• Source: Especially for You (Don Williams album)

      • Especially for You is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in 1981 (see 1981 in country music). Three singles were released from the album which all reached the top ten. These were "Miracles" (#4), "If I Needed You" (with Emmylou Harris) (#3) and "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" (#1). The album peaked at #5 in the U.S. and reached #109 on the Billboard 200. This album, paired with his previous album, I Believe in You, were re-released on one CD in 1989.


      Content


      Many songs on this album are covers of earlier songs or would later be covered by other artists. "Fair-weather Friends" was released by its co-writer, Johnny Cash in 1982 on his album, The Adventures of Johnny Cash. "Years from Now" was previously recorded by Bobbi Humphrey in 1977 and would later be made famous by Dr. Hook. "Lord, I Hope This Day is Good" has been covered by Anne Murray and by Lee Ann Womack on her 2000 album, I Hope You Dance. The duet with Emmylou Harris, "If I Needed You", was first recorded by Townes Van Zandt on his 1972 album, The Late Great Townes Van Zandt.


      Track listing




      Production


      All tracks produced by Don Williams and Garth Fundis except for "If I Needed You", which was co-produced with Brian Ahern.
      Recorded at Sound Emporium Studios by Garth Fundis and Gary Laney
      Remixed by Garth Fundis and Don Williams
      Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Nashville


      Personnel


      from liner notes

      Don Williams - lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
      Joe Allen - electric and upright bass
      Charles Cochran - piano, organ, Prophet Synthesizer, string arrangements
      Roger Cook - ukulele and harmony vocals on "Miracles"
      Garth Fundis - harmony and backing vocals
      Lloyd Green - steel guitar
      David Kirby - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
      Shelley Kurland - violin solo on "Now and Then"
      Pat McLaughlin - mandolin
      Kenny Malone - conga, bongos, tambourine, shakers, drums
      Billy Sanford - acoustic guitar
      Biff Watson - synthesizer, gut-string guitar
      The Sheldon Kurland Strings - strings


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