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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Hanky Panky
| name = Hanky Panky
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| cover = The The - Hanky Panky.jpg
| cover = The The - Hanky Panky.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1995
| released = 14 February 1995
| recorded = The War Room, Pittsburgh
| recorded = The War Room, Pittsburgh
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Alternative country]]
| genre =
| length =
| length =
| label = [[550 Music]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Chuck |title=Band resurrects Hank Williams with a twist |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=3 Mar 1995 |department=Detours |page=6}}</ref>
| label = Epic
| producer = [[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]], Bruce Lampcov
| producer = [[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]], Bruce Lampcov
| prev_title = [[Solitude (album)|Solitude]]
| prev_title = [[Solitude (The The album)|Solitude]]
| prev_year = 1993
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Gun Sluts (unreleased)
| next_title = Gun Sluts
| next_year =
| next_year = 1997
}}
}}
'''''Hanky Panky''''' is the fifth studio album by English band [[The The]], released on 14 February 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-the-mn0000566918/biography|title=The The Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dafoe |first1=Chris |title=Hank Williams and The The make strange disc mates |work=The Globe and Mail |date=28 Jan 1995 |page=C11}}</ref> It consists of cover versions of country singer [[Hank Williams]]' songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/500305/the-thes-matt-johnson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518201311/https://www.mtv.com/news/500305/the-thes-matt-johnson/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2022|title=The The's Matt Johnson|website=MTV News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Steve |title=MATT DOES HANK |work=The Boston Globe |date=7 Oct 1994 |department=Living |page=66}}</ref> It reached No. 28 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19893/the-the/|title=THE THE &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> [[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]] intended ''Hanky Panky'' to be the first of many albums he would record covering the work of iconic musicians.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Niester |first1=Alan |title=One of the more bizarre and surprising tribute albums... |journal=Saturday Night |date=Mar 1995 |volume=110 |issue=2 |page=66}}</ref> Johnson provided the liner notes to ''Alone and Forsaken'', a compilation of Williams demos that was also released in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=HOW POP MUSIC PAYS HOMAGE TO ITSELF |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=14 Apr 1995 |page=16E}}</ref>

==Production==
Johnson originally planned to record an EP, and then a standard tribute album, with many musicians interpreting songs, before settling on an album of covers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davidson |first1=Neil |title=Hanky Panky dark tribute to Williams |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=23 Feb 1995 |page=D9}}</ref> Eric Schermerhorn played guitar on the album.<ref name=OS/> Some songs contain only voice and [[harmonium]].<ref name=IS/> The band was more interested in retaining the meaning of the songs rather than producing musical copies of them.<ref name=VS/> "[[Your Cheatin' Heart]]" was performed in a rockabilly style.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nash |first1=Alanna |title=Popular music — Hanky Panky by The The |journal=Stereo Review |date=Mar 1995 |volume=60 |issue=3 |page=90}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}} <ref name="AM">[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r210822/review|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r210822/review|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Calgary Herald]]''
| noprose=yes
|rev2score = A<ref name="CH">{{cite news |last1=Muretich |first1=James |title=RECENT RELEASES |work=Calgary Herald |date=5 Mar 1995 |page=C2}}</ref>
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|}}
|rev3 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
'''''Hanky Panky''''' is the fifth studio album by [[the The]], released in 1995. It consists of cover versions of country singer [[Hank Williams]]' songs. It reached #28 on the UK album chart.
|rev3score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="CT">{{cite news |last1=Webber |first1=Brad |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=16 Feb 1995 |department=Tempo |page=7}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev4score = B+<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1995/02/17/hanky-panky/|title=Hanky Panky|website=EW.com}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[The Indianapolis Star]]''
|rev5score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref name=IS>{{cite news |last1=Miley |first1=Scott L. |title=When The The meets Hank, good good stuff happens |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=24 Feb 1995 |page=D5}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''
|rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="OS">{{cite news |last1=Gettelman |first1=Parry |title=THE THE |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=17 Mar 1995 |department=Calendar |page=11}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[USA Today]]''
|rev7score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="UT">{{cite news |last1=Zimmerman |first1=David |title=COUNTRY |work=USA Today |date=17 Mar 1995 |page=10D}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[Vancouver Sun]]''
|rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="VS">{{cite news |last1=Monk |first1=Katherine |title=THE THE Hanky Panky |work=Vancouver Sun |date=23 Mar 1995 |page=C8}}</ref>
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''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote that "Johnson internalizes Williams' '50s despair and coughs it up as modernist melancholy."<ref name="auto"/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' called the album "a tour de force tribute," writing that it "might have sunk to self-conscious gimmickry in less perceptive hands, but Johnson makes it work beautifully."<ref>{{cite web |title=The The |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/the-the/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref> The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' stated that it "drones with the overmiked rasp, sometime monotonous echo, and bluesy guitars that are The The's trademark."<ref name=CT/>

