Strong Stuff is the 35th studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Elektra/Curb Records in February 1983. "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" and "Leave Them Boys Alone" were released as singles. The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.RIAA - Gold & Platinum
Music The music of Strong Stuff is predominantly Southern rock, such as the cover of ZZ Top's John Lee Hooker-esque song "La Grange".
Critical reception
While he praised the closing cut ("In this stately ballad about a lover's struggle with drugs, Hank's baritone coos, breaks, and flutters like a wounded butterfly as spare accompaniment by piano, harmonica, and guitar pushes but never intrudes"), Lee Ballinger of Record gave the album an overall negative review. He was especially critical of "A Whole Lot of Hank", describing it as "a recitation of unconnected cliches ... carried bumpily along by a plodding instrumental track". He found some of the other songs overly similar to "A Whole Lot of Hank", and referred to "Leave Them Boys Alone" as "the obligatory song about other Southern musicians".
Track listing
Personnel Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar David Briggs – keyboards Paul Hatfield – keyboards David Hungate – bass guitar Waylon Jennings – vocals on "Leave Them Boys Alone" Terry McMillan – harmonica Kenny Mims – electric guitar Farrell Morris – percussion Larry Muhoberac – keyboards Weldon Myrick – steel guitar Steve Nathan – keyboards Brent Rowan – electric guitar Gove Scrivenor – autoharp Randy Scruggs – dobro, acoustic guitar Denis Solee – saxophone Ernest Tubb – vocals on "Leave Them Boys Alone" Wayne Turner – electric guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar Hank Williams Jr. – dobro, acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals Reggie Young – electric guitar
Chart performance Chart (1983) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7 U.S. Billboard 200 64
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