Cafe Carolina
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{{Infobox album
| name = Cafe Carolina
| type = studio
| artist = Don Williams
| cover = CafeCarolina.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1984|05}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = Country
| length =
| label = MCA
| producer = Don Williams & Garth Fundis
| prev_title = The Best of Don Williams Volume III
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Greatest Hits Volume IV
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Cafe Carolina
| type = Studio
| single1 = That's the Thing About Love
| single1date = March 1984
| single2 = Maggie's Dream
| single2date = September 1, 1984
| single3 = Walkin' a Broken Heart
| single3date = January 5, 1985
| single4 = It's Time for Love
| single4date = October 12, 1985
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Roland |first=Tom |title=Cafe Carolina review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=cafe-carolina-r94727|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=February 17, 2011}}
}}
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.{{cite web |title=Cafe Carolina Charts |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=cafe-carolina-r94727/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=February 17, 2011}}
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=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums (RPM)
| 1 |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|13|artist=Don Williams|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 18, 2021}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1984/BB-1984-12-22.pdf|title=1985 Talent Almanat|magazine=Billboard|volume=96|issue=51|page=TA-24|date=December 22, 1984|accessdate=July 18, 2021}}
| 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
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