Here with Me (CD)

On her debut album HERE WITH ME for Mercury Nashville, Holly has succeeded in creating the type of album that would easily find a place among the works of her favorite artists, Tom Waits, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Jackson Browne, as well as her father and grandfather.

If it's hard to follow in the footsteps of a famous parent, it must be even tougher to do so when said parent is the offspring of a music legend. Singer/songwriter Holly Williams not only faces the daunting task of standing in the long shadow cast by her father, rough-and-tumble country outlaw Hank Jr., but the even longer shadow cast by the grandfather she never knew, country progenitor Hank Williams. While most famous offspring are lacking in the talent department and have to lean heavily on their family name, Williams doesn't. The comely singer drips talent on her Mercury Nashville debut, Here with Me. Her music is a pop-Americana hybrid, raw and real while at the same time polished to a beautiful shine. The singer's songs don't even hint at the contrived candyfloss schlock of 21st century Nashville. This is music straight from the gut, via the heart. Williams tackles her parents' divorce on "Mama," a clear-headed cut that gives a nod to the way her mother and father handled their breakup. The poignant "Without Jesus Here with Me," written about a March 2006 automobile accident that nearly took the lives of Williams and her sister Hilary, is a powerful spiritual number. Sparingly decorated with piano, percussion, and weeping steel guitar, the song packs an emotional punch. Other standout tracks include the rattling "Keep the Change," a pointed kiss-off tune, and the vocally stunning "Three Days in Bed," a folk-blues track anchored by a single acoustic guitar and a soul-consuming melody. Forget about long shadows -- Williams steps out into the light on Here with Me and proves she doesn't need to use the family name as a crutch. ~ Todd Sterling, All Music Guide

Performer	Holly Williams
Music genre	Country
Music subgenre	POP COUNTRY
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2009
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Number of tracks	11
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Holly Williams - Here with Me [CD]
Track listing	He's Making a Fool Out of You,Mama,I Hold on,Keep the Change,Let Her Go,Three Days in Bed,Alone,A Love I Think Will Last,Gone with the Morning Sun,Without Jesus Here with Me,Birds
Record label	Mercury Nashville
Songwriter	Holly Williams
Music producer	Justin Niebank
Track name	Here With Me - Radio Edit, Here With Me - Lukas Burton Mix, Here With Me - Chillin' With The Family Mix, Here With Me - Parks & Wilson Homeyard Dub, "Here with Me" (radio edit), "Here with Me" (Lukas Burton mix), "Here with Me" (Chillin' with the Family mix), "Here with Me" (Parks & Wilson Homeyard dub), Here With Me (Acoustic)
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N