Don Williams Volume Two
1974 studio album by Don Williams
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Don Williams Volume Two is the second studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Don Williams.[2] Released in January of 1974 on the JMI Records label, the album reached number 13 on the US Country Albums Chart.[3] "Atta Way to Go" was released in 1973 as a single preceding the album,[4] and "We Should Be Together" and "Down the Road I Go" were released as singles in 1974.[5]
- Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | January 1974 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | JMI | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
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Background
Williams was no stranger to the country music scene, having been a member of the Texas band Pozo-Seco Singers from 1964 to 1970.[6] He left the music industry briefly, but returned in 1973 with his solo debut, Don Williams Volume One.[7] Williams had signed with JMI records initially as a songwriter, but later at the encouragement of its founder, Jack Clement, recorded a full-length album produced by songwriter Allen Reynolds.[8] It was a strong debut, reaching number five on the 1973 Country Albums chart,[9] and it had two top-20 country singles.[10]
Six months after the release of his debut album, the formula for success was repeated for Don Williams Volume Two, including producer Allen Reynolds, and many of the same A-Team Nashville studio musicians, notably steel guitarist Lloyd Green, fiddle player Buddy Spicher, and drummer Kenny Malone.[7]
Legacy
This was Williams' final recording with JMI records, which was sold to ABC-DOT Records shortly after the release of the album.[7]
Allen Reynolds went on to produce and write many successful country songs, including many of Crystal Gayle's biggest hits from the 1970s and 1980s.[11] The song "We Should Be Together", written by Reynolds, went on to be the title track on Gayle's 1979 album.[12]
Track listing
From the original JMI Records release:[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wish I Was in Nashville" | Bob McDill | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Your Sweet Love" | Don Williams | 2:39 |
| 3. | "She's in Love with a Rodeo Man" | McDill | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Atta Way to Go" | Williams | 2:47 |
| 5. | "We Should Be Together" | Allen Reynolds | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Loving You So Long" | Reynolds | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Oh Misery" | Williams | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Millers Cave" | Jack Clement | 2:37 |
| 9. | "I Don't Think About Her No More" | Mickey Newbury | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Down the Road I Go" | Williams | 3:07 |
Musicians
From the original album liner notes:[13]
- Don Williams - lead vocals, guitar
- The Joyful Noise - "gentle voices" backing vocals
- Bobby Thompson - banjo
- Joe Allen - bass guitar
- Lloyd Green - dobro, steel guitar
- Kenny Malone - drums
- Buddy Spicher, Johnny Gimble, Lisa Silver - fiddle
- Bobby Thompson, Chip Young, Jimmy Colvard - guitar
- Danny Flowers - harpoonist harmonica
- Chuck Cochran - keyboards
- Johnny Gimble - mandolin
- Jimmy Colvard - "Boogie beats"
Production
- Producer – Allen Reynolds
- Engineer – Curt Allen, Garth Fundis, Ronnie Dean
- Arranged – Charles Cochran
- Photography – John Donegan
- Lighting director – Jack Clement