You're My Best Friend | ||||
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Released | April 1975 | |||
Studio | Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 28:38 | |||
Label | ABC/Dot | |||
Producer | Allen Reynolds (tracks 2, 3, 9), Don Williams (all tracks) | |||
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Singles from You're My Best Friend | ||||
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You're My Best Friend is the fourth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Don Williams. Released in April 1975 on the ABC-Dot label, the album reached number five on the US Country Albums chart. [1] "You're My Best Friend" and "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" were released as singles in 1975, both reaching number one on the Billboard country singles chart. [2]
The previous year, Don Williams achieved his first number-one single with the song "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me". [3] He teamed up again with regular collaborators, including Bob McDill, Allen Reynolds, Dickey Lee and Wayland Holyfield to craft another chart success. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You're My Best Friend" | Wayland Holyfield | 2:43 |
2. | "Help Yourselves to Each Other" | Bob McDill | 2:29 |
3. | "I Don't Wanna Let Go" | Holyfield | 3:12 |
4. | "Sweet Fever" | Dickey Lee, McDill | 2:17 |
5. | "Someone Like You" | Lee, McDill | 3:02 |
6. | "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" | McDill | 2:18 |
7. | "Where Are You" | Don Williams | 2:51 |
8. | "Tempted" | Al Turney | 3:27 |
9. | "You're the Only One" | Williams | 2:44 |
10. | "Reason to Be" | Kerry Livgren, Williams | 3:02 |
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