Greatest Hits (Mark Williams album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Releasedlate 1977
Recorded1974 - 1977
StudioEMI Studios, Wellington, New Zealand
Genre
Label EMI Music
Producer Alan Galbraith
Mark Williams chronology
Taking It All In Stride
(1977)
Greatest Hits
(1977)
Life After Dark
(1979)

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album released by New Zealand-born singer Mark Williams, released in late 1977 following the expiry of his contract with EMI Music. [1] It includes tracks from his three studio albums to date; Mark Williams , Sweet Trials and Taking It All In Stride .

Contents

Track listing

LP/Cassette (HSD 1064)
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Doesn't Matter Anymore" Paul Anka 2:42
2."Celebration"Ashton, Lord3:32
3."If There's Still a Little Love" (with Sharon O'Neill) Alan Hawkshaw, John Rostill 3:55
4."Ain't No Sunshine" Bill Withers 2:20
5."This is the Life" Geoff Murphy, Ian Watkin 3:50
6."Taking It All in Stride" Tom Snow 4:23
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life" Vanda & Young 3:54
2."If It Rains" Kiki Dee 3:10
3."Love the One You're With" Stephen Stills 3:30
4."Sweet Wine"Reece Kirk3:13
5."Gimme a Little Sign" Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven, Jerry Winn2:40
6."A House for Sale"Carl Hampton, Homer Banks 4:02

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References

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