Risin' Outlaw

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Risin' Outlaw
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999
GenreCountry[1]
Length43:54
LabelCurb
Producer
  • Chuck Howard
  • Bob Campbell-Smith
Hank Williams III chronology
Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts
(1996)
Risin' Outlaw
(1999)
Live in Scotland
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB+[2]

Risin' Outlaw is the debut solo album by Hank Williams III, released on September 7, 1999.

Williams has stated that he despises this album in particular and considers his next album Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' as his real debut. In an interview Williams gave with Rockabilly.net, he said, "I'm not happy with it. I hate it; can't even listen to but maybe two songs on it. I said (to the label) that every damn interview that I do I ain't gonna talk good about it. Curb thinks this album is so different and so alternative. It's a headache."[3] Risin' Outlaw was part of a record deal Williams had signed in the mid-1990s in an attempt to resolve a paternity dispute and pay child support for his estranged son, Coleman Finchum.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Don't Know"Randy Howard3:23
2."You're the Reason"Bobby Edwards, Terry Fell, James F. Hanley, Mildred Imes2:49
3."If the Shoe Fits"Warren Denny, Hank Williams III2:54
4."87 Southbound"Wayne Hancock2:52
5."Lonesome for You"Buddy Miller, Julie Miller3:17
6."What Did Love Ever Do to You"Kostas, Dean Miller3:01
7."On My Own"Williams2:55
8."Honky Tonk Girls"Kostas2:42
9."Devil's Daughter"Eddie Pleasant, Kostas, Williams3:17
10."Cocaine Blues"T.J. Arnall3:53
11."Thunderstorms and Neon Signs"Wayne Hancock4:21
12."Why Don't You Leave Me Alone"Hancock5:03
13."Blue Devil"Williams3:19
Total length:43:54

Personnel[]

Chart performance[]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 52

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Phares, Heather (1999-09-07). "Risin' Outlaw Hank Williams III". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  2. ^ CG
  3. ^ Netherland, Tom (1999-09-07). "Hank Williams III: Like grandfather, like grandson". Rockabilly.net. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  4. ^ Trigger. "The Hank Williams Lineage Continues with Hank3's Son "IV"". Saving Country Music.
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