AMG Review of Greatest Hits [Curb]

Al Campbell
All Music Guide

This was the first single package highlighting the outlaw hits of Hank Williams, Jr.. These are the tunes that metamorphosed Hank Jr. from being "the singing son of a country legend" to becoming a legend in his own right. All of the early-'80s hits are here: "Family Tradition," "Whiskey Bent & Hell Bound," "Women I've Never Had," "Texas Women," "Dixie on My Mind," "A Country Boy Can Survive," and "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)." This is Hank Jr. as Southern rock/outlaw country, not shy about letting his feelings or personal tragedies shine through.