Huge Talent -- Horrible Collection

I recently started to listen to Don William's music, and I've quickly become an enormous fan. Don possesses one of the smoothest voices in country music history, and he wrapped his golden voice around some great songs. Fortunately, a number of greatest hits collections are available. However, I was interested in purchasing some of his studio CDs. I thought that "Good Ole Boys" fit that ticket, but I was completely wrong.



I'm not sure what the intent of this collection is, other than throwing together various odds and ends for a quick buck. No liner notes are included with this CD, so the listener is left to guess about some of the music. Songs 2-9 seem to consist of Don's early music. Several of the songs, such as "Storybook Children," are duets with a female partner, but without liner notes I have no idea who the woman is. In addition, the sound quality of these songs is extremely poor.



Finally, the two big country hits included here are "Good Ole Boys Like Me" (#2 for 3 weeks in 1980) and "I Believe in You" (#1 for 2 weeks in 1980). However, these two songs are live versions! They sound fine as far as live cuts go, but there was no indication that they're live, and they sound completely out-of-place with the earlier studio songs. I had no idea when I purchased the collection what a motley assortment of music it would be. Don and his fans deserve better than this quickie package, even at such a low price. Definitely not recommended.