Andy Williams' Best
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Compilation album by Andy Williams | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1956–1961[1] | |||
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Length | 29:50 | |||
Label | Cadence Records | |||
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Billboard | Spotlight Pick[3] |
Andy Williams' Best is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released late in 1961 by Cadence Records.[3] This second album to compile the singer's material features 10 songs that made the Billboard Hot 100 along with two of their corresponding B-sides.
The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LP's chart in the issue dated April 7, 1962, and remained there for 44 weeks, peaking at number 59.[4]
In 1965 Columbia Records released a compilation by Williams called Canadian Sunset whose cover had the phrase "formerly titled Andy Williams' Best" underneath the title, but his number one hit "Butterfly" and its top 10 follow-up "I Like Your Kind of Love" that were included on this album were replaced on the Columbia release with the B-sides of two of the other songs here.[5]
Andy Williams' Best was issued on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on September 12, 2000, the other album being Williams's Cadence release from the fall of 1960, Under Paris Skies.[6] Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1, which contains 17 of his studio albums and three compilations and was released on June 26, 2001.[7]
Track listing
Side one
- "The Bilbao Song" (Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Mercer, Kurt Weill) - 2:15
- rec. 3/9/61;[1] Billboard Hot 100: #37[8]
- "Lonely Street" (Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson) - 2:46
- rec. 8/23/59;[1] Billboard Hot 100: #5,[8] Hot R&B Sides: #20[9]
- "(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love" (Roger Miller) - 2:16
- rec. 10/17/60;[1] Billboard Hot 100: #64[8]
- "The Village of St. Bernadette" (Eula Parker) - 3:22
- rec. 11/19/59;[1] Billboard Hot 100: #7[8]
- "Canadian Sunset" (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) - 2:37
- "How Wonderful to Know" (Salvatore d'Esposito, Kermit Goell, Domenico Titomanlio) - 2:21
- rec. 3/9/61;[1] B-side of "The Bilbao Song"
Side two
- "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" (Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning) - 2:29
- rec. 11/3/58;[1] Billboard Hot 100: #11[8]
- "Do You Mind?" (Lionel Bart) - 2:17
- rec. 5/18/60;[1] Billboard Hot 100: #70[8]
- "Are You Sincere?" (Wayne Walker) - 2:41
- rec. 12/12/57;[1] Billboard Hot 100: #3[8]
- "I Like Your Kind of Love" (Melvin Endsley) - 2:30
- rec. 6/16/57;[1] Top 100: #9[8]
- "Don't Go to Strangers" (Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, David Mann) - 2:56
- rec. 10/17/60;[1] B-side of "(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love"
- "Butterfly" (Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann) - 2:21
- rec. 1/23/57;[1] Top 100: #1 (3 weeks)[8]
- A Some of the tracks on this compilation were released before Billboard created its Hot 100 chart for tracking song performance.
Personnel
- Andy Williams - vocalist
- Archie Bleyer - arranger, conductor[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career". Billboard. 1967-11-11. p. AW-20.
- ^ a b "Andy Williams' Best - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Album Reviews". Billboard Music Week. 1961-12-11. p. 22.
- ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 844.
- ^ (1965) Canadian Sunset by Andy Williams, [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9124.
- ^ "Andy Williams' Best/Under Paris Skies - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1 - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Whitburn 2009, p. 1059.
- ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 624.
Bibliography
- Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-160-8
- Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 978-0-89820-180-2
- Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3
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- Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen
- Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Two Time Winners
- To You Sweetheart, Aloha
- Lonely Street
- The Village of St. Bernadette
- Under Paris Skies
- Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing
- Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes
- Warm and Willing
- Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests
- The Andy Williams Christmas Album
- The Wonderful World of Andy Williams
- The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies
- The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits
- Andy Williams' Dear Heart
- Merry Christmas
- The Shadow of Your Smile
- In the Arms of Love
- Born Free
- Love, Andy
- Honey
- Happy Heart
- Get Together with Andy Williams
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
- The Andy Williams Show
- Love Story
- You've Got a Friend
- Love Theme from "The Godfather"
- Alone Again (Naturally)
- Solitaire
- The Way We Were
- Christmas Present
- You Lay So Easy on My Mind
- The Other Side of Me
- Andy
- Let's Love While We Can
- Greatest Love Classics
- Close Enough for Love
- I Still Believe in Santa Claus
- Nashville
- We Need a Little Christmas
- I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up
- Andy Williams
- Andy Williams' Best
- Million Seller Songs
- Canadian Sunset
- Andy Williams' Newest Hits
- May Each Day
- The Andy Williams Sound of Music
- Andy Williams' Greatest Hits
- The Impossible Dream
- Love Story
- Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (CBS)
- Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- Reflections
- The Best of Andy Williams (1992)
- Personal Christmas Collection
- 16 Most Requested Songs: Encore!
- The Best of Andy Williams (1996)
- The Love Songs
- In the Lounge with...
- The Very Best of Andy Williams (2000)
- Andy
- The Essential Andy Williams
- B Sides and Rarities
- Music to Watch Girls By: The Very Best of Andy Williams
- Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams
- The Very Best of Andy Williams (2009)
- The Classic Christmas Album
- 40 Christmas Classics
- Greatest Hits
- The New Andy Williams Christmas Album
- "Walk Hand in Hand"
- "Canadian Sunset"
- "Butterfly"
- "I Like Your Kind of Love"
- "Lips of Wine"
- "Are You Sincere?"
- "Promise Me, Love"
- "The Hawaiian Wedding Song"
- "Lonely Street"
- "The Village of St. Bernadette"
- "Danny Boy"
- "Fly by Night"
- "The Wonderful World of the Young"
- "Stranger on the Shore"
- "Don't You Believe It"
- "Twilight Time"
- "Can't Get Used to Losing You"
- "Days of Wine and Roses"
- "Hopeless"
- "A Fool Never Learns"
- "Charade"
- "Wrong for Each Other"
- "On the Street Where You Live"
- "Almost There"
- "Dear Heart"
- "...and Roses and Roses"
- "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)"
- "May Each Day"
- "You're Gonna Hear from Me"
- "Bye Bye Blues"
- "How Can I Tell Her It's Over"
- "In the Arms of Love"
- "Music to Watch Girls By"
- "Holly"
- "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
- "Sweet Memories"
- "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
- "Happy Heart"
- "Live and Learn"
- "A Woman's Way"
- "Can't Help Falling in Love"
- "One Day of Your Life"
- "It's So Easy"
- "Home Lovin' Man"
- "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story"
- "A Song for You"
- "You've Got a Friend"
- "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)"
- "MacArthur Park"
- "Solitaire"
- "Getting Over You"
- "Love's Theme"
- "Another Lonely Song"
- "Cry Softly"
- "Sad Eyes"
- "The Other Side of Me"
- "Tell It Like It Is"
- "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
- "I Want to Be Wanted"
- "Summertime"
- "So Rare"
- "Emily"
- "Red Roses for a Blue Lady"
- "I'll Remember You"
- "Something"
- "My Love"
- "They Long to Be Close to You "
- "I Love My Friend"