Crazy Heart (Hank Williams song)

"Crazy Heart" is a song by Hank Williams. It was written by Fred Rose and Maurice Murray and reached number four in the record chart for Williams in 1951. It was recorded at Castle Studio in Nashville on July 25, 1951 with Fred Rose producing and backing from Don Helms (steel guitar), Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Sammy Pruett (lead guitar), Howard Watts (bass) and probably Jack Shook (rhythm guitar).[1]

"Crazy Heart"
Single by Hank Williams
A-side"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"
ReleasedSeptember 1951 (1951-09)
RecordedJuly 25, 1951
StudioCastle, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:27
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Maurice Murray, Fred Rose
Producer(s)Fred Rose
Hank Williams singles chronology
"Cold, Cold Heart'"
(1951)
"Crazy Heart"
(1951)
"Baby, We're Really in Love"
(1951)

It was one of Williams least commercially successful singles of the period, only spending two weeks on the chart, although Guy Lombardo dented the Top 20 with it, underscoring that the song was better suited to a palm court orchestra than Hank Williams.[2]

Cover versions

References

  1. Escott, Colin (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. Back Bay. p. 345. ISBN 0-316-73497-7.
  2. Escott, Colin (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. Back Bay. p. 178. ISBN 0-316-73497-7.
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