Montana Cafeis the thirty-ninth studio album by American musicianHank 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 theTop Country Albumschart[2]and has been certified Gold by theRIAA.[3]
| Montana Cafe | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | July 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country,Blues,Outlaw country | |||
| Length | 34:45 | |||
| Label | Warner / Curb | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett Jim Ed Norman Hank Williams Jr. | |||
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| SinglesfromMontana Cafe | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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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 withHuey 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"(withReba McEntire,Tom Petty,Reverend IkeandWillie 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 CafereviewatAllMusic
- ^allmusic ((( Montana Cafe > Charts & Awards )))
- ^RIAA - Gold & Platinum
- ^"Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Billboard200) ".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.Archivedfrom the original on September 6, 2015.RetrievedJune 5,2021.
- ^"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on September 6, 2015.RetrievedJune 5,2021.