A must have CD

This is a true collection of what Don stands for,"good country music".I grew up listening to Don's music back in Nigeria and as kid would sing along with my dad while the LP played(back then there were no cds).This cd brings together 40 of almost more than a hundred hits of Don Williams.if only it included "it only rains on me".Nonetheless,a truely great cd for any don williams fan.

Southern ballads at their best

I think that this compilation of songs is great. Will you? It depends on what you're looking for.

The songs on this CD showcase Don Williams as a ballad singer with a Southern accent. Some of them have a light touch, such as "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" with the lyrics "I'm not a righteous man but ...". Some are more wistful, even longing such as "Maggie's Dream" -- about a waitress in a truck stop in Asheville who's never seen the other side of the mountains.

You may or may not find a particular favorite, but you might. The songs have themes, as the songs above illustrate. My personal favorite is "Good Ole Boys Like Me" which made me homesick when I first heard it years ago. It's hard not to remember lyrics like "I can still hear the soft Southern winds in the live oak trees" and there's a great whimsical note to "Those Williams boys, they still mean a lot to me, Hank and Tennessee."

In addition to outstanding lyrics, Don Williams has a great voice and the outstanding duet with Emmylou Harris is a bonus.

Strong compilation of gentle giant's music

This is the strongest compilation of Don's music yet released, containing all his important country hits except Stay young, though it's absence does not really matter. I recall a gypsy woman (a top 20 pop hit in the UK) is missing, but it was never released as a single in America, so never gets included on American compilations. You can find it on any number of British compilations.

So, what you get here are forty wonderful songs which show what the gentle giant (as Don is known) could really do. Some of my favorites here include You're my best friend, Till the rivers all run dry, Some broken hearts never mend, Tulsa time, Lay down beside me and If I needed you, but there are so many others I could name.

Start your Don Williams collection here. If there are other songs you particularly like, you can buy more of his music later - Don had so many great songs that they couldn't all fit on two CD's.