The album opens with Hank’s take on the Billy Walker hit, “A Million And One”, which may be the album’s standout. It certainly ranks as one of the best tracks on the album, performed in a manner no less than outstanding by the great veteran.
Next, Hank covered the Jim Reeves classic “Blue Side Of Lonesome”. An interesting choice, as Hank and Jim’s styles were completely different, which is very apparent in the way that Hank sings the song. Not a bad version, overall.
Hank takes one from the Stonewall Jackson collection, next, as he does a pretty decent cover of “A Wound Time Can’t Erase”. Honestly, I don’t believe anyone can sing this song any better than Stonewall, but Hank’s version is okay.
“Green Green Grass Of Home” is another pretty decent track. Hank had such a unique, one-of-a-kind delivery, something very apparent, here.
“Once More You’re Mine Again” is an original tune; a bit surprising that it wasn’t issued as a single, it’s good enough. A nice ballad by Hank Snow.
Side one ends with Hank’s version of the Jack Greene classic “There Goes My Everything”. Hank gives a fine performance, here, handling the song with ease.
Side two opens with “All Nite Cafe”, titled “Sittin’ In An All Nite Cafe” on the Warner Mack hit single. A bouncy little track that works pretty well.
Another Jack Greene hit gets the Snow treatment, and this one is very good, as Hank nails “All The Time”. Great track, right here. Some of Hank’s best vocals on the album are heard, here.
Another original ballad is “It Kind Of Reminds Me Of Me”. Not anything spectacular; the performance is good, but the song is a little bland.
Another track that deserves consideration for the album’s best track, is Hank’s take on the Don Gibson hit, “Blue, Blue Day”. This one scoots at a pretty good pace, one of those fast-styled songs that Hank always seem to excel at.
One more original ballad is “He Dropped The World In My Hands”. Another single-worthy track and the strongest of the three original songs on the album.
The album wraps with Hank’s take on the Bill Anderson classic “The Tip Of My Fingers”. A pretty good finale to a pretty good album.
Long out of print, I was able to find a few used copies, mostly under $10.
My pick for Standout Track is “A Million And One”, while I give “He Dropped The World In My Hands” the Hidden Gem. ”It Kind Of Reminds Me Of Me” gets the Weakest Track, being a little on the bland side.
Overall, this is an album that may not be classic Hank Snow, but it is a nice collection of music from one of the all-time greats. For someone wanting to learn more about “The Singing Ranger”, I would recommend one of the several fine hits collections on the market, but if you’re already a Hank Snow fan, you’ll like this one. 3 out of 5.
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Hank Snow "Hits, Hits, And More Hits!" Classic Album Review
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