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The titles of Andy Williams' successive LP releases of fall 1972 and fall 1973, Alone Again (Naturally) and Solitaire, may say something about the state of the singer's career when he made them. Cut loose from his long-running TV show and with his record sales plummeting, Williams may have felt a special affinity for Gilbert O'Sullivan's suicidal self-pity in "Alone Again (Naturally)" and Neil Sedaka's declaration that "Now, solitaire's the only game in town." But neither disc was really a thematic collection, and put together on a single CD by Collectables, the two albums for the most part find Williams covering the pop hits of the day, many of which remain well known: "Day by Day" from Godspell, Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)," Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue," the Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road," Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," and Paul McCartney's "My Love." Williams had begun to tinker with his formula of recording other people's hits on these two albums, and especially on Solitaire (tracks 12-21) there are several songs that are either unknown or lesser known. Some are worth knowing better; in particular, Nicky Hopkins' "The Dreamer," taken from the session pianist's underrated solo album The Tin Man Was a Dreamer, deserves wider recognition. Williams' popularity may have been on the wane in the early '70s, but he was devoting even more time to his records, and that attention shows on these recordings.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Richard Perry, Producer - Phil Cody, Composer - Phil Cody, Lyricist - Andy Williams, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Perry, Producer - P. Skellern, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stevie Wonder, Composer - Richard Perry, Producer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Perry, Producer - T. Hazzard, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Perry, Producer - Andy Williams, Performer - H. Nilsson, Composer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
G. Harrison, Composer - Richard Perry, Producer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Perry, Producer - S. Curtis, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Previn, Composer - Richard Perry, Producer - G. Barbieri, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul McCartney, Composer - Richard Perry, Producer - Linda McCartney, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Richard Perry, Producer - N. Hopkins, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Glasser, Producer - E. MacColl, Composer - E. MacColl, Lyricist - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Dick Glasser, Producer - D. Loggins, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Glasser, Producer - S. SCHWARTZ, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Glasser, Producer - William Salter, Composer - William Salter, Lyricist - Ralph MacDonald, Composer - Ralph MacDonald, Lyricist - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Glasser, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dick Glasser, Producer - G. Beckley, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Glasser, Producer - R. O'SULLIVAN, Composer - R. O'SULLIVAN, Lyricist - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
D. Glasser, Producer - N. Daimond, Composer - N. Daimond, Lyricist - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Dick Glasser, Producer - R. O'SULLIVAN, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Bergman, Performer - Maurice Jarre, Performer - M. JARRE, Conductor - M. JARRE, Composer - M. Bergman, Composer - A. Bergman, Composer - Andy Williams, Performer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
M. Hazlewood, Composer - M. Hazlewood, Lyricist - Andy Williams, Performer - A. Hammond, Composer - A. Hammond, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
The titles of Andy Williams' successive LP releases of fall 1972 and fall 1973, Alone Again (Naturally) and Solitaire, may say something about the state of the singer's career when he made them. Cut loose from his long-running TV show and with his record sales plummeting, Williams may have felt a special affinity for Gilbert O'Sullivan's suicidal self-pity in "Alone Again (Naturally)" and Neil Sedaka's declaration that "Now, solitaire's the only game in town." But neither disc was really a thematic collection, and put together on a single CD by Collectables, the two albums for the most part find Williams covering the pop hits of the day, many of which remain well known: "Day by Day" from Godspell, Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)," Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue," the Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road," Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," and Paul McCartney's "My Love." Williams had begun to tinker with his formula of recording other people's hits on these two albums, and especially on Solitaire (tracks 12-21) there are several songs that are either unknown or lesser known. Some are worth knowing better; in particular, Nicky Hopkins' "The Dreamer," taken from the session pianist's underrated solo album The Tin Man Was a Dreamer, deserves wider recognition. Williams' popularity may have been on the wane in the early '70s, but he was devoting even more time to his records, and that attention shows on these recordings.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:20
- Main artists: Andy Williams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Internationaal variété Crooners
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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