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* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Mark Wills]]''(1996)

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* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Mark Wills]]''(1996)''Mark Wills''(1996)



* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Greatest Hits]]''(2002)

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* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Greatest Hits]]''(2002)''Greatest Hit''(2002)



* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: The chorus to "Nineteen Somethin'" brings this up.
--> "Lookin' back now, I can see me\\
Oh man, did I look cheesy."

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* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: The chorus to "Nineteen "19 Somethin'" brings this up.
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up: "Lookin' back now, I can see me\\
me / Oh man, did I look cheesy."



* MoralityBallad: "Don't Laugh at Me," about having empathy for social outcasts.
* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Well, just 8 times, according to "19 Somethin'".

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* MoralityBallad: "Don't Laugh at Me," Me" is about having empathy for social outcasts.
* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Well, just 8 eight times, according to "19 Somethin'".
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* TickTockTune: "Loving Every Minute" has a tick-tock clock effect made with wood blocks.

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* TickTockTune: "Loving Every Minute" has a synthesized tick-tock clock effect made with wood blocks.during the opening and final chorus.
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* DualMeaningChorus: "Wish You Were Here"

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* DualMeaningChorus: "Wish You Were Here"Here". The first instance refers to a typical postcard greeting; the second refers to Heaven after the sender of the postcard dies in a plane crash.
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* CoveredUp: Has both done the covering and been covered. He covered "Back at One" (originally by Brian McKnight), but was the original singer for "I Do (Cherish You)" (98 Degrees), "Somebody" (Reba [=McEntire=) and "What Hurts the Most" (Rascal Flatts).
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* CoveredUp: Has both done the covering and been covered. He covered "Back at One" (originally by Brian McKnight), but was the original singer for "I Do (Cherish You)" (98 Degrees), "Somebody" (Reba [=McEntire=) and "What Hurts the Most" (Rascal Flatts).


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* DualMeaningChorus: "Wish You Were Here"


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* MoralityBallad: "Don't Laugh at Me," about having empathy for social outcasts.


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* UnintentionalFinalMessage: "Wish You Were Here"

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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Rachel, the wealthy female lead in "Jacob's Ladder", is dating Jacob, whom Rachel's dad does not approve of due to his lower class. Jacob then sneaks into Rachel's room every night and is eventually caught climbing the title ladder to her window. The dad becomes angry at first, but reconciles when the couple have a child.



* MoralGuardians: "Hank" was quickly pulled as a single due to objections over the line "Made a long-haired pot-smokin' hippy wanna sing along"
* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Well, just 8 times, according to "Nineteen Somethin'".

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* MoralGuardians: "Hank" was quickly pulled as a single due to objections over the line "Made a long-haired pot-smokin' hippy wanna sing along"
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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Well, just 8 times, according to "Nineteen "19 Somethin'".
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* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: The chorus to "Nineteen Somethin'" brings this up.
--> "Lookin' back now, I can see me\\
Oh man, did I look cheesy."



* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Well, just 8 times, according to "Nineteen Somethin'".



* TickTockTune: "Loving Every Minute" has a tick-tock clock effect made with wood blocks.

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* TickTockTune: "Loving Every Minute" has a tick-tock clock effect made with wood blocks.blocks.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Present in "She's in Love":
-->Told everyone I'm doing fine\\
Learned to get on with my life\\
I just want what's best for her\\
So I lied
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* ChartDisplacement: Zig-zagged, as "Wish You Were Here" and "19 Somethin'" are his only #1 hits, but a few other famous songs such as "Jacob's Ladder", "Don't Laugh at Me", and "Back at One" did not.
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* ChartDisplacement: Zig-zagged, as "Wish You Were Here" and "19 Somethin'" are his only #1 hits, but a few other famous songs such as "Jacob's Ladder", "Don't Laugh at Me", and "Back at One" did not.


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* MoralGuardians: "Hank" was quickly pulled as a single due to objections over the line "Made a long-haired pot-smokin' hippy wanna sing along"


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* SpokenWordInMusic: "And the Crowd Goes Wild" features sports commentary by George Plaster before the final chorus.
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* LifeImitatesArt: In a 1998 interview with ''Radio/AmericanCountryCountdown'', Wills said that he actually passed by a homeless man on a street corner when listening to the demo of "Don't Laugh at Me" in his car.
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* ''Looking For America''(2011)

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* ''Looking For America''(2011)America''(2011)

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* LifeImitatesArt: In a 1998 interview with ''Radio/AmericanCountryCountdown'', Wills said that he actually passed by a homeless man on a street corner when listening to the demo of "Don't Laugh at Me" in his car.
* LoudnessWar: "Take It All Out on Me" clips horribly in the first verse.
* SelfBackingVocalist: He sings all the vocals on "She's in Love".
* TickTockTune: "Loving Every Minute" has a tick-tock clock effect made with wood blocks.
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Mark Wills(Born Daryl Mark Williams on August 8th, 1973) is an American country singer.

Born in Cleveland, Tennessee, he first came to prominence in 1996, when the song "Jacob's Ladder" off his debut album peaked at number 6 on the Country Music charts. His follow up album "Wish You Were Here" produced two big singles. The lead-off track "I Do(Cherish You)" and the {{Glurge}} filled follow up "Don't Laugh At Me" both went to number 2 on the charts.

His career cooled over the next few years, his biggest hit being a CoveredUp version of Brian [=McKnight=]'s "Back At One"

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Mark Wills(Born Wills (Born Daryl Mark Williams on August 8th, 1973) is an American country singer.

Born in Cleveland, Tennessee, he first came to prominence in 1996, when the song "Jacob's Ladder" off his debut album peaked at number 6 on the Country Music charts. His follow up album "Wish You Were Here" produced two big singles. The lead-off track "I Do(Cherish Do (Cherish You)" and the {{Glurge}} filled follow up "Don't Laugh At Me" both went to number 2 on the charts.

charts. In 1998, he had his first #1 with "Wish You Were Here".

His career cooled over the next few years, his biggest hit being a CoveredUp version of Brian [=McKnight=]'s "Back At at One"



* ''Looking For America''(2011)

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* ''Looking For America''(2011)
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His career cooled over the next few years, his biggest hit being a CoveredUp version of Brian McKnight's "Back At One"

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His career cooled over the next few years, his biggest hit being a CoveredUp version of Brian McKnight's [=McKnight=]'s "Back At One"
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Mark Wills(Born Daryl Mark Williams on August 8th, 1973) is an American country singer.

Born in Cleveland, Tennessee, he first came to prominence in 1996, when the song "Jacob's Ladder" off his debut album peaked at number 6 on the Country Music charts. His follow up album "Wish You Were Here" produced two big singles. The lead-off track "I Do(Cherish You)" and the {{Glurge}} filled follow up "Don't Laugh At Me" both went to number 2 on the charts.

His career cooled over the next few years, his biggest hit being a CoveredUp version of Brian McKnight's "Back At One"

Then 2002 rolled around, and Wills finally reached Number 1 status with the hit single "19 Somethin'".

Wills has released several albums since, but hasn't repeated a number 1 hit.

!!Discography
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Mark Wills]]''(1996)
* ''Wish You Were Here''(1998)
* ''Permanently''(2000)
* ''Loving Every Minute''(2001)
* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Greatest Hits]]''(2002)
* ''And the Crowd Goes Wild''(2003)
* ''Familiar Stranger''(2008)
* ''Looking For America''(2011)

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