Name: BOCEPHUS BOX:CLASSIC COUNTRY 1979-99
Brand: Curb Records
SKU: 760545
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BOCEPHUS BOX:CLASSIC COUNTRY 1979-99

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Album: BOCEPHUS BOX:CLASSIC COUNTRY 1979-99
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Country Boy Can Survive, A - (Y2K version)
2)	Family Tradition
3)	To Love Somebody
4)	Old Flame, New Fire
5)	Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
6)	I've Got Rights
7)	I Just Ain't Been Able
8)	Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
9)	Outlaw Woman
10)	Anymore Love Songs, (I Don't Have)
11)	O.D.'d in Denver
12)	Come and Go Blues
13)	Conversation, The
14)	Old Habits
15)	Kaw-Liga
16)	If You Don't Like Hank Williams
17)	Dixie on My Mind
18)	Texas Woman
19)	Ramblin' Man
20)	Waitin' on the Tables to Turn
21)	Country Boy Can Survive, A
22)	Born to Boogie
23)	Honky Tonk Women
1)	All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) - (previously unreleased, alternative version)
2)	I've Been Down
3)	La Grange
4)	Leave Them Boys Alone
5)	Blue Jean Blues
6)	Midnight Rider
7)	Now I Know How George Feels - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
8)	All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
9)	Major Moves
10)	Ain't Misbehavin'
11)	Lawyers, Guns and Money
12)	This Ain't Dallas
13)	Two Old Cats Like Us
14)	Country State of Mind
15)	Mind Your Own Business
16)	Secret Agent Man - (previously unreleased)
17)	Wild Dogs - (previously unreleased)
18)	My Name Is Bocephus
19)	Workin' For MCA
20)	I Really Like Girls / Rock & Roll Music - (previously unreleased)
21)	House of the Rising Sun
22)	Bluesman
1)	Keep Your Hands to Yourself
2)	Walk This Way - (previously unreleased)
3)	Heaven Can't Be Found
4)	Thanks a Lot
5)	All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) - (solo version)
6)	Country Boy Can Survive, A
7)	You're Gonna Be a Sorry Man
8)	Tuesday's Gone
9)	Mannish Boy
10)	Finders Are Keepers
11)	There's a Tear in My Beer
12)	Big Mamou
13)	Man to Man
14)	Stoned at the Jukebox
15)	Ain't Nobody's Business
16)	Lone Wolf
17)	If It Will It Will
18)	Hotel Whiskey
19)	Low Down Blues
20)	Naked Women and Beer

Album: BOCEPHUS BOX:CLASSIC COUNTRY 1979-99
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Country Boy Can Survive, A - (Y2K version)
2)	Family Tradition
3)	To Love Somebody
4)	Old Flame, New Fire
5)	Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
6)	I've Got Rights
7)	I Just Ain't Been Able
8)	Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
9)	Outlaw Woman
10)	Anymore Love Songs, (I Don't Have)
11)	O.D.'d in Denver
12)	Come and Go Blues
13)	Conversation, The
14)	Old Habits
15)	Kaw-Liga
16)	If You Don't Like Hank Williams
17)	Dixie on My Mind
18)	Texas Woman
19)	Ramblin' Man
20)	Waitin' on the Tables to Turn
21)	Country Boy Can Survive, A
22)	Born to Boogie
23)	Honky Tonk Women
1)	All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) - (previously unreleased, alternative version)
2)	I've Been Down
3)	La Grange
4)	Leave Them Boys Alone
5)	Blue Jean Blues
6)	Midnight Rider
7)	Now I Know How George Feels - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
8)	All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
9)	Major Moves
10)	Ain't Misbehavin'
11)	Lawyers, Guns and Money
12)	This Ain't Dallas
13)	Two Old Cats Like Us
14)	Country State of Mind
15)	Mind Your Own Business
16)	Secret Agent Man - (previously unreleased)
17)	Wild Dogs - (previously unreleased)
18)	My Name Is Bocephus
19)	Workin' For MCA
20)	I Really Like Girls / Rock & Roll Music - (previously unreleased)
21)	House of the Rising Sun
22)	Bluesman
1)	Keep Your Hands to Yourself
2)	Walk This Way - (previously unreleased)
3)	Heaven Can't Be Found
4)	Thanks a Lot
5)	All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) - (solo version)
6)	Country Boy Can Survive, A
7)	You're Gonna Be a Sorry Man
8)	Tuesday's Gone
9)	Mannish Boy
10)	Finders Are Keepers
11)	There's a Tear in My Beer
12)	Big Mamou
13)	Man to Man
14)	Stoned at the Jukebox
15)	Ain't Nobody's Business
16)	Lone Wolf
17)	If It Will It Will
18)	Hotel Whiskey
19)	Low Down Blues
20)	Naked Women and Beer

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Hank Williams, Jr., Willie Nelson (vocals); Reba McEntire, Reverend Ike, Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings, Clint Black, Tom Petty.
Producers include: Barry Beckett, Jimmy Bowen, Phil Gerhaard, Jim Ed Norman, Ray Ruff.
Compilation producer: Jimmy Guterman.
Includes liner notes by Jimmy Guterman.
The years covered on Curb's The Bocephus Box (1979-1999) are the 20 years where Hank Jr. was an American icon, the larger-than-life rowdy man of country. His rise began in the early '80s, when he hit upon a terrific blend of honky tonk, Southern rock, blues, and country that appealed to rock and country audiences alike -- rednecks of all persuasions, as less charitable critics would say. Throughout the '80s, he ruled the country charts, as every single one of his new albums went gold. For some observers, he slipped into self-parody halfway through that reign, but as this three-disc box set proves, the best of his music was remarkably consistent. Yes, the individual albums sagged somewhat (especially in the mid-'90s), but he remained true to his vision and had a good choice of material, whether it was newly written songs or rock covers. Early on in The Bocephus Box, it dawns on you that while some have replicated his style -- and while he has spent a long time working the same ground -- nobody really did this rowdy, rockin' country before Hank, and nobody has done it better since. Country purists may deny it, but he was a distinctive stylist, and while he got a little silly even when he was good, he usually delivered, especially in a concentrated setting like this. During those two decades, he released an album almost every year, which were distilled to 65 songs and three discs with almost no duds -- which means he must have been doing something right. For doubters and fans alike, this is the place to really absorb Hank Jr. at the height of his powers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (12/11/92, p.70) - "...loud, proud, and politically in your face..." - Rating: B

Musician (1/93, p.94) - "...a strong justification for His Rowdiness' stature among country music legends--including his father..."

No Depression (11-12/00, pp.104-5) - "...A strong case for Hank Jr.'s creativity and his desire to build upon the foundations poured by his father..."