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| name = Love Story | ||
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| type = compilation | ||
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| artist = ] | ||
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| cover = Williams-Story-UK.jpg | ||
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| released = July 1971 | ||
| ⚫ | | recorded = February 10, 1965 <br /> September 17, 1969 <br /> July 28, 1970 <br /> December 17, 1970<br /> April 1971<ref name = "Rarities">(2003) Album notes for ''B Sides and Rarities'' by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | | genre = {{hlist|]|vocal pop|]}} | ||
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| | length = 31:36 | |||
| This album = ''Love Story (UK version)''<br />(1971)| | |||
| ⚫ | | label = ] | ||
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| ⚫ | | prev_title = ] | ||
| | prev_year = 1971 | |||
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| | next_year = 1971 | |||
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| '''''Love Story''''' is |
'''''Love Story''''' is a ] by American pop singer ] that was released in the UK in July 1971 by the CBS Records division of ] and was mainly composed of tracks that had not been included on his studio ]s. | ||
| The compilation entered the UK album chart on July 31, 1971, and reached number 11 over the course of 11 weeks.<ref name = "UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4530/andy-williams/|title=Andy Williams|publisher=Official Charts|accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The title track from the album, which was subtitled "]", entered the ] in the US in the issue of '']'' magazine dated February 6, 1971, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, eventually peaking at number nine.<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=1060}}.</ref> The song also entered the magazine's list of the 40 most popular ] songs of the week in that same issue for its first of 15 weeks, later spending four weeks at number one and tying his previous record there, which was set by "]" in 1963.<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=256}}.</ref> Its lifespan on the UK singles chart began on March 20 of that same year and lasted 18 weeks, during which time it reached number four.<ref |
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| ⚫ | The title track from the album, which was subtitled "]", entered the ] in the US in the issue of '']'' magazine dated February 6, 1971, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, eventually peaking at number nine.<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=1060}}.</ref> The song also entered the magazine's list of the 40 most popular ] songs of the week in that same issue for its first of 15 weeks, later spending four weeks at number one and tying his previous record there, which was set by "]" in 1963.<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=256}}.</ref> Its lifespan on the UK singles chart began on March 20 of that same year and lasted 18 weeks, during which time it reached number four.<ref name =UK/> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Track listing== | ||
| ⚫ | ==Track listing== | ||
| ⚫ | # "Someone Who Cares" (]) – 3:15 | ||
| ===Side one=== | |||
| ⚫ | # "Someone Who Cares" <small>from '']'' </small>(]) – 3:15 | ||
| #*<small>first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation '']''<ref name="Rarities"/></small> | #*<small>first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation '']''<ref name="Rarities"/></small> | ||
| # "Long, Long Time" (Gary White) – 3:37 | # "]" (Gary White) – 3:37 | ||
| #*<small>first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation '']''<ref name =Rarities/></small> | #*<small>first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation '']''<ref name =Rarities/></small> | ||
| # "What Am I Living For" (Art Harris |
# "]" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:06 | ||
| #*<small>] of "A Woman's Way" (1969)<ref name =Rarities/></small> | #*<small>] of "A Woman's Way" (1969)<ref name =Rarities/></small> | ||
| # "Whistling Away The Dark" (], ]) – 3:19 | # "Whistling Away The Dark" <small>from '']''</small> (], ]) – 3:19 | ||
| #*<small>] of "Home Lovin' Man" (1970)<ref name =Rarities/></small> | #*<small>] of "Home Lovin' Man" (1970)<ref name =Rarities/></small> | ||
| # "]" (]) – 3:52 | # "]" (]) – 3:52 | ||
| #*<small>first released in the US on the CD compilation '']'' (2003)<ref name =Rarities/> </small> | #*<small>first released in the US on the CD compilation '']'' (2003)<ref name =Rarities/> </small> | ||
| ===Side two=== | |||
| # "]" (], ], ], Bob West) – 2:39 | # "]" (], ], ], Bob West) – 2:39 | ||
| #*<small>first released in the US in August 1971 on the album '']'' </small> | #*<small>first released in the US in August 1971 on the album '']'' </small> | ||
| # "]" (], ]) – 2:59 | # "]" (], ]) – 2:59 | ||
| #*<small>first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation '']''<ref name =Rarities/></small> | #*<small>first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation '']''<ref name =Rarities/></small> | ||
| # "Autumn" <small>from ''Cyrano''<ref name = "Cyrano">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=richard-maltby-jr-p101290/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Richard Maltby, Jr.|work=allmusic.com|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=17 November 2010}}</ref></small> (], ]) – 2:19 | |||
| # "Autumn" (], ]) – 2:19 | |||
| #*<small>first released in the US on the CD compilation '']'' (2003)<ref name =Rarities/> </small> | #*<small>first released in the US on the CD compilation '']'' (2003)<ref name =Rarities/> </small> | ||
