"Half as Much" is an American country song written byCurley Williams in 1951. It was recorded bycountry music singerHank Williams in 1952 and reached number two on theBillboardCountry Singles chart.^[3]

According to the 2004 bookHank Williams: The Biography, Williams was not too enamoured with "Half as Much" and only recorded it at producerFred Rose's insistence.^[4] Williams recorded it at a session atCastle Studio inNashville on August 10, 1951. He was backed byJerry Rivers (fiddle),Don Helms (steel guitar), Sammy Pruett (lead guitar), Howard Watts (bass), probablyJack Shook (rhythm guitar), and eitherOwen Bradley or Fred Rose on piano.^[5] "Half as Much" is notable for being the only Hank Williams recording to feature a solo barroom piano at its conclusion. Two months after Williams recorded "Half as Much," Curly Williams recorded it forColumbia Records, so Rose held back Hank's release until March 28, 1952, to clear the way for Curley's release on November 2, 1951.^[4]

• Also in 1952,Rosemary Clooney recorded a number-one, hit version forTop 40 markets in the US, this version also went to number three in the UK.^[6]
• Patsy Cline (1962),
• Ray Charles (1962)
• Eddy Arnold (1964)
• Sharon Redd (1967)
• Alberto Semprini, piano with rhythm accompaniment recorded it as the second song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 18) - Part 1" along with "Here in My Heart" and "Isle of Innisfree" in London on November 11, 1952. It was released byEMI on theHis Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10385.
• Alma Cogan with orchestra conducted byFrank Cordell recorded it in London on August 1, 1952. It was released byEMI on theHis Master's Voice label as catalog number B-10338.
• George Jones recorded the song for his 1960 LPGeorge Jones Salutes Hank Williams.
• Kitty Wells released the song onDecca in 1960.
• Marty Robbins released a version on Columbia Records.
• Carl Smith recorded the song forHickory.
• Hank Williams steel guitarist Don Helms released an instrumental version in 1962 onSmash Records.
• George Hamilton IV recorded the song onABC Records.
• Don Gibson covered the song forRCA.
• Glen Campbell included it on his 1973 albumI Remember Hank Williams.
• Petula Clark (1974)
• Conway Twitty andLoretta Lynn recorded the song as a duet for their 1988 albumMaking Believe.
• Emmylou Harris (1992)
• Cake (1998)
• Van Morrison (2006)
• Sylver (2010).

• Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1952

• Escott, Colin; Merritt, George; MacEwen, William (2004).Hank Williams: The Biography. New York: Little, Brown.