Half as Much

"Half as Much"
Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
B-side"Let's Turn Back the Years"
PublishedOctober 17, 1951 (1951-10-17) Acuff-Rose Publications[1]
ReleasedMarch 1952 (1952-03)
RecordedAugust 10, 1951 (1951-08-10)[2]
StudioCastle Studio, Nashville
GenreCountry & Western, Honky-tonk, Country blues
Length2:42
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Curley Williams
Producer(s)Fred Rose
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys singles chronology
"Honky Tonk Blues"
(1952)
"Half as Much"
(1952)
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
(1952)
"Half as Much"
Single by Rosemary Clooney
B-side"Poor Whip-Poor-Will (Move Over, Move Over)"
ReleasedApril 4, 1952 (1952-04-04)
RecordedAugust 23, 1951 (1951-08-23)
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:48
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Curley Williams
Producer(s)Percy Faith
Rosemary Clooney singles chronology
"Tenderly"
(1952)
"Half as Much"
(1952)
"Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)"
(1952)

"Half as Much" is an American pop standard song written by Curley Williams in 1951. It was recorded by country music singer Hank Williams in 1952 and reached number two on the Billboard Country Singles chart.[3]

  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1951). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1951 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 5 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ "Hank Williams Sessions". jazzdiscography.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 387.