A Six Pack to Go

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| name = A Six Pack to Go

| type = studio

| artist = Hank Thompson

| cover = A Six Pack to Go.png

| alt =

| released = 1966

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| genre = Country

| length =

| label = Capitol

| producer = Ken Nelson

| chronology =

| prev_title = Luckiest Heartache in Town

| prev_year = 1966

| next_title = Breakin' the Rules

| next_year = 1966

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}}

A Six Pack to Go is an album by country music artist Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1966 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-2460). Ken Nelson was the producer.{{cite web|title=Hank Thompson And His Brazos Valley Boys - A Six Pack to Go|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=December 19, 2020|url=https://www.discogs.com/Hank-Thompson-And-His-Brazos-Valley-Boys-A-Six-Pack-To-Go/release/2288505}} The album consists of 12 songs related to drinking.

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on April 16, 1966, peaked at No. 19, and remained on the chart for a total of eight weeks.{{cite book|title=Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997|publisher=Record Research Inc.|year=1997|page=174|isbn=0898201241}}

AllMusic gave the album a rating of five stars.{{cite web|title=A Six Pack to Go|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 18, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-six-pack-to-go-mw0000204992}} Reviewer Thom Jurek praised Merle Travis's guitar playing and concluded: "While the songs have a cherry feel to them, this is one dark record, and there is no redemption anywhere present. A classic."

Track listing

Side A

  1. "A Six Pack to Go"
  2. "Honky Tonk Town"
  3. "Hangover Heart"
  4. "Beer Barrel Polka"
  5. "Drunkard's Blues"
  6. "Bubbles in My Beer"

Side B

  1. "Hangover Tavern"
  2. "The Wild Side of Life"
  3. "Bartender's Polka"
  4. "Anybody's Girl"
  5. "Warm Red Wine"
  6. "A Broken Heart and a Glass of Beer"

References

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Category:1966 albums

Category:Hank Thompson (musician) albums

Category:Capitol Records albums