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'''''Country Boy''''' is the seventh [[LP record|LP]] by [[United States|American]] [[Country music|country]] [[Singer-songwriter|singer and songwriter]] [[Don Williams]]. Released on September 13, [[1977 in country music|1977]] on the [[ABC Records|ABC]]-[[Dot Records|Dot]] label, the album reached number nine on the [[Billboard Country Albums|US Country Albums chart]].<ref name="US">{{cite magazine|title=Artist Chart History – Don Williams|url=http://www.billboard.com/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2010-12-02}}</ref> The album was also Williams' first album to break the top twenty in Canada, reaching number 11. ''Country Boy'' was the second of two Don Williams albums released in 1977, along with ''[[Visions (Don Williams album)|Visions]]'', which was released first, in January. Three singles were released from the album, and all three were top ten country chart hits. "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released first in 1977, and was Williams' second consecutive number one hit (following "[[Some Broken Hearts Never Mend]]"). The following two singles released in 1978 were "[[I've Got a Winner in You|I've Got a Winner In You]]," which reached number seven, and "[[Rake and Ramblin' Man]]," which reached number three.
'''''Country Boy''''' is the seventh [[LP record|LP]] by [[United States|American]] [[Country music|country]] [[Singer-songwriter|singer and songwriter]] [[Don Williams]]. Released on September 13, [[1977 in country music|1977]] on the [[ABC Records|ABC]]-[[Dot Records|Dot]] label<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-26 |title=Country Boy: Don Williams |url=https://archive.org/details/lp_country-boy_don-williams/page/n3/mode/1up |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Internet Archive}}</ref>, the album reached number nine on the [[Billboard Country Albums|US Country Albums chart]].<ref name="US">{{cite magazine|title=Artist Chart History – Don Williams|url=http://www.billboard.com/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2010-12-02}}</ref> ''Country Boy'' was the second of two Don Williams albums released in 1977, along with ''[[Visions (Don Williams album)|Visions]]'', which was released first, in January.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stambler|first=Irwin|title=Country Music: The Encyclopedia|publisher=St. Martins|year=2000|isbn=0312151217|location=New York|pages=539}}</ref> Three singles were released from the album, and all three were top ten country chart hits: "[[I'm Just a Country Boy]]" was released first in 1977<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |date=1977-08-20 |title=Billboard's Top Single Picks |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-08-20.pdf |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>, and was Williams' second consecutive number one hit (following "[[Some Broken Hearts Never Mend]]"). The following two singles released in 1978 were "[[I've Got a Winner in You|I've Got a Winner In You]]," which reached number seven, and "[[Rake and Ramblin' Man]]," which reached number three.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2|pages=463–464}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==


Don Williams spent the summer of 1977 touring in road shows with [[Jerry Jeff Walker]], [[Waylon Jennings]] and [[Emmylou Harris]], and splitting his time recording in the studio.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Wood |first=Gerry |date=1977-09-03 |title=Finalists Tabbed for CMA Awards |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-09-03.pdf |magazine=Billboard |pages=82–83}}</ref> Willams produced the album himself, and contributed writing on some of the songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1977-10-01 |title=Billboard's Top Album Picks |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-10-01.pdf |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


The single "[[I'm Just a Country Boy]]" was released in August 1977 in advance of the album, and in the ''Billboard'' review for the single it was described as:<blockquote>
Beautiful, soft arrangement of the old evergreen should take Williams back to No. 1 on the Hot Country Singles chart and perhaps establish him on the Hot 100 pop chart...instrumentation kept mainly in the background, focusing attention on the flawless Williams delivery.<ref name=":1" /></blockquote>The prediction was correct, and by the week before the release of the album, the single went from #51 to #2 on the Billboard hot country singles chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1977-09-10 |title=Billboard Hot Country Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-09-10.pdf |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Williams' record label, ABC/Dot developed a strategy to cross market Williams to the US Pop market, and "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released to pop stations that played both country and rock music.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |date=1977-09-24 |title=Crossover? ABC/Dot Devises Campaign to Popularize Don Williams |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-09-24.pdf |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


Shortly before the release of the ''Country Boy'' album, it was announced that Don Williams was a finalist for best male vocalist by the [[Country Music Association Awards|CMA Awards]].<ref name=":2" /> In October it was announced that Williams would also perform on the 11th annual CMA Awards, hosted by Johnny Cash.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1977-10-08 |title=Cash Heads CMA Talent |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-10-08.pdf |magazine=Billboard |pages=74}}</ref>

