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Major Moves
Major Moves
Studio album by Hank Williams Jr.
Released	May 1984
Length	35:02
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Jimmy Bowen; Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. chronology
Singles from Major Moves
	"Attitude Adjustment"; Released: June 11, 1984; "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight"; Released: October 1, 1984; "Major Moves"; Released: January 19, 1985;

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Major Moves is the thirty-seventh studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in May 1984. “Attitude Adjustment,” “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” and the title track were released as singles. The album reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart^[1] and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[2]

“All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight”, which would become a hit in its own right, is now best known to football fans as the song Williams would remake as “Are You Ready For Some Football?” for Monday Night Football.

“Promises” was previously recorded by Eric Clapton on his 1978 album Backless.

Commercial and critical success

Major Moves was a significant success for Williams, becoming his first album to reach number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart since the 1960s. It also became his eleventh album to be certified Gold and third to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. Williams received a number of prestigious music industry awards during this time, including winning the inaugural Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards for Music Video of the Year for “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight”. The ACM also nominated Williams for Top Male Vocalist, his third nomination for the award, and he received his first nomination for CMA Male Vocalist of the Year. “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” became one of Williams’ signature songs and earned him two Grammy nominations, one for Best Country Song and one for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male.

Track listing

“All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” (Hank Williams Jr.) – 2:57
“Promises” (Richard Feldman, Roger Linn) – 3:00
“Video Blues” (Williams) – 2:54
“Major Moves” (Williams) – 3:34
“Blues Medley: My Starter Won’t Start This Morning; Hold Up Your Head; One Kind Favor; Trouble in Mind (feat. John Lee Hooker & Ray Charles)” (Lightnin’ Hopkins, Elmore James, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Richard M. Jones) – 5:41
“Mr. Lincoln” (Jimmy Bowen, Williams) – 4:17
“Country Relaxin’” (Williams) – 2:36
“Attitude Adjustment” (Williams) – 2:56
“Knoxville Courthouse Blues” (Williams) – 3:41
“Wild and Blue” (John Scott Sherrill) – 3:30

Personnel

Matt Betton – drums
Dickey Betts – slide guitar
Mark Casstevens – banjo, tenor banjo
Ray Charles – piano, electric piano, and vocals on track 5
Vernon Derrick – fiddle, mandolin
Bessyl Duhon – concertina
Ray Edenton – acoustic guitar
Hoot Hester – fiddle
John Lee Hooker – vocals on track 5
David Hungate – bass guitar
John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
Irving Kane – trombone
“Cowboy” Eddie Long – steel guitar
Jerry McKinney – clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Terry Mead – trumpet
Kenny Mims – acoustic guitar
Farrell Morris – maracas, marimba, percussion
Lamar Morris – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Gove Scrivenor – autoharp
Randy Scruggs – dobro, acoustic guitar
James Stroud – percussion
Bobby Thompson – banjo
Steve Tillisch – background vocals
Wayne Turner – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Hank Williams Jr. – dobro, electric guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
Reggie Young – electric guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	20
US Billboard 200^[3]	100
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	13
Chart (1985)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	23

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ allmusic ((( Major Moves > Charts & Awards )))
^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum
^ "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Hank Williams Jr. – Major Moves". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[1] usic ((( Major Moves > Charts & Awards )))

[2] RIAA - Gold & Platinum

[ac_Billboard200_Hank_Williams_Jr._2-3] "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Hank_Williams_Jr._2-4] "Hank Williams Jr. 2 Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[United_StatesHank_Williams_Jr.Major_MovesalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Hank Williams Jr. – Major Moves". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

