Hank Williams Jr. ‘All For The Love Of Sunshine’ art work – Courtesy: UMG
Chart-wise, Hank Williams Jr. first continued the household line with a debut hit single on the age of simply 14, in 1964. However in January 1971, he launched the LP containing the track that had given him his first nation No.1. The album, like the one, was known as All For The Love Of Sunshine.
This was about halfway by way of the interval of a dozen years throughout which Hank Jr. was creating hits at MGM, the label his legendary, trailblazing father had recorded for all too briefly. That prime 5 nation hit of 1964 was with a remake of Hank’s 1950 chart-topper, “Long Gone Lonesome Blues,” the primary of the 5 High 10 singles that his son had amassed by the top of the Nineteen Sixties.
In the summertime of 1970, Hank Jr, nonetheless solely 21, and his group the Cheatin’ Hearts teamed with songwriter, producer and future label head Mike Curb and his singers, the Congregation. Curb wrote the one, “All For The Love Of Sunshine,” with Harley Hatcher and the Grammy-winning movie and TV composer Lalo Schifrin. The Argentinian-American musician was already broadly celebrated for his scores for the Soiled Harry movies, the hit TV collection Mission: Unimaginable and extra apart from.
No.1 in six weeks
Schifrin could have been a shocking contender to co-write a rustic smash, however the track’s breezy optimism fitted the season completely. In simply its sixth chart week, the track began a two-week reign at No.1. Williams was quickly again within the High 15, duetting with Lois Johnson on a remake of the Everly Brothers’ “So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad).”
That wasn’t on the upcoming album, however one other cowl with the Mike Curb Congregation, of Buddy Holly’s “Rainin’ In My Heart,” was, and climbed into the nation High 3. All For The Love Of Sunshine was launched on the finish of the 12 months and entered the nation LP bestsellers on January 2, 1971.
It additionally included variations of Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” and “There Goes My Everything,” a smash for Jack Greene within the nation format in 1966 and Engelbert Humperdinck on the pop aspect in 1967. Virtually concurrently with Hank in 1971, Elvis Presley would make it successful once more in each disciplines. Williams additionally continued his custom of updating his dad’s catalog, with variations of each “You Win Again” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” Then as all the time, Hank Jr. was retaining it within the household.
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