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1996 studio album by Mark Wills From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Wills is the debut studio album by American country music singer Mark Wills. Released in 1996 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Jacob's Ladder", "High Low and In Between", and "Places I've Never Been", which peaked at #6, #33, and #5, respectively. The album itself reached a peak of #38 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. "Look Where She Is Today" was previously cut by Doug Stone on his 1995 album Faith in Me, Faith in You. And "Ace of Hearts" was previously cut by Alan Jackson on his 1990 debut album Here in the Real World.
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Released | June 11, 1996 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 38:55 | |||
Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
Producer | Carson Chamberlain Keith Stegall | |||
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Source | Rating |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[1] |
Country Standard Time | negative[2] |
Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly rated the album "B+", stating in her review that the album "is full of rambunctious good-time songs teeming with sly wit and bittersweet ballads — all in a baritone that throbs with emotion."[1] Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time was largely unfavorable, praising "High Low and In Between" but otherwise saying that Wills "recalls David Lee Murphy vocally, but sings a bit too effortlessly throughout, never sounding all that convincing as if he's lived the songs". He also described the album as "competent, but never rising above".[2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "High Low and In Between" | Harley Campbell, David Kent | 3:16 |
2. | "Jacob's Ladder" | Brenda Sweat, Cal Sweat, Tony Martin | 3:05 |
3. | "What's Not to Love" | Trey Bruce, Max T. Barnes | 3:29 |
4. | "Any Fool Can Say Goodbye" | Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison | 3:02 |
5. | "Ace of Hearts" | Lonnie Wilson, Carson Chamberlain, Ron Moore | 3:02 |
6. | "Leavin' Comin' On" | Skip Ewing, Jerry Kilgore | 3:42 |
7. | "Sudden Stop" | Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson | 2:28 |
8. | "I Wonder If He Knows" | Mensy, Roger Springer | 3:19 |
9. | "Places I've Never Been" | Aimee Mayo, Reese Wilson, Martin | 3:25 |
10. | "Squeeze Box" | Monty Criswell, Michael White | 3:35 |
11. | "What Love Is" | Karen Taylor-Good, Roberta Schiller | 2:58 |
12. | "Look Where She Is Today" | Billy Spencer, Ed Hill | 3:24 |
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 38 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 26 |
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