Hog Wild (album)

Hog Wild is an album by the American country music artist Hank Williams Jr.^[1][2] It was released on January 24, 1995 by Curb Records.^[3] Williams supported the album with a North American tour.^[4]

Hog Wild
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	January 24, 1995 (1995-01-24)
Studio	Mid Town Studios, Tone and Volume Studios, Treasure Isle Studios
Genre	Country
Length	38:41
Label	Curb Records
Producer	Chuck Howard, Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Tribute to My Father (1993) Hog Wild (1995) A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam (1996)

Production

The album was produced by Chuck Howard and Williams.^[5] Williams wrote or cowrote six of the 10 songs.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Calgary Herald	D^[8]
Entertainment Weekly	F^[9]
The Indianapolis Star	^[10]

Entertainment Weekly called the album "lame," noting that "Junior salutes the girls of Daytona Beach and makes pig calls on the title song."^[9] The Calgary Herald dismissed it as "two-bit rock 'n' roll."^[8]

The Ottawa Citizen wrote that "Williams's two biker tunes, 'Hog Wild' and 'Iron Horse', both have a spirited kind of energy."^[11] The Indianapolis Star concluded that "'Daytona Nights' and 'It's a Start' are sure to appeal to women who don't mind being bedded, then stalked."^[10]

Track listing

1. "Hog Wild – 3:31 (Hank Williams Jr., Rick Arnold)
2. "I Ain't Goin' Peacefully" – 3:02 (Williams Jr.)
3. "Between Heaven and Hell" – 3:22 (Tommy Barnes)
4. "Iron Horse" – 3:43 (Williams Jr.)
5. "Daytona Nights" – 4:19 (Williams Jr.)
6. "Tobacco Road" – 4:11 (John D. Loudermilk)
7. "It's a Start" – 2:59 (Danny Bear Mayo, Bob Regan)
8. "Greeted in Enid" – 2:46 (Williams Jr.)
9. "Eyes of Waylon" – 6:16 (Williams Jr.)
10. "Wild Thing" – 7:35 (Chip Taylor)

Personnel

• Rick Arnold – jew's harp
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Butch Baker – background vocals
• Greg Barnhill – background vocals
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
• Larry Franklin – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Ricky Lynn Gregg – electric guitar
• Tony Harrell – keyboards, organ, piano
• Mike Haynes – trumpet
• John Hobbs – keyboards, organ, piano
• Jim Horn – baritone saxophone
• Carl Jackson – background vocals
• John Jorgenson – electric guitar
• Mary Ann Kennedy – background vocals
• Jana King – background vocals
• Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
• Steve Nathan – keyboards, organ, piano
• Danny Parks – fiddle
• Charles Rose – trombone
• Billy Bob Shane – background vocals
• Hank Singer – fiddle
• Denis Solee – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
• Hank Williams Jr. – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• John Willis – electric guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	14
U.S. Billboard 200^[12]	91

References

1. Stambler, Irwin; Landon, Grelun (July 14, 2000). "Country Music: The Encyclopedia". Macmillan – via Google Books.
2. Lasswell, Mark (February 13, 1995). "Picks & pans — Hog Wild by Hank Williams Jr". People. 43 (6): 31.
3. Dicaire, David (November 21, 2014). "The New Generation of Country Music Stars: Biographies of 50 Artists Born After 1940". McFarland – via Google Books.
4. Surkamp, David (March 26, 1995). "FOX FANS GO 'HOG WILD' FOR HANK JR". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3D.
5. "Country: Hog Wild by Hank Williams Jr". Billboard. 107 (12): 57. March 25, 1995.
6. McDonald, Sam (June 9, 1995). "HOG WILD HANK". InRoads. Daily Press. Newport News. p. 12.
7. "Hog Wild - Hank Williams, Jr. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
8. Muretich, James (March 29, 1995). "Hank Williams Jr.: Hog Wild". Calgary Herald. p. D3.
9. "Hog Wild". EW.com.
10. Hawn, John (January 27, 1995). "Williams goes 'Hog Wild' with 'redneck' stereotypes". The Indianapolis Star. p. D9.
11. Beyer, Susan (April 15, 1995). "Hank Williams, Jr. Hog Wild". Ottawa Citizen. p. D3.
12. "Hank Williams Jr". Billboard.

External links

• Hank Williams Jr's Official Website
• Record Label