Born to Boogie (album)

Born to Boogie
Studio album by Hank Williams, Jr.
Released	July 1987
Genre	Country
Length	32:24
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Barry Beckett Carl Marsh Jim Ed Norman Hank Williams, Jr.
Hank Williams, Jr. chronology
Hank Live (1987) Born to Boogie (1987) Wild Streak (1988)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Born to Boogie is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in July 1987. The title track, "Heaven Can't Be Found" and "Young Country" were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart^[2] and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[3] Born to Boogie also won the Country Music Association Album of the Year award in 1988.

Track listing

1. "Born to Boogie" (Hank Williams, Jr.) - 2:45
2. "Honky Tonk Women" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 3:04
3. "Young Country" (Williams) - 3:32
   • featuring Butch Baker, Steve Earle, Highway 101, Dana McVicker, Marty Stuart, Keith Whitley, T. Graham Brown
4. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (Dan Baird) - 3:38
5. "Buck Naked" (Williams) - 3:19
6. "Heaven Can't Be Found" (Williams) - 3:14
7. "Thanks a Lot" (Don Sessions, Eddie Miller) - 2:55
8. "What It Boils Down To" (Williams) - 3:16
9. "Shadow Face" (Williams) - 4:21
10. "Practice What I Preach" (Jim Ed Norman, Williams) - 2:41

Personnel

• Barry Beckett – keyboards
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar
• Matt Betton – drums
• Bekka Bramlett – background vocals
• Ben Cauley – trumpet
• John Cowan – background vocals
• Jim Horn – baritone saxophone
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
• Mike Lawler – synthesizer
• "Cowboy" Eddie Long – steel guitar
• Carl Marsh – Fairlight, Fairlight III, programming
• Jerry McKinney – clarinet
• Terry McMillan – harmonica
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Charles Rose – trombone
• James Stroud – drums
• Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
• Wayne Turner – electric guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
• Hank Williams Jr. – lead vocals
• Reggie Young – electric guitar

Additional vocals on "Young Country"

T. Graham Brown, Butch Baker, Steve Earle, Highway 101, Dana McVicker, Marty Stuart, Keith Whitley

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	28

References

1. Allmusic review
2. allmusic ((( Born to Boogie > Charts & Awards )))
3. RIAA - Gold & Platinum