True Love (Don Williams album)

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True Love
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Studio album by
Don Williams
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
Genre Country
Length33:34
Label RCA
Producer Don Williams, Garth Fundis
Don Williams chronology
One Good Well
(1989)		True Love
(1990)		Currents
(1992)

True Love is a studio album by the American country musician Don Williams. [1] It was released on August 7, 1990, via RCA Records. The album includes the singles "Back in My Younger Days", "True Love" and "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy".

Contents

Production

The album was coproduced by Williams and Garth Fundis. [2] "Just 'Cause I'm in Love with You" is a cover of the Jesse Winchester song. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Province wrote that "Williams's classic unadorned signature ... is lukewarm on True Love." [6] The Chicago Tribune deemed the album an "unusually rhythmic collection," writing that Williams's voice "remains as warm as a favorite memory." [5] The Buffalo News opined that "nobody sings about the average lives of average Americans with more poignancy than Don Williams." [7] The Orange County Register noted that "Lord, Have Mercy on a Country Boy" "may be the least preachy and most elegant song yet about the devastation to our environment." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."True Love" Pat Alger 2:50
2."Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy" Bob McDill 2:56
3."Darlin' That's What Your Love Does" Hugh Prestwood 3:41
4."Come a Little Closer"McDill, Paul Harrison3:39
5."Just 'Cause I'm in Love with You" Jesse Winchester 3:32
6."Back in My Younger Days" Danny Flowers 3:15
7."Donald and June" Craig Bickhardt 3:43
8."Diamonds to Dust" Dan Fogelberg 3:15
9."Jamaica Farewell" Irving Burgie 2:52
10."Loving You's Like Coming Home"McDill3:55

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 56

References

  1. ↑ Rowe, Norman (November 4, 1990). "Don Williams is on the Nashville charts...". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. K10.
  2. ↑ Hurst, Jack (November 8, 1990). "On the Record". Chicago Tribune. p. 19C.
  3. ↑ Abbott, Jim (December 21, 1990). "Don Williams". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 26.
  4. ↑ "True Love Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Hurst, Jack (November 29, 1990). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 9.
  6. ↑ Mason, Bruce (November 2, 1990). "Country". The Province. p. P25.
  7. ↑ Herbeck, Dan (November 23, 1990). "Country". The Buffalo News. p. G36.
  8. ↑ Davis, Noel (November 30, 1990). "Country Albums". Orange County Register. p. P30.
  9. ↑ "Don Williams Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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