Now That You're Gone, Josh Williams's 2001 debut as a leader, announced a vocalist of uncommon natural ability and a guitarist whose flatpicking roots ran deep. Williams had grown up around serious bluegrass musicians and it shows: the album has the relaxed authority of a player who never needed to prove anything, only to play. "Many a Mile" showcases his ability to inhabit a lyric without overselling it. The record established Williams as one of the more promising young voices in IBMA-aligned bluegrass and launched a career that would take him through stints with several major acts before he returned to bandleading.
Tracklist
- 1 If You Were Mine 2:47
- 2 Now That Your Gone 2:48
- 3 An Eye for an Eye 4:03
- 4 You Can Keep Your Nine Pound Hammer Source Recording 2:48
- 5 There's Always a Light in the Church 2:39
- 6 All of You 3:19
- 7 Many a Mile Source Recording 2:33
- 8 Tennessee Blues alt version 3:59
- 9 If It Were Anyone But You 3:05
- 10 Last Widow of the Civil War 2:52
- 11 Medicine Show 2:36
- 12 Moonlight Motor Inn 4:34
