The Pressure Is On

Studio album by Hank Williams, Jr.

Released

August 1981

Genre

Country

Length

33:59

Hank Williams, Jr. chronology

Rowdy
(1981)

The Pressure Is On
(1981)

High Notes
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Pressure Is On is a studio album by American country music artist Hank Williams, Jr.. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in August 1981 and was Williams' seventh studio album on the Elektra/Curb label.

Critical and commercial success

The Pressure Is On was Williams' fifth consecutive Top 10 album for Curb, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[2] Two songs, "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" and A Country Boy Can Survive" were released as singles, with "All My Rowdy Friends" peaking at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs & Tracks chart, giving Williams his fifth career Number One single, while "A Country Boy Can Survive" peaked at number 2. They have become signature songs for Williams and remain among the most popular of his career. The album and singles were well received by critics, earning Williams an Academy of Country Music nomination for Top Male Vocalist. It was also a major commercial success for Williams and was certified Platinum by the RIAA, making it Williams' sixth album to be certified Gold and his second to be certified Platinum.^[3]

Track listing

"A Country Boy Can Survive" (Hank Williams, Jr.) – 4:16
"The Coalition to Ban Coalitions" (Williams, Jr.) – 2:10
"Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood) – 3:27
"Ramblin' in My Shoes" (Bill Emerson, Vince Emerson) – 3:13 [featuring Boxcar Willie]
"The Pressure Is On" (Williams, Jr.) – 4:13
"All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" (Williams, Jr.) – 3:58
"I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)" (Williams) – 2:41 [featuring George Jones]
"Weatherman" (Williams, Jr.) – 3:39
"Everytime I Hear That Song" (Williams, Jr.) – 3:15
"Ballad of Hank Williams" (Don Helms) – 3:21 [featuring Don Helms]

Personnel

Acoustic Guitar: Kenny Bell, Bobby Thompson, Hank Williams Jr., Paul Worley
Electric Guitar: Reggie Young, Billy Walker
Drums: James Stroud
Steel Guitar: "Cowboy" Eddie Long, Sonny Garrish
Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn, Bob Wray
Piano: Larry Knechtel, Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Organ: Mike Lawler
Synthesizer: Tony Migliore
Mandolin: Vernon Derrick, Kieran Kane
Fiddle: Lisa Silver, Vernon Derrick
Viola: Buddy Spicher
Dobro: Mike Auldridge, Hank Williams, Jr.
Horns: Irve Kane (trombone), Terry Mead (trumpet), Jerry Vinett (clarinet)
Banjo: Bobby Thompson
Train Whistle: Boxcar Willie
Harmonica: Terry McMillan
Sitar: Reggie Young
Lead Vocals: Hank Williams Jr.
Guest Duck: Mack Vickery

Production

Produced by Jimmy Bowen
Recorded at Sounds Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Engineered by Ron Treat, Jimmy Bowen and Steve Tillisch
Mastered at Masterfonics by Glenn Meadows
Album Art Direction: Ron Caro and Norm Ung
Album Design by Norm Ung
Album Photography by Ron Slenzak

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	5
U.S. Billboard 200	76

References

↑ Jurek, Thom. "The Pressure Is On review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
↑ "The Pressure Is On Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum

Hank Williams Jr.

Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection

Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "I Mean I Love You" "If It Will, It Will" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)

Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)

Family	Hank Williams Audrey Williams Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams

Related articles	Discography MGM Records Elektra Records Warner Bros. Records Curb Records Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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