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+“All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight”, which would become a hit in its own right, is now best known to [[American football|football]] fans as the song Williams would remake as “Are You Ready For Some Football?” for ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.
-'''''Major Moves''''' is a studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Hank Williams, Jr.]] It was released by [[Warner Bros. Records]] in May 1984. "Attitude Adjustment," "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" and the title track were released as singles. The album reached #1 on the [[Top Country Albums]] chart<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r94771/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Major Moves > Charts & Awards )))]</ref> and has been certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>[http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=major%20moves&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA - Gold & Platinum]</ref>
+“Promises” was previously recorded by [[Eric Clapton]] on his 1978 album ''[[Backless]]''.
-"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight", which would become a hit in its own right, is now best known to [[American football|football]] fans as the song Williams would remake as "Are You Ready For Some Football?" for ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.
 ==Commercial and critical success==
-''Major Moves'' was a significant success for Williams, becoming his first album to reach number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Country Albums]] chart. It also became his tenth album to be certified Gold and third to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. Williams received a number of prestigious music industry awards during this time, including winning the inaugural [[Country Music Association]] and [[Academy of Country Music]] awards for Music Video of the Year for "[[All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight]]". The ACM also nominated Williams for Top Male Vocalist, his third nomination for the award, and he received his first nomination for CMA Male Vocalist of the Year. He also earned his second [[Grammy Awards|Grammy nomination]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|Best Country Vocal Performance, Male]] for "[[All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight]]".
+''Major Moves'' was a significant success for Williams, becoming his first album to reach number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Country Albums]] chart since the 1960s. It also became his eleventh album to be certified Gold and third to be certified Platinum by the RIAA. Williams received a number of prestigious music industry awards during this time, including winning the inaugural [[Country Music Association]] and [[Academy of Country Music]] awards for Music Video of the Year for “[[All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight]]”. The ACM also nominated Williams for Top Male Vocalist, his third nomination for the award, and he received his first nomination for CMA Male Vocalist of the Year. “[[All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight]]” became one of Williams’ signature songs and earned him two [[Grammy Awards|Grammy nominations]], one for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]] and one for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|Best Country Vocal Performance, Male]].
 == Track listing ==
-# "[[All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight]]" (Hank Williams, Jr.) - 2:57
+# “[[All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight]]” ([[Hank Williams Jr.]]) – 2:57
-# "Promises" (Richard Feldman, [[Roger Linn]]) - 3:00
+# “[[Promises (Eric Clapton song)|Promises]]” (Richard Feldman, [[Roger Linn]]) – 3:00
-# "Video Blues" (Williams) - 2:54
+# “Video Blues” (Williams) – 2:54
-# "[[Major Moves (song)|Major Moves]]" (Williams) - 3:34
+# “[[Major Moves (song)|Major Moves]]” (Williams) – 3:34
-# "Blues Medley: My Starter Won't Start This Morning/Hold Up Your Head" ([[Lightnin' Hopkins]], [[Jules Taub]]) - 5:41
+# “Blues Medley: My Starter Won’t Start This Morning; Hold Up Your Head; [[One Kind Favor]]; [[Trouble in Mind (song)|Trouble in Mind]] (feat. [[John Lee Hooker]] & [[Ray Charles]])” ([[Lightnin’ Hopkins]], [[Elmore James]], [[Blind Lemon Jefferson]], [[Richard M. Jones]]) – 5:41
-# "Mr. Lincoln" ([[Jimmy Bowen]], Williams) - 4:17
+# “Mr. Lincoln” ([[Jimmy Bowen]], Williams) – 4:17
-# "Country Relaxin'" (Williams) - 2:36
+# “Country Relaxin’” (Williams) – 2:36
-# "[[Attitude Adjustment (song)|Attitude Adjustment]]" (Williams) - 2:56
+# “[[Attitude Adjustment (song)|Attitude Adjustment]]” (Williams) – 2:56
-# "Knoxville Courthouse Blues" (Williams) - 3:41
+# “Knoxville Courthouse Blues” (Williams) – 3:41
-# "[[Wild and Blue]]" ([[John Scott Sherrill]]) - 3:30
+# “[[Wild and Blue]]” ([[John Scott Sherrill]]) – 3:30
+==Personnel==
-== Chart performance ==
+*Matt Betton – [[drums]]
-{| class="wikitable"
+*[[Dickey Betts]] – [[slide guitar]]
-! Chart (1984)
+*Mark Casstevens – [[banjo]], tenor banjo
-! Peak<br />position
+*[[Ray Charles]] – [[piano]], [[electric piano]], and vocals on track 5
+*Vernon Derrick – [[fiddle]], [[mandolin]]
+*Bessyl Duhon – [[concertina]]
+*Ray Edenton – [[acoustic guitar]]
+*[[Hoot Hester]] – fiddle
+*[[John Lee Hooker]] – vocals on track 5
+*[[David Hungate]] – [[bass guitar]]
+*[[John Barlow Jarvis]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
+*Irving Kane – [[trombone]]
+*“Cowboy” Eddie Long – [[steel guitar]]
+*Jerry McKinney – [[clarinet]], [[soprano saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]]
+*[[Terry McMillan]] – [[harmonica]]
+*Terry Mead – [[trumpet]]
+*Kenny Mims – acoustic guitar
+*Farrell Morris – [[maracas]], [[marimba]], [[percussion]]
+*Lamar Morris – acoustic guitar, [[electric guitar]]
+*Gove Scrivenor – [[autoharp]]
+*[[Randy Scruggs]] – [[dobro]], acoustic guitar
+*[[James Stroud]] – percussion
+*Bobby Thompson – banjo
+*Steve Tillisch – background vocals
+*Wayne Turner – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
+*[[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]] – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
+*[[Hank Williams Jr.]] – dobro, electric guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
+*[[Reggie Young]] – electric guitar
+==Charts==
+{{col-start}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
 |-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
-| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
+! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
-| align="center"| 1
 |-
+! scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums  (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')
-| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
+| 20
-| align="center"| 100
 |-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|100|artist=Hank Williams Jr. 2|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 3, 2021}}
-| Canadian ''RPM'' Country Albums
+|-
-| align="center"| 20
+{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Hank Williams Jr. 2|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 3, 2021}}
 |}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1984/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 3, 2021}}</ref>
+| 13
+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1985)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1985/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
+| 23
+|}
+{{col-end}}
+==Certifications==
+{{certification Table Top}}
+{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Hank Williams Jr.|title=Major Moves|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=1998|accessdate=February 3, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Hank Williams Jr.}}
-{{s-start}}
-{{s-bef | before= ''[[Roll On (Alabama album)|Roll On]]''<br> by [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]}}
-{{s-ttl | title= [[Top Country Albums]] [[List of number-one country albums of 1984 (U.S.)|number-one album]] | years= July 21 - August 25, 1984}}
-{{s-aft | after=  ''[[Right or Wrong (George Strait album)|Right or Wrong]]''<br> by [[George Strait]]}}
-{{s-bef | before= ''Right or Wrong''<br> by George Strait}}
-{{s-ttl | title= Top Country Albums number-one album | years= September 15, 1984}}
-{{s-aft | after=  ''[[It's All in the Game (Merle Haggard album)|It's All in the Game]]''<br> by [[Merle Haggard]]}}
-{{s-end}}
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-[[Category:Hank Williams, Jr. albums]]
+[[Category:Hank Williams Jr. albums]]
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+[[Category:Warner Records albums]]
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v t e Hank Williams Jr.
Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time Rich White Honky Blues
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection
Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Rainin' in My Heart" "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "If It Will, It Will" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)
Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "That Old Wheel" (with Johnny Cash) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)
Family	Hank Williams (father) Audrey Williams (mother) Jett Williams (half-sister) Hank Williams III (son) Holly Williams (daughter) Coleman Williams (grandson)
Related articles	Discography Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story