Wish You Were Here (Mark Wills album)
Wish You Were Here is the second studio album of American country music artist Mark Wills. Released on May 5, 1998, on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, all of which made top 10: "I Do ", "Don't Laugh at Me", "Wish You Were Here", and "She's in Love". The album itself peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts and #74 on The Billboard 200. It also received RIAA platinum certification for U.S. sales of one million copies.
The title track, which was the third release, became Wills's first Number One hit on the country charts in mid-1999. "I Do " was later covered by 98 Degrees on their album 98 Degrees and Rising, from which it was also released as a single.Track listing
- "Don't Think I Won't" – 2:31
- "Emily Harper" – 3:23
- "Wish You Were Here" – 4:00
- "She's in Love" – 4:42
- "Love Is Alive" – 2:50
- "Don't Laugh at Me" – 3:36
- "The Last Memory" – 3:26
- "Help Me Fall" – 3:17
- "It's Working" – 3:16
- "Anywhere but Memphis" – 3:34
- "I Do " – 3:17
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums on all tracks
- Dan Dugmore – lap steel guitar on "Love Is Alive"
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar on all tracks except "Love Is Alive"
- Aubrey Haynie— fiddle on all tracks except "She's in Love", mandolin on "She's in Love"
- Brent Mason – electric guitar on all tracks
- Gary Prim – keyboards on all tracks
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals on all tracks
- John Willis – acoustic guitar on all tracks, gut string guitar on "She's in Love" and "I Do "
- Mark Wills – lead vocals on all tracks, additional background vocals on "She's in Love" and "Don't Think I Won't"
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar on all tracks
Chart performance
