[3][circular reference] From 1964 to 1971, Don Williams formed and played with the band the Pozo-Seco Singers.

However, when there wasn't a strong initial response, it was decided to record and release a full-length album.

[7] At the time the album was released, the Nashville sound featured more elaborate orchestral arrangements; however Don Williams Volume One caught on.

[8] In addition to producing the album, Reynolds contributed the song "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" written along with Bob McDill and Williams.

When Williams died in 2017, his version of "Amanda" was singled out in his Rolling Stone obituary:“In giving voice to songs like ‘Good Ole Boys Like Me,’ ‘Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good’ and ‘Amanda,’ Don Williams offered calm, beauty, and a sense of wistful peace that is in short supply these days,” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young said in a statement Friday.