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 studio album by American country music 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[edit]
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[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're My Best Friend" | Wayland Holyfield | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Help Yourselves to Each Other" | Bob McDill | 2:29 |
| 3. | "I Don't Wanna Let Go" | Holyfield | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Sweet Fever" | Dickey Lee, McDill | 2:17 |
| 5. | "Someone Like You" | Lee, McDill | 3:02 |
| 6. | "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" | McDill | 2:18 |
| 7. | "Where Are You" | Don Williams | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Tempted" | Al Turney | 3:27 |
| 9. | "You're the Only One" | Williams | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Reason to Be" | Kerry Livgren, Williams | 3:02 |
Personnel[edit]
- 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
- Jerry Stembridge - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "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 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2021.