Definitive Collection CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Come Early Morning ~ Don Williams

2. Amanda ~ Don Williams

3. I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Want Me ~ Don Williams

4. Ties That Bind, The ~ Don Williams

5. You're My Best Friend ~ Don Williams

6. (Turn Out The Lights And) Love Me Tonight ~ Don Williams

7. Till The Rivers All Run Dry ~ Don Williams

8. Say It again ~ Don Williams

9. She Never Knew Me ~ Don Williams

10. Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend ~ Don Williams

11. I'm Just A Country Boy ~ Don Williams

12. I've Got A Winner In You ~ Don Williams

13. Rake And Ramblin' Man ~ Don Williams

14. Tulsa Time ~ Don Williams

15. It Must Be Love ~ Don Williams

16. Love Me Over Again ~ Don Williams

17. Good Ole Boys LIke Me ~ Don Williams

18. I Believe In You ~ Don Williams

19. Lord I Hope This Day Is Good ~ Don Williams

20. Listen To The Radio ~ Don Williams

21. If Hollywood Don't Need You ~ Don Williams

22. Love Is On A Roll ~ Don Williams

23. Nobody But You ~ Don Williams

24. That's The Thing About Love ~ Don Williams

25. Heartbeat In The Darkness ~ Don Williams

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Liner Note Author: Scott Schinder.
	Don Williams's mellow, amiable baritone and easygoing approach made him one of the biggest country stars of the 1970s. With simple arrangements, straightforward songs, and an emotionally honest but endearingly laconic delivery, Williams had an instantly appealing signature sound. He rarely strayed far from that template, but there was little reason to, especially with the outpouring of hits he scored throughout the '70s. A hefty helping of those hits is presented here, from the aging-singer meditation "Amanda" to the funky "Tulsa Time" (later covered by Williams acolyte Eric Clapton).
	Though Williams generally keeps things slow and easy (it wouldn't be unfair to call him the Bing Crosby of country music), there are infectious rhythmic undercurrents throughout (an R&B lope here, a Waylon Jennings beat there), and no matter how mellow he gets, he's never lugubrious. While one could quibble over some of the omissions (the sharp murder ballad "Miller's Cave," the perky "Big Ole Brew," memorably sung by Bill Murray in STRIPES), THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION is pretty much what its title promises.
Producer: Don Williams; Garth Fundis; Mike Ragogna (Compilation)

Artist Overview

Don Williams's mellow, amiable baritone and easygoing approach made him one of the biggest country stars of the 1970s. With simple arrangements, straightforward songs, and an emotionally honest but endearingly laconic delivery, Williams had an instantly appealing signature sound. He rarely strayed far from that template, but there was little reason to, especially with the outpouring of hits he scored throughout the '70s. The artist's laidback sound was surprisingly influential in the rock world--much of Eric Clapton's '70s work was modeled after Williams's style.

Compilation Appearances

	Best Of The 90S Coun(3cd)
	Country Legends
	Country's Got Heart

Associated Artists and Works

	Clark, Roy
	Reeves, Jim

Technical Info

	Release Date : 06/22/2004
	Original Release Date : 2004
	Catalog ID : 0002499
	Label : Chronicles
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00602498623084

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Definitive Collection (2004)

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