Album
Country Boy
1977 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Country Boy is a Folk album by Don Williams, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked.
About
Country Boy is the seventh LP by country singer-songwriter Don William. Released on September 13, 1977, on the ABC-Dot label, the album reached #9 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Country Boy was the second of two Don Williams albums released in 1977, along with Vision, which was released in January. Three singles were released from the album, and all three were Top 10 country chart hits: "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released first in 1977, and was Williams' second consecutive #1 hit (following "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend"). The following two singles released in 1978 were "I've Got a Winner in You", which reached #7, and "Rake and Ramblin' Man", which reached #3. Don Williams spent the summer of 1977 touring in road shows with Jerry Jeff Walker, Waylon Jenning, and Emmylou Harri, and splitting his time recording in the studio. Willams produced the album himself, and contributed writing on some of the song. The single "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released in August 1977 in advance of the album, and in the Billboard review for the single it was described as: "Beautiful, soft arrangement of the old evergreen should take Williams back to #1 on the Hot Country Singles chart and perhaps establish him on the Hot 100 pop chart... instrumentation kept mainly in the background, focusing attention on the flawless Williams delivery." The prediction was correct, and by the week before the release of the album, the single went from #51 to #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Williams' record label, ABC/Dot, developed a strategy to cross-market Williams to the US Pop market, and "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released to pop stations that played both country and rock music. Shortly before the release of the Country Boy album, Don Williams was announced as a finalist for best male vocalist by the Country Music Association Award. In October it was announced that Williams would also perform on the 11th annual CMA Award, hosted by Johnny Cash. .
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Tracklist
- 1I'm Just A Country Boy3:07
- 2Louisiana Saturday Night2:23
- 3Overlookin' And Underthinkin'3:30
- 4Sneakin' Around2:43
- 5Look Around You2:58
- 6I've Got A Winner In You2:37
- 7Rake And Ramblin' Man2:54
- 8Too Many Tears (To Make Love Strong)3:25
- 9It's Gotta Be Magic2:51
- 10Falling In Love2:17
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- warm
- melancholic
- heartland
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob McDillACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Buddy SpicherFIDDLE
- Carl GorodetzkySTRINGS
- Charles CochranACCORDION, ORGAN, PIANO, VIBRAPHONE ARRANGED BY , ACCORDION, ORGAN, PIANO, VIBRAPHONE ARRANGED BY , ACCORDION, ORGAN, PIANO
- Danny FlowersELECTRIC GUITAR, HARP HARP, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- David KirbyACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Gary VanosdaleSTRINGS
- George BinkleySTRINGS
- Jim JeromePERCUSSION
- Jimmy ColvardACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Joe AllenBASS
- Kenny MaloneDRUMS, CONGAS, PERCUSSION
- Lennie HaightSTRINGS
- Lloyd GreenDOBRO, STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR, DOBRO
- Marvin ChantrySTRINGS
- Roy ChristensenSTRINGS
- Shane KeisterELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO
- Sheldon KurlandSTRINGS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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