NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 15, 2016) – Country icon Hank Williams Jr.’s new Nash Icon Records album, IT’S ABOUT TIME, which includes the rowdy single, “Are You Ready for the Country,” is now available in stores and across digital retailers.
 
“I couldn’t be more excited about this album,” exclaimed Hank Jr. “I have been doing this a long time but I promise this is the best album yet and fans will not be disappointed.”

Critics are raving about the Nash Icon’s 37th album:

“Hank Williams Jr. makes great albums, period, and he's back with a new release, It's About Time, that actually may be his best….to present a pretty powerful mix of good ol' boy sensitivity, arena-sized sonics, goofball humor, and, of course, a nice, big helping of anti-PC.”
- Mike Ragogna, Huffington Post

"A mix of swagger ("Dress Like an Icon") and surprise humility ("Just Call Me Hank"), It's About Time ... backs up Williams' boasts...with many songs recorded live, there's an undeniable energy to the record. There's also some thumb-his-nose-at-the-establishment risks, like the almost seven-minute gospel-blues number "Wrapped Up, Tangled Up in Jesus (God's Got It)."
- Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone Country

"Actually, it’s about Hank Jr. at his rowdiest, rocking best... Here, Hank is explosive, energized and even revitalized, likely because he’s written and found tunes that stoked his fire again."
- Bob Paxman, Country Weekly

"Quality 'Time': Hank Williams Jr. raw and real on new CD… raw and unapologetic. Williams saunters and shouts; there’s nothing subtle about his approach to a lyric."
- Bob Doerschuk, USA TODAY

"It feels like a juke box of selections from several phases of Hank’s career. From the classic twang on tracks like “It’s About Time” to the jumpy blues featured on “Dress Like An Icon” to gospel with a toughened up version of reverend Charlie Jackson’s “Wrapped Up Tangled Up In Jesus.”"
- Nathan Worsey, CountryMusicPride

GRAMMY® Award winner and Oscar nominee Julian Raymond (Glen Campbell, Cheap Trick) produced IT’S ABOUT TIME, featuring re-recorded versions of classics like “Mental Revenge” and “Born to Boogie” with Brantley Gilbert & Justin Moore and featuring Brad Paisley on guitar, as well as new tunes Hank solely penned such as “Dress Like an Icon,” “Just Call Me Hank” and “It’s About Time.”

The legendary entertainer will be making national television appearances in the coming days in support of the album.
 
IT’S ABOUT TIME TRACK LISTING:
1. “Are You Ready for the Country” featuring Eric Church (Neil Young)
2. “Club U.S.A.” (Tony Stampley, Bonnie Swayze)
3. “God Fearin’ Man” (Chris Janson, Brandon Kinney, Kendell Marvell)
4. “Those Days Are Gone” (Chris Janson, Brice Long, Terry McBride)
5. “Dress Like An Icon” (Hank Williams Jr.)
6. “God and Guns” (Mark Stephen Jones, Travis Meadows, Bud Tower)
7. “Just Call Me Hank” (Hank Williams Jr.)
8. “Mental Revenge” (Mel Tillis)
9. “It’s About Time” (Hank Williams Jr.)
10. “The Party’s On” (Hank Williams Jr., Joe Kent, Tony Stampley)
11. “Wrapped Up, Tangled Up in Jesus (God’s Got It)” (Reverend Charlie Jackson)
12. “Born to Boogie” featuring Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore and Brad Paisley (Hank Williams Jr.)

HANK JR. ON TV:
 
Sunday, January 17
“Audience All Access” - 8:00pm CT/9:00pm ET on AT&T's Audience Network
(DIRECTV Ch 239 / AT&T U-verse Ch 1114)
@att

Monday, January 18
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” – 10:35pm CT / 11:35pm ET on NBC
@FallonTonight | @JimmyFallon | #FallonTonight
 
Tuesday, January 19
“CBS This Morning” – 7am CT/7am ET on CBS
@CBSThisMorning | #NewsIsBack
 
“The View” – 10:00am CT / 11:00am ET on ABC
@The View | #TheView

*Check local listings

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ABOUT HANK WILLIAMS JR.:
Hank Williams Jr.'s extremely impressive resume has spawned 70 million albums sold worldwide, six PLATINUM albums, 20 GOLD albums, 13 No. 1 albums and 10 No. 1 singles. Marking 52 years since his first album in 1964, Hank Jr. released IT’S ABOUT TIME (Nash Icon Records) on January 15. In addition to the history-making “Are You Ready for the Country,” the project includes new tunes such as “Dress Like an Icon,” “Just Call Me Hank,” “It’s About Time,” and “The Party’s On” as well as re-recorded versions of classics “Mental Revenge” and “Born to Boogie” with Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore and Brad Paisley on guitar. IT’S ABOUT TIME is Hank Jr.'s 37th album in his five-decade career. He continues to add accolades to an extremely impressive resume, which includes ACM Entertainer of the Year, CMA Entertainer of the Year and BMI Icon in addition to winning a GRAMMY and being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. As a touring artist, Hank Jr. was a pioneer in bringing arena rock production values to country music, and he remains one of the most consistent ticket sellers in music, period, as generation after generation gets turned on to one of the most dynamic live performers ever to take the stage.