Cafe Carolina

Cafe Carolina
Cafe Carolina
Studio album by Don Williams
Released	May 1984
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Label	MCA
Producer	Don Williams & Garth Fundis
Don Williams chronology
Singles from Cafe Carolina
	"That's the Thing About Love"; Released: March 1984; "Maggie's Dream"; Released: September 1, 1984; "Walkin' a Broken Heart"; Released: January 5, 1985; "It's Time for Love"; Released: October 12, 1985;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Cafe Carolina is the fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in May 1984 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing

"The Only Game in Town" (Joe Allen, Ralph Murphy)
"Walkin' a Broken Heart" (Dennis Linde, Alan Rush)
"Maggie's Dream" (Dave Loggins, Lisa Silver)
"That's the Thing About Love" (Richard Leigh, Gary Nicholson)
"Leaving" (Don Williams)
"Beautiful Woman" (Graham Lyle)
"True Blue Hearts" (Williams)
"I'll Never Need Another You" (Ronnie Rogers)
"It's Time for Love" (Bob McDill, Hunter Moore)
"I'll Be Faithful to You" (Paul Kennerley)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	46

Personnel

Piano & Organ: Charles Cochran
Bass: Joe Allen
Drums & Percussion: Kenny Malone
Acoustic Guitars: Billy Sanford, Don Williams
Electric Guitars: Billy Sanford, Steve Gibson
Saxophone: Jim Horn
Steel Guitar: Lloyd Green
Lead Vocals: Don Williams
Harmony Vocals: Garth Fundis, Don Williams

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Production

Arrangements for Violins, Violas and Cellos: Charles Cochran
String Section: Nashville String Machine
Recorded at: Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Recording Engineers: Gary Laney & Garth Fundis
Mastered by: Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics, Nashville
Album Photography: McGuire
Album Art Direction: John Baeder

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References

^ Roland, Tom. "Cafe Carolina review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ "Cafe Carolina Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ "Don Williams Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ "1985 Talent Almanat" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-24. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Original album sleeve notes

[allmusic-1] Roland, Tom. "Cafe Carolina review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[2] "Cafe Carolina Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Don_Williams-3] "Don Williams Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[4] "1985 Talent Almanat" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-24. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[Original_album_sleeve_notes-5] Original album sleeve notes

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v t e Don Williams
Studio albums	Don Williams Volume One Don Williams Volume Two Don Williams Vol. 3 You're My Best Friend Harmony Visions I Believe in You Especially for You Listen to the Radio Yellow Moon Cafe Carolina New Moves One Good Well True Love And So It Goes
Singles	"The Shelter of Your Eyes" "Come Early Morning" "Atta Way to Go" "We Should Be Together" "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" "The Ties That Bind" "You're My Best Friend" "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" "'Til the Rivers All Run Dry" "Say It Again" "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" "She Never Knew Me" "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" "I'm Just a Country Boy" "I've Got a Winner in You" "Rake and Ramblin' Man" "Tulsa Time" "Lay Down Beside Me" "It Must Be Love" "Love Me Over Again" "Good Ole Boys Like Me" "I Believe In You" "Falling Again" "Miracles" "If I Needed You" (with Emmylou Harris) "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" "Listen to the Radio" "Mistakes" "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" "Love Is on a Roll" "Nobody but You" "Stay Young" "That's the Thing About Love" "Maggie's Dream" "Walkin' a Broken Heart" "It's Time for Love" "We've Got a Good Fire Goin''" "Heartbeat in the Darkness" "Then It's Love" "Señorita" "I'll Never Be in Love Again" "I Wouldn't Be a Man" "Another Place, Another Time" "Desperately" "Old Coyote Town" "One Good Well" "I've Been Loved by the Best" "Just as Long as I Have You" "Maybe That's All It Takes" "Back in My Younger Days" "True Love" "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy"
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