''[[The Independent]]'' determined that, "mostly, ''Hanky Panky'' demonstrates a misapprehension of Williams's art, the greatness of which lies, in part, in his ability to disguise darkness and loneliness in redemptively light settings."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gill |first1=Andy |title=Tribute albums and tribulations |work=The Independent |date=10 Feb 1995 |department=MUSIC/POP |page=26}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that "gloomy rock replaces the original relaxed melodies, and Johnson's baritone evokes only one colour from Hank's mixed palette of emotions."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Neil |title=THE THE Hanky Panky |work=The Guardian |date=12 Feb 1995 |department=The Observer Review Page |page=16}}</ref> The ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' concluded that "as has happened with the blues and rock in the '60s, it's taken a Brit to unearth the spirit, the soul, the songs of Hank Williams."<ref name=CH/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]] - vocals, guitar, bass
*[[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]] – vocals, guitar, bass
*[[Eric Schermerhorn]] - electric & slide guitar
*[[Eric Schermerhorn]] – electric & slide guitar
*[[Gail Ann Dorsey|Hollywood Dorsey]] - bass
*[[Gail Ann Dorsey]] – bass
*Reverend Brian McLeod - drums
*[[Brian_MacLeod_(American_musician)|Reverend Brian McLeod]] – drums
*Gentleman Jim Fitting - harmonica
*Gentleman Jim Fitting – harmonica
*D.C. Collard - treated melodica, arrangements
*D.C. Collard – treated melodica, arrangements


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 27 June 2024

Hanky Panky
Studio album by
The The
Released14 February 1995
RecordedThe War Room, Pittsburgh
Label550 Music/Epic[1]
ProducerMatt Johnson, Bruce Lampcov
The The chronology
Solitude
(1993) 		Hanky Panky
(1995) 		Gun Sluts
(1997)

Hanky Panky is the fifth studio album by English band The The, released on 14 February 1995.[2][3] It consists of cover versions of country singer Hank Williams' songs.[4][5] It reached No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] Matt Johnson intended Hanky Panky to be the first of many albums he would record covering the work of iconic musicians.[7] Johnson provided the liner notes to Alone and Forsaken, a compilation of Williams demos that was also released in 1995.[8]

Production

[edit]

Johnson originally planned to record an EP, and then a standard tribute album, with many musicians interpreting songs, before settling on an album of covers.[9] Eric Schermerhorn played guitar on the album.[10] Some songs contain only voice and harmonium.[11] The band was more interested in retaining the meaning of the songs rather than producing musical copies of them.[12] "Your Cheatin' Heart" was performed in a rockabilly style.[13]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[14]
Calgary HeraldA[15]
Chicago Tribune[16]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[17]
The Indianapolis Star[11]
Orlando Sentinel[10]
USA Today[18]
Vancouver Sun[12]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Johnson internalizes Williams' '50s despair and coughs it up as modernist melancholy."[17] Trouser Press called the album "a tour de force tribute," writing that it "might have sunk to self-conscious gimmickry in less perceptive hands, but Johnson makes it work beautifully."[19] The Chicago Tribune stated that it "drones with the overmiked rasp, sometime monotonous echo, and bluesy guitars that are The The's trademark."[16]

The Independent determined that, "mostly, Hanky Panky demonstrates a misapprehension of Williams's art, the greatness of which lies, in part, in his ability to disguise darkness and loneliness in redemptively light settings."[20] The Guardian noted that "gloomy rock replaces the original relaxed melodies, and Johnson's baritone evokes only one colour from Hank's mixed palette of emotions."[21] The Calgary Herald concluded that "as has happened with the blues and rock in the '60s, it's taken a Brit to unearth the spirit, the soul, the songs of Hank Williams."[15]

Track listing

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All tracks by Hank Williams; arrangements/re-arrangements by Matt Johnson and D. C. Collard

  1. "Honky Tonkin'"
  2. "Six More Miles"
  3. "My Heart Would Know"
  4. "If You'll Be A Baby To Me"
  5. "I'm A Long Gone Daddy"
  6. "Weary Blues From Waitin'"
  7. "I Saw the Light"
  8. "Your Cheatin' Heart"
  9. "I Can't Get You Off of my Mind"
  10. "There's a Tear in My Beer"
  11. "I Can't Escape from You"

Personnel

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Campbell, Chuck (3 March 1995). "Band resurrects Hank Williams with a twist". Detours. Knoxville News Sentinel. p. 6.
  2. ^ "The The Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Dafoe, Chris (28 January 1995). "Hank Williams and The The make strange disc mates". The Globe and Mail. p. C11.
  4. ^ "The The's Matt Johnson". MTV News. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ Morse, Steve (7 October 1994). "MATT DOES HANK". Living. The Boston Globe. p. 66.
  6. ^ "THE THE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ Niester, Alan (March 1995). "One of the more bizarre and surprising tribute albums...". Saturday Night. 110 (2): 66.
  8. ^ "HOW POP MUSIC PAYS HOMAGE TO ITSELF". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 14 April 1995. p. 16E.
  9. ^ Davidson, Neil (23 February 1995). "Hanky Panky dark tribute to Williams". Ottawa Citizen. p. D9.
  10. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (17 March 1995). "THE THE". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 11.
  11. ^ a b Miley, Scott L. (24 February 1995). "When The The meets Hank, good good stuff happens". The Indianapolis Star. p. D5.
  12. ^ a b Monk, Katherine (23 March 1995). "THE THE Hanky Panky". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
  13. ^ Nash, Alanna (March 1995). "Popular music — Hanky Panky by The The". Stereo Review. 60 (3): 90.
  14. ^ AllMusic review
  15. ^ a b Muretich, James (5 March 1995). "RECENT RELEASES". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  16. ^ a b Webber, Brad (16 February 1995). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  17. ^ a b "Hanky Panky". EW.com.
  18. ^ Zimmerman, David (17 March 1995). "COUNTRY". USA Today. p. 10D.
  19. ^ "The The". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  20. ^ Gill, Andy (10 February 1995). "Tribute albums and tribulations". MUSIC/POP. The Independent. p. 26.
  21. ^ Spencer, Neil (12 February 1995). "THE THE Hanky Panky". The Observer Review Page. The Guardian. p. 16.
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