True Love (Don Williams album)

True Love
Studio album by
Don Williams
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
GenreCountry
Length33:34
LabelRCA
ProducerDon 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".

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[4]
Chicago Tribune[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 Alger2:50
2."Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy"Bob McDill2:56
3."Darlin' That's What Your Love Does"Hugh Prestwood3:41
4."Come a Little Closer"McDill, Paul Harrison3:39
5."Just 'Cause I'm in Love with You"Jesse Winchester3:32
6."Back in My Younger Days"Danny Flowers3:15
7."Donald and June"Craig Bickhardt3:43
8."Diamonds to Dust"Dan Fogelberg3:15
9."Jamaica Farewell"Irving Burgie2:52
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 (8 Nov 1990). "On the Record". Chicago Tribune. p. 19C.
  3. ^ Abbott, Jim (21 Dec 1990). "Don Williams". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 26.
  4. ^ "True Love Review by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b Hurst, Jack (29 Nov 1990). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 9.
  6. ^ Mason, Bruce (2 Nov 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.