Hillbilly Rock is the fourth studio album by American
country music artist
Marty Stuart. It was released in October 1989 by
MCA Nashville. It peaked at #19 on the
Top Country Albums chart but failed to chart on the Canadian charts. It was certified Gold in both countries. The songs "
Cry! Cry! Cry!", "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long", "Hillbilly Rock", and "Western Girls" were released as singles.[1]
Content
Several songs on this album are covers or would later be covered by other artists.
Johnny Cash's "Cry! Cry! Cry!" first appeared on his 1957 album With His Hot and Blue Guitar. "Me and Billy the Kid" was written and recorded by
Joe Ely for his album Lord of the Highway and would later be covered by
Pat Green and
Kevin Welch and the Overtones. "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long" was covered by
Gary Allan on his 1998 album It Would Be You.