Don Williams - Hits '2012

Tracks list

Tracklist:

1. You're My Best Friend (02:49)
2. It Must Be Love (02:31)
3. Some Broken Hearts Never Mend (02:46)
4. You've Got a Friend (04:19)
5. Fever (03:40)
6. Don't You Think It's Time (03:23)
7. The Rose (03:30)
8. There's Always Something There to Remind Me (02:20)
9. I Need You to Want Me (03:53)
10. Wonderful to Night (03:27)


 moreWilliams began playing guitar when he was child, learning the instrument
from his mother. As a teenager, he played in a variety of country, rockabilly,
folk, and rock & roll bands. After completing high school, he formed his first
band with a friend named Lofton Kline. Williams and Kline recruited another
singer, Susan Taylor, and formed the Pozo-Seco Singers, a folk-pop group, in
1964. The following year, the band signed a contract with Columbia Records. In
1966, the Pozo-Seco Singers had a pop hit with "Time," which climbed into the
Top 50. For the next two years, they had a series of minor hits, highlighted by
two Top 40 hits in late 1966, "I Can Make It with You" and "Look What You've
Done." The group stayed until 1971.

After the Pozo-Seco Singers disbanded, Williams decided to pursue a career as a
songwriter in Nashville, since he wasn't convinced that he was suited for a solo
career. He signed with Jack Clement's Jack Music, Inc., initially just as a
songwriter. By the end of 1972, he had signed with JMI as a solo artist,
releasing "Don't You Believe" as his debut. The song went nowhere, but "The
Shelter of Your Eyes" climbed to number 14 at the beginning of 1973. For the
next year, Williams scored a string of minor hits before he had his 1974
breakthrough, "We Should Be Together," which reached number five. The single led
to a contract with ABC/Dot. "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me," his
first single for ABC/Dot, reached number one in the summer 1974. The single
launched a string of Top Ten hits that ran more or less uninterrupted until
1991; between 1974 and 1991, only four of his 46 charting singles didn't make
the Top Ten. Instead of reaching the top of the charts with his original
material, most of his big hits were covers of other songwriters, including John
Prine, Bob McDill, Dave Loggins, and Wayland Holyfield.

During the '70s, Don Williams became the most successful country artist in the
world. His country-pop not only crossed over into the American pop mainstream,
it also gained him a large following in England and Europe. In addition to his
Top Ten hits, Williams won several country music awards, highlighted by the
Country Music Association naming him Male Vocalist of the Year in 1978, the same
year his number one single, "Tulsa Time," was named Single of the Year. In the
late '70s, he began acting, appearing primarily in the films of his friend Burt
Reynolds, including W.W. & the Dixie Dancekings and Smokey & the Bandit II.

In the early '80s, Williams slowed down the pace of his career slightly, as he
was suffering from back problems. Nevertheless, the hits continued to come and
many of his singles reached number one. In 1986, he left MCA Records -- which
had acquired the ABC label while he was recording for it -- and signed with
Capitol. The change in labels didn't affect his career at all, as he continued
to hit the Top Ten with regularity. In 1987, he underwent back surgery, which
cured his problems. Williams signed with RCA Records in 1989. Initially, he
continued to have hits, but his streak came to an end in early 1992, following
his last Top Ten single, "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy." Although he
continued to perform in the mid-'90s, he had effectively retired to his
Nashville farm, returning to recording in 1998 with I Turn the Page.

After some limited touring, Williams resumed his recording career with My Heart
to You on Sugar Hill/Compendium in 2004, followed in 2006 by his "Farewell Tour
of the World," playing throughout the United States and Europe, and another
retirement. This one lasted until 2012, when he re-emerged with the acclaimed
And So It Goes on Sugar Hill. Williams continued recording and performing, and
released Reflections in March of 2014. The year 2016 brought another retirement
for Williams, who announced he was ready to "enjoy some quiet time at home." He
died in September 2017 at the age of 78. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine



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