Why Don't You Love Me (Hank Williams song)

"Why Don't You Love Me" is a song by American singer and guitarist Hank Williams. The song reached number one on the U.S. Country & Western chart.^[1] It was released as a single in 1950 with the B-side "A House Without Love".

Background

Like his previous hits "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)" and "I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living," "Why Don't You Love Me" was likely inspired by Hank's turbulent relationship with his wife Audrey Williams. However, the song is more lighthearted in nature, with the narrator admonishing himself ("I'm the same old trouble you've always been through") and became Williams' third #1 country hit. The tune was recorded in Nashville at Castle Studio with Fred Rose producing on January 9, 1950 and featured Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), Bob McNett (lead guitar), Jack Shook (rhythm guitar), and Ernie Newton (bass).^[2] It is set in common time composed in a moderate tempo,^[3] with a main key of F major with a basic sequence of F–C7–B♭ as its chord progression.^[3]

Moon Mullican's song of the same name is not the same song. "Why Don't You Love Me" was featured over the closing credits of the film The Last Picture Show.

Chart performance

Chart (1950)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1

Cover versions

George Jones recorded it for his 1960 album George Jones Salutes Hank Williams.
Hank Williams, Jr. recorded the song as a duet with Lois Johnson.
The song was covered by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1969.
It was covered by American country artist Connie Smith in 1975 and was released as a single, peaking at #15 on the Billboard Country chart.
It was covered in 1977 by Moe Bandy on his album Cowboys Ain't Supposed To Cry.
Elvis Costello and the Attractions cover the song on their 1981 country covers album Almost Blue, recorded in Nashville.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers covered the song on their self-titled debut album.
It was recorded by My Morning Jacket on Early Recordings, Chapter 2: Learning.
Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis covered the song on their 2000 album You Win Again.
The Secret Sisters recorded the song for their début album.

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 387.
↑ Escott, Colin 2004.
1 2 "Why Don't You Love Me - Hank Williams Digital Sheet Music (Digital Download)". MusicNotes.com. Alfred Publishing Co. Inc.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Birmingham Bounce" by Red Foley	Billboard Best Selling Retail Country & Western Records number-one single (Hank Williams version) June 17, 1950 July 22, 1950	Succeeded by "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" by Moon Mullican "I'm Movin' On" by Hank Snow

Hank Williams

Discography Songs

Albums	Hank Williams Sings Hank Williams on Stage 40 Greatest Hits Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts The Complete Hank Williams Memorial Album

Songs	"Move It On Over" "Honky Tonkin'" "I Saw the Light" "Lovesick Blues" "Mind Your Own Business" "Lost Highway" "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Why Don't You Love Me" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Hey, Good Lookin'" "Honky Tonk Blues" "Half as Much" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "You Win Again" "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" "Kaw-Liga" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Take These Chains from My Heart" "The Blues Come Around" "Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)" "I'm Satisfied with You" "The Pale Horse and His Rider"

Family	Hank Williams Jr. Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams

Related articles	Death of Hank Williams List of tributes to Hank Williams Drifting Cowboys Sterling Records MGM Records Grand Ole Opry The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 Rufus Payne

Connie Smith singles

1960s

1964	"Once a Day"

1965	"Then and Only Then" "I Can't Remember" "If I Talk to Him"

1966	"Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)" "Ain't Had No Lovin'" "The Hurtin's All Over"

1967	"I'll Come Runnin'" "Cincinnati, Ohio" "Burning a Hole in My Mind" "Baby's Back Again"

1968	"Run Away Little Tears" "Cry, Cry, Cry"

1969	"Ribbon of Darkness" "Young Love" (with Nat Stuckey) "You and Your Sweet Love"

1970s

1970	"I Never Once Stopped Loving You" "Louisiana Man" "Where Is My Castle"

1971	"Just One Time" "I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way"

1972	"Just for What I Am" "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" "Love Is the Look You're Looking For"

1973	"Ain't Love a Good Thing"

1974	"I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)" "I've Got My Baby on My Mind"

1975	"Why Don't You Love Me"

1976	"(Till) I Kissed You" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" "I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore"

1977	"I Just Want to Be Your Everything"

1980s

1985	"A Far Cry from You"

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