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

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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

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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 Rundgren2:54
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

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Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.