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"The Shelter of Your Eyes" is a song written and recorded by American
country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Don Williams Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number ...
. It was released in December 1972 as his debut single and the first from his album '' Don Williams Volume One''. The single release would be the first commercial single released by 1970s country star Don Williams, and it would be a number twelve country chart hit. Williams was signed to
Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, and record and film producer. Biography Early life Raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Clement was performing at an early age, ...
s' J-M-I Records and Jack Music, Inc in 1972 by
Allen Reynolds Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Biography Ear ...
, and Reynolds would go on to produce Williams' entire debut album. Many of Williams' best known songs would be written by other composers (including Bob McDill,
Allen Reynolds Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Biography Ear ...
and Al Turney) and this single release was notable in that it was one of the few of Williams' self-penned tunes to be a charting single. The song was also recorded by the singer Lobo for his 1975 album ''"Just A Singer''" on
Big Tree Records Big Tree Records was a record label founded by Doug Morris in 1970. It was best known for releases by Lobo, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Brownsville Station, Johnny Rivers, Dave and Ansel Collins, Canadian band April Wine, and British R&B ...
, which was distributed by Atlantic Records. The B-Side "Playin' Around" was re-released on several Don Williams compilation albums throughout the 2000s.


Cover versions

The song was covered by
Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Rec ...
on his 1973 album '' Sweet Country''.


Chart performance


References

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