You're My Best Friend (album)
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| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Studio | Jack Clement Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:38 | |||
| Label | ABC/Dot | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds (tracks 2, 3, 9), Don Williams (all tracks) | |||
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You're My Best Friend is the fourth LP by American country singer-songwriter Don Williams. Released in April 1975 on the ABC-Dot label, the album reached number five on the US Country Albums chart.[1] "You're My Best Friend" and "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" were released as singles in 1975, both reaching number one on the Billboard country singles chart.[2]
Background
The previous year, Don Williams achieved his first number-one single with the song "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me".[3] He teamed up again with regular collaborators, including Bob McDill, Allen Reynolds, Dickey Lee and Wayland Holyfield to craft another chart success.[4]
Track listing
Side A
- "You're My Best Friend" (Wayland Holyfield) – 2:43
- "Help Yourselves to Each Other" (Bob McDill) – 2:29
- "I Don't Wanna Let Go" (Holyfield) – 3:12
- "Sweet Fever" (Dickey Lee, McDill) – 2:17
- "Someone Like You" (Lee, McDill) – 3:02
Side B
- "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" (McDill) – 2:18
- "Where Are You" (Don Williams) – 2:51
- "Tempted" (Al Turney) – 3:27
- "You're the Only One" (Williams) – 2:44
- "Reason to Be" (Kerry Livgren, Williams) – 3:02
Personnel
- Joe Allen - bass guitar
- Jim Colvard - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Lloyd Green - steel guitar, dobro
- Shane Keister - keyboards
- Kenny Malone - drums, conga, marimba
- Danny Flowers - harmonica
- Don Williams - acoustic guitar
- Chip Young - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
References
- ^ "Artist Chart History – Don Williams". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 463–464. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Kingsbury, Paul (2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. see URL. ISBN 978-0-19-517608-7.
- ^ Stambler and Landon, Irwin and Grelun (1997). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 539. ISBN 0312151217.
- ^ "Don Williams - You're My Best Friend". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.