Upon release of the album in September, he embarked on a short tour of England before returning to the US to play Las Vegas in November.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nelson |first=Pat |date=1977-08-27 |title=Nashville Scene |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-08-27.pdf |magazine=Billboard |pages=66}}</ref> Williams was especially popular in England and Europe in 1977, where he collected a gold and silver album awards for ''Visions'', ''Harmony'' and ''You're My Best Friend.''<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1977-09-17 |title=Williams Clicks |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-09-17.pdf |magazine=Billboard |via=World Radio History}}</ref> The decision to market him to a mainstream American audience was in large part driven by his unexpected success in Europe.<ref name=":3" />


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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'''Side A'''
'''Side A'''


# "I'm Just a Country Boy (Fred Hellerman, Marshall Barer) - 3:01
# "[[I'm Just a Country Boy]]" ([[Fred Hellerman]], [[Marshall Barer]]) - 3:01
# "Louisiana Saturday Night" (Bob McDill) - 2:20
# "[[Louisiana Saturday Night]]" ([[Bob McDill]]) - 2:20
# "Overlookin' and Underthinkin'" (D. Lay, Don Williams, Joe Allen) - 3:26
# "Overlookin' and Underthinkin'" (D. Lay, Don Williams, Joe Allen) - 3:26
# "Sneakin' Around" (Bob McDill) - 2:40
# "Sneakin' Around" (Bob McDill) - 2:40
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# "Falling In Love" (Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield) - 2:15
# "Falling In Love" (Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield) - 2:15


== Album Personnel ==
== Personnel<ref name=":0" /> ==


* Acoustic Guitar – Bob McDill
* Acoustic guitar – Bob McDill
* Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Dave Kirby*, Jimmy Colvard
* Acoustic guitar, electric guitar – Dave Kirby*, Jimmy Colvard
* Arranged By [String Arranger], Accordion, Organ, Piano, Vibraphone – Charles Cochran
* String arranger, accordion, organ, piano, vibraphone – Charles Cochran
* Art Direction – John Donegan
* Art direction – John Donegan
* Bass – Joe Allen
* Bass – Joe Allen
* Design – David Wright
* Design – David Wright
* Drums, Congas, Percussion – Kenny Malone
* Drums, congas, percussion – Kenny Malone
* Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Shane Keister
* Electric piano, acoustic piano – Shane Keister
* Engineer, Backing Vocals – Garth Fundis
* Engineer, backing vocals – Garth Fundis
* Fiddle – Buddy Spicher
* Fiddle – Buddy Spicher
* Harp, Electric Guitar – Danny Flowers
* Harp, electric guitar – Danny Flowers
* Illustration – Whole Hog Studios, LTD*
* Illustration – Whole Hog Studios, LTD*
* Percussion [Hand Claps] – Jim Jerome
* Percussion [hand claps] – Jim Jerome
* Steel Guitar, Dobro – Lloyd Green
* Steel guitar, dobro – Lloyd Green
* Strings – Carl Gorodetzky, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland, Steven Maxwell Smith*, Wilfred Lehmann*
* Strings – Carl Gorodetzky, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland, Steven Maxwell Smith*, Wilfred Lehmann*
* Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Producer, Backing Vocals – Don Williams
* Vocals, acoustic guitar, producer, backing vocals – Don Williams
*Recorded At – Jack Clement Recording Studios
* Recorded at Jack Clement Recording Studios


== References ==
== References ==
<references group="" responsive="1"></references>{{Don Williams}}
<references responsive="1"></references>{{Don Williams}}


[[:Category:1977 albums]]
[[:Category:1977 albums]]

Latest revision as of 20:20, 26 December 2024

Country Boy
Studio album by
Don Williams
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1977
GenreCountry
LabelABC-Dot
ProducerDon Williams
Don Williams chronology
Visions
(1977) 		Country Boy
(1977) 		Expressions
(1978)
Singles from Country Boy
  1. "I'm Just a Country Boy"
    Released: 1977
  2. "I've Got a Winner In You"
    Released: 1978
  3. "Rake and Ramblin' Man"
    Released: 1978

Country Boy is the seventh LP by American country singer and songwriter Don Williams. Released on September 13, 1977 on the ABC-Dot label[1], the album reached number nine on the US Country Albums chart.[2] Country Boy was the second of two Don Williams albums released in 1977, along with Visions, which was released first, in January.[3] Three singles were released from the album, and all three were top ten country chart hits: "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released first in 1977[4], and was Williams' second consecutive number one hit (following "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend"). The following two singles released in 1978 were "I've Got a Winner In You," which reached number seven, and "Rake and Ramblin' Man," which reached number three.[5]

