Montana Cafe

Montana Cafe is the thirty-ninth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Warner / Curb in July 1986. "Country State of Mind," "Mind Your Own Business" and "When Something Is Good (Why Does It Change)" were released as singles. The album reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart^[2] and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

Track listing

Personnel

Hank Williams Jr. – lead vocals
Huey Lewis – duet vocals on "You Can't Judge a Book (By Looking at the Cover)"
Reba McEntire – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
Tom Petty – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
Reverend Ike – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
Willie Nelson – vocals on "Mind Your Own Business"
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar
Paul Worley – electric guitar
Dickey Betts – electric guitar, slide guitar, background vocals
Thunderhead Hawkins - electric guitar
Lamar Morris – electric guitar
Dino Bradley – electric guitar
Wayne Turner – electric guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Henry Strzelecki – bass fiddle
John Barlow Jarvis – piano
Matt Betton – drums
Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
Herbert Bruce – trombone
Ray Carroll – trumpet
June Carter Cash – autoharp
Ben Cauley – trumpet
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Steve Gibson – mandolin
Ike Harris – tuba
Jim Horn – baritone saxophone
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Mike Lawler – synthesizer
"Cowboy" Eddie Long – steel guitar
Jerry McKinney – tenor saxophone
Mark O'Connor – fiddle
Charles Rose – trombone
Raul Ross – clarinet
Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone

Charts

Certifications

References

↑Campbell, Al.Montana Cafe review at AllMusic
↑allmusic ((( Montana Cafe > Charts & Awards )))
↑RIAA - Gold & Platinum
↑"Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
↑"Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
↑"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
↑"Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
↑"American album certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – Montana Cafe". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

[1] Campbell, Al.Montana Cafe review at AllMusic

[2] usic ((( Montana Cafe > Charts & Awards )))

[3] RIAA - Gold & Platinum

[ac_Billboard200_Hank_Williams_Jr.-4] "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Hank_Williams_Jr.-5] "Hank Williams Jr. Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[7] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[United_StatesHank_Williams,_Jr.Montana_CafealbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – Montana Cafe". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

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