"The Ties That Bind" is a song written by
Clyde Otis and Vin Corso, 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 1974 as the second and final single from the album ''
Don Williams Vol. III''. The song reached number 4 on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart
and number 2 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1974 singles
Don Williams songs
Songs written by Clyde Otis
ABC Records singles
Dot Records singles
1974 songs
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