Hanky Panky (The The album)
| Hanky Panky | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | The War Room, Pittsburgh | |||
| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Label | 550 Music | |||
| Producer | Matt Johnson, Bruce Lampcov | |||
| The The chronology | ||||
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Hanky Panky is an album by the English band the The, released in 1995.[1] It consists of cover versions of country singer Hank Williams' songs.[2] It reached No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Johnson internalizes Williams' '50s despair and coughs it up as modernist melancholy."[5] 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."[6]
Track listing
All tracks by Hank Williams; arrangements/re-arrangements by Matt Johnson and D. C. Collard
- "Honky Tonkin'"
- "Six More Miles"
- "My Heart Would Know"
- "If You'll Be A Baby To Me"
- "I'm A Long Gone Daddy"
- "Weary Blues From Waitin'"
- "I Saw the Light"
- "Your Cheatin' Heart"
- "I Can't Get You Off of my Mind"
- "There's a Tear in My Beer"
- "I Can't Escape from You"
Personnel
- Matt Johnson - vocals, guitar, bass
- Eric Schermerhorn - electric & slide guitar
- Gail Ann Dorsey - bass
- Reverend Brian McLeod - drums
- Gentleman Jim Fitting - harmonica
- D.C. Collard - treated melodica, arrangements
References
- ^ "The The Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "The The's Matt Johnson". MTV News.
- ^ "THE THE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ a b "Hanky Panky". EW.com.
- ^ "The The". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