Background

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Don Williams spent the summer of 1977 touring in road shows with Jerry Jeff Walker, Waylon Jennings and Emmylou Harris, and splitting his time recording in the studio.[6] Willams produced the album himself, and contributed writing on some of the songs.[7]

The single "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released in August 1977 in advance of the album, and in the Billboard review for the single it was described as:

Beautiful, soft arrangement of the old evergreen should take Williams back to No. 1 on the Hot Country Singles chart and perhaps establish him on the Hot 100 pop chart...instrumentation kept mainly in the background, focusing attention on the flawless Williams delivery.[4]

The prediction was correct, and by the week before the release of the album, the single went from #51 to #2 on the Billboard hot country singles chart.[8] Williams' record label, ABC/Dot developed a strategy to cross market Williams to the US Pop market, and "I'm Just a Country Boy" was released to pop stations that played both country and rock music.[9]

Shortly before the release of the Country Boy album, it was announced that Don Williams was a finalist for best male vocalist by the CMA Awards.[6] In October it was announced that Williams would also perform on the 11th annual CMA Awards, hosted by Johnny Cash.[10]

Upon release of the album in September, he embarked on a short tour of England before returning to the US to play Las Vegas in November.[11] Williams was especially popular in England and Europe in 1977, where he collected a gold and silver album awards for Visions, Harmony and You're My Best Friend.[12] The decision to market him to a mainstream American audience was in large part driven by his unexpected success in Europe.[9]

Track listing

[edit]

from the original vinyl[1]

Side A

  1. "I'm Just a Country Boy" (Fred Hellerman, Marshall Barer) - 3:01
  2. "Louisiana Saturday Night" (Bob McDill) - 2:20
  3. "Overlookin' and Underthinkin'" (D. Lay, Don Williams, Joe Allen) - 3:26
  4. "Sneakin' Around" (Bob McDill) - 2:40
  5. "Look Around You" (Bill Joor, Buck Lindsey) - 2:55

Side B

  1. "I've Got a Winner In You" (Don Williams, Wayland Holyfield) - 2:34
  2. "Rake and Ramblin' Man" (Bob McDill) - 2:50
  3. "Too Many Tears (To Make Love Strong)" (Jim Rushing) - 3:18
  4. "It's Gotta Be Magic" (Don Williams) - 2:48
  5. "Falling In Love" (Bob McDill, Wayland Holyfield) - 2:15

Personnel[1]

[edit]
  • Acoustic guitar – Bob McDill
  • Acoustic guitar, electric guitar – Dave Kirby*, Jimmy Colvard
  • String arranger, accordion, organ, piano, vibraphone – Charles Cochran
  • Art direction – John Donegan
  • Bass – Joe Allen
  • Design – David Wright
  • Drums, congas, percussion – Kenny Malone
  • Electric piano, acoustic piano – Shane Keister
  • Engineer, backing vocals – Garth Fundis
  • Fiddle – Buddy Spicher
  • Harp, electric guitar – Danny Flowers
  • Illustration – Whole Hog Studios, LTD*
  • Percussion [hand claps] – Jim Jerome
  • Steel guitar, dobro – Lloyd Green
  • Strings – Carl Gorodetzky, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Sheldon Kurland, Steven Maxwell Smith*, Wilfred Lehmann*
  • Vocals, acoustic guitar, producer, backing vocals – Don Williams
  • Recorded at Jack Clement Recording Studios

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Country Boy: Don Williams". Internet Archive. 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  2. ^ "Artist Chart History – Don Williams". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  3. ^ Stambler, Irwin (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. New York: St. Martins. p. 539. ISBN 0312151217.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 1977-08-20.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 463–464. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. ^ a b Wood, Gerry (1977-09-03). "Finalists Tabbed for CMA Awards" (PDF). Billboard. pp. 82–83.
  7. ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 1977-10-01.
  8. ^ "Billboard Hot Country Singles" (PDF). Billboard. 1977-09-10.
  9. ^ a b "Crossover? ABC/Dot Devises Campaign to Popularize Don Williams" (PDF). Billboard. 1977-09-24.
  10. ^ "Cash Heads CMA Talent" (PDF). Billboard. 1977-10-08. p. 74.
  11. ^ Nelson, Pat (1977-08-27). "Nashville Scene" (PDF). Billboard. p. 66.
  12. ^ "Williams Clicks" (PDF). Billboard. 1977-09-17 – via World Radio History.

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