradley's Barn inMount Juliet, Tennessee. The album was mixed atArdent Studios. The album has classiccountry andbluegrass tunes and was produced byJ. J. Cale, Audie Ashworth, Leon Russell, andDenny Cordell.^[2][3]

Originally released as a vinyl LP,Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I was re-released on CD byDCC Compact Classics in 1990 and again byThe Right Stuff Records in 1996.

Leon Russell was born inOklahoma, had a home inTulsa, and grew up around country and blues music. After making successful rock albums, touring, and releasing the concert albumLeon Live, he returned to his roots under the name of a fictional musical personality: Hank Wilson. Leon Russell and some of his close friends from bothLos Angeles andNashville recorded thehonky tonk songs between February 26 and February 28 in 1973.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

• Leon made a total of four Hank Wilson albums:
  • Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I (1973)
  • Hank Wilson, Vol. II (1984)
  • Legend in My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III (1998)
  • Rhythm & Bluegrass: Hank Wilson, Vol. 4 (2001)
    • In 2009 Leon released the albumBest of Hank Wilson^[11]

Side 1

1. "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Lester Flatt) - 4:25
2. "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee) - 4:28
3. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) - 3:10
4. "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" (Henry Bernard, Morry Burns,Lois Mann, Henry Thurston) - 2:36
5. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) - 2:49
6. "A Six Pack to Go" (Dick Hart, Johnny Lowe, John Lowell,Hank Thompson) - 2:20

Side 2

1. "The Battle of New Orleans" (Jimmie Driftwood) - 2:38
2. "Uncle Pen" (Bill Monroe) - 2:15
3. "Am I That Easy to Forget" (Carl Belew, Shelby Singleton, W. S. Stevenson) - 2:35
4. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Terry Fell) - 2:11
5. "The Window Up Above" (George Jones) - 3:24
6. "Lost Highway" (Leon Payne) - 2:18
7. "Goodnight Irene" (Huddie Ledbetter,John A. Lomax) - 4:01

Bonus tracks

1. "Hey, Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams) - 2:42
2. "In the Jailhouse Now" (Jimmie Rodgers) - 5:19

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• Leon Russell –vocals, producer
• Harold Bradley – bass
• David Briggs – piano, backing vocals
• Jim Buchanan –fiddle
• Billy Byrd – electric guitar
• J.J. Cale – electric guitar, producer
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Curly Chalker – steel guitar
• Dianne Davidson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Drake – steel guitar
• Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Johnny Gimble – fiddle
• Buddy Harman – drums
• Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
• Grady Martin – electric guitar
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica, backing vocals
• Melba Montgomery –backing vocals
• Bob Moore – electric upright bass
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
• Carl Radle – electric bass
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Butch Robins – dobro
• Hal Rugg – steel guitar
• Billy Sanford – high string and rhythm guitar
• Tut Taylor – dobro
• Bobby Thompson –banjo
• Pete Wade – electric guitar
• Chip Young – high string guitar
• Joe Zinkan – electric upright bass
• Joe Mills – engineer
• Audie Ashworth – producer
• Denny Cordell – producer

• 1973 albums
• Leon Russell albums
• Shelter Records albums
• Albums produced by Leon Russell
• Albums produced by Denny Cordell
• Country albums by American artists
• Bluegrass albums

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