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Looking 4 Myself (Deluxe Version) - Usher
Looking 4 Myself (Deluxe Version) by Usher
Born and Raised - John Mayer
Born and Raised by John Mayer
Once Upon Another Time - EP - Sara Bareilles
Once Upon Another Time - EP by Sara Bareilles
American Idol - Top 3 - Season 11 - Various Artists
American Idol - Top 3 - Season 11 by Various Artists
Shooting Star - EP - Owl City
Shooting Star - EP by Owl City
Edge of Glory (Glee Cast Version) - Single - Glee Cast
Edge of Glory (Glee Cast Version) - Single by Glee Cast
Because You Loved Me (Glee Cast Version) - Single - Glee Cast
Because You Loved Me (Glee Cast Version) - Single by Glee Cast
Bloom - Beach House
Bloom by Beach House
We Are the Champions (Glee Cast Version) - Single - Glee Cast
We Are the Champions (Glee Cast Version) - Single by Glee Cast
Mean (Glee Cast Version) - Single - Glee Cast
Mean (Glee Cast Version) - Single by Glee Cast
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.
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.