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Razor & Tie year. Williams toured with labelmate Baez, who covered one of Williams' songs. In a 1995 interview with "Billboard", Williams noted the similarities in their careers. "There were parallels in choosing a less flashy label over a more flashy label," she said. "Vanguard (Baez' first label) chose to do things more pared down and acoustic, which is what the label I chose is allowing me to do." Each of Williams' first five Razor & Tie releases sold more than 100,000 albums. Razor & Tie also had significant success with Cledus T. Judd, the "Weird Al Yankovic of Country Music." He released