Mark Wills (album)


Mark Wills is the self-titled debut studio album of 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 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.

Critical reception

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." 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".

Track listing

  1. "High Low and In Between" – 3:16
  2. "Jacob's Ladder" – 3:05
  3. "What's Not to Love" – 3:29
  4. "Any Fool Can Say Goodbye" – 3:02
  5. "Ace of Hearts" – 3:02
  6. "Leavin' Comin' On" – 3:42
  7. "Sudden Stop" – 2:28
  8. "I Wonder If He Knows" – 3:19
  9. "Places I've Never Been" – 3:25
  10. "Squeeze Box" – 3:35
  11. "What Love Is" – 2:58
  12. "Look Where She Is Today" – 3:24

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