The
Hank in the title refers to
Hank Cochran, not
Hank Williams, because
Jeannie Seely recorded as many of
Hank Cochran's songs as
Connie Smith did of
Bill Anderson's. The album leads off with the hit "A Wanderin' Man" before covering a number of
Cochran's songs that were hits for other artists, such as
Burl Ives' "A Little Bitty Tear" and "A Funny Way of Laughin'." Side two bogs down a little with ballads, but closes with the ever-popular "Make the World Go Away." The Pennsylvania-born
Seely helped set the pattern for contemporary country artists since she looked like a model and had a very pop-oriented voice, but today she seems like
Kitty Wells compared to some of the pure pop that has since passed for country.
Thanks, Hank! was later reissued by Harmony, Columbia's budget label, with the title Make the World Go Away.