Songs of the Brazos Valley is a studio album by country music artist Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1956 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-418). It was Thompson's first album.^[1]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars.^[1] Reviewer Bruce Eder called it "an entertaining combination of fast-paced novelty tunes ..., slow romantic ballads ..., covers ..., and surprisingly brisk adaptations of traditional material".^[1]

Side A

1. "The Wild Side of Life"
2. "Rub-A-Dub-Dub"
3. "Yesterday's Girl"
4. " When You're Lovin', You're Livin'"
5. "John Henry"
6. "I Saw My Mother's Name"

Side B

1. "The New Green Light"
2. "Simple Simon"
3. "The Letter Edged in Black"
4. "Mother, Queen of My Heart"
5. "You Don't Have the Nerve"
6. "At the Rainbow's End"