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"Come Early Morning"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Don Williams Volume One
B-side	"Amanda"
Released	April 1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	Jack Clements Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	3:08
Label	JMI
Songwriter(s)	Bob McDill
Producer(s)	Allen Reynolds
Don Williams singles chronology
"The Shelter Of Your Eyes" (1973) "Come Early Morning" (1973) "Atta Way to Go" (1974)

"Come Early Morning" is a song written by Bob McDill, which was initially recorded by McDill for his JMI Records album Short Stories, released in 1972. It was subsequently recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in April 1973 as the second single from his debut album Don Williams Volume One, and it would be a number twelve country chart hit.

The B-Side to the single was the song "Amanda," also written by Bob McDill.

For Williams' single version of "Come Early Morning," Jack Clement produced a promotional film made that is argued to have been one of the first country music videos.

Chart performance

References

1. "Short Stories - Bob McDill". AllMusic. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
2. Betts, Stephen (May 27, 2019). "Flashback: Don Williams Emerges as 'the Gentle Giant' With 'Amanda'". Rolling Stone.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 463–464. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
4. Morris, Edward (May 27, 2019). "Ten Essential Don Williams Classics". CMT. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
5. "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

• 1973 singles
• 1972 songs
• Songs written by Bob McDill
• Don Williams songs
• Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds
• ABC Records singles