Mark Williams (album)

Mark Williams is the self-titled debut studio album by New Zealand-born singer Mark Williams. It was released in June 1975 a year after being signed to EMI Music by Alan Galbraith. The album peaked at number 2 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, remaining on the charts for 30 weeks. It was the highest selling album by a New Zealand artist in New Zealand in 1975.[1]

Mark Williams
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1975
RecordedMay 1974-March 1975
StudioEMI Studios, Wellington, New Zealand
Genre
LabelEMI Music
ProducerAlan Galbraith
Mark Williams chronology
Mark Williams
(1975)
Sweet Trials
(1976)
Singles from Mark Williams
  1. "Celebration"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life"
    Released: May 1975

Reception

Suedo Nim from Victoria University of Wellington said "Mark Williams' debut album.. deserved its kudos. The brilliant combination of pop-soul, the sheer panache of tracks like "Love the One You're With" and "Ain't No Sunshine" made it a classy production."[2]

Track listing

LP/Cassette (HSD 1040)[3]
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme Little Sign"Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven, Jerry Winn2:50
2."Get on the Right Road"Garry Wright3:00
3."Celebration"Ashton, Lord3:32
4."Love the One You're With"Stephen Stills3:30
5."Let Love Come Between Us"Joe Sobotka, Johnny Wyker2:20
6."Disco Queen"Errol Brown, Tony Wilson3:45
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sail On White Moon"Johnny Bristol2:56
2."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill Withers2:20
3."Wailing Wall"Todd Randgren2:54
4."Jimmy Loves Marianne" 3:10
5."Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life"Vanda & Young3:54
6."A Perfect Love"Paul Williams2:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975/76) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Rank
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[1] 17
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[1] 1

References

  1. "New Zealand END OF YEAR CHARTS 1975". RIANZ. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "SWEET TRIALS: MARK WILLIAMS EMI". Victoria University of Wellington. 1976. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. "Mark Williams by Mark Williams". Discogs. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Charts.nz – Mark Williams – Mark Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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