| # "The Last Time I Saw Her" (]) – 3:25 | # "The Last Time I Saw Her" (]) – 3:25 | ||
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| *February 10, 1965 – "Autumn"<ref name =Rarities/> | *February 10, 1965 – "Autumn"<ref name =Rarities/> | ||
| *September 17, 1969 – "What Am I Living For"<ref name =Rarities/> | *September 17, 1969 – "]"<ref name =Rarities/> | ||
| *July 28, 1970 – "Whistling Away the Dark"<ref name =Rarities/> | *July 28, 1970 – "Whistling Away the Dark"<ref name =Rarities/> | ||
| *December 17, 1970 – "Someone Who Cares",<ref name =Rarities/> "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"<ref name= "complete">(2002) Album notes for ''The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection'' by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.</ref> | *December 17, 1970 – "Someone Who Cares",<ref name =Rarities/> "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"<ref name= "complete">(2002) Album notes for ''The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection'' by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.</ref> | ||
| *April 22, 1971 – "I'll Be There",<ref>(2002) Album notes for ''The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend'' by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.</ref> "The Last Time I Saw Her"<ref name =Rarities/> | *April 22, 1971 – "I'll Be There",<ref>(2002) Album notes for ''The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend'' by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.</ref> "The Last Time I Saw Her"<ref name =Rarities/> | ||
| *April 22, |
*April 22, 1971 – April 26, 1971 – "Long, Long Time", "If You Could Read My Mind", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"<ref name =Rarities/> | ||
| ==References== | |||
| ==Song information== | |||
| ] recorded "Someone Who Cares" for the 1970 film '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/various_artists_f2/fools/|title=Fools by Various Artists|publisher=rateyourmusic.com|accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref> and reached number four on '']'' magazine's ] chart<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=203}}.</ref> and number 51 on the ].<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=831}}.</ref> "Long, Long Time" by ] reached number 25 on the Hot 100<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=836}}.</ref> and number 20 Easy Listening.<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=205}}.</ref> ] had a number one ] hit in '']'' magazine with "What Am I Living For",<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2004|p=628}}.</ref> which also reached number nine on the ] chart.<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=1065}}.</ref> "Whistling Away The Dark" comes from the 1970 film '']'', where it was sung by the film's star, ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065611/soundtrack|title=Darling Lili (1970) - Soundtracks|work=imdb.com|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref> "]" by ] peaked at number five on the Hot 100,<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=573}}.</ref> spent a week at number one Easy Listening,<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=141}}.</ref> and reached number 30 on the UK singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=5457|title=Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind|publisher=Chart Stats|accessdate=16 November 2010|archiveurl=http://archive.is/P5Ds|archivedate=23 July 2012}}</ref> | |||
| The ] song "]" had five weeks at number one on the ]<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=481}}.</ref> and six weeks at number one ]<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2004|p=287}}.</ref> and reached number 24 Easy Listening<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=118}}.</ref> and number four UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=5332|title=The Jackson 5|publisher=Chart Stats|accessdate=16 November 2010|archiveurl=http://archive.is/x5v3|archivedate=31 July 2012}}</ref> By the time of this release by Williams, ] had made it to number three on the UK singles chart<ref name = "Hollies">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=5063|title=The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother|publisher=Chart Stats|accessdate=16 November 2010|archiveurl=http://archive.is/GW5T|archivedate=22 July 2012}}</ref> and number seven ]<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=447}}.</ref> with "]", and ] took his rendition of the song to number 20 pop<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=274}}.</ref> and number four ].<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=72}}.</ref> "Autumn" originated in the 1958 musical ''Cyrano''<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=richard-maltby-jr-p101290/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Richard Maltby, Jr.|work=allmusic.com|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=17 November 2010}}</ref> and was recorded by ] in 1964 for her album '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=people-r26530|pure_url=yes}}|title=People - Barbra Streisand|work=allmusic.com|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=17 November 2010}}</ref> ]'s recording of "The Last Time I Saw Her" reached number 61 on the Hot 100,<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2009|p=153}}.</ref> number 12 Easy Listening,<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|1993|p=39}}.</ref> and number 21 ].<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2002|p=53}}.</ref> | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
| {{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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==Bibliography== | ||
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| *{{citation | *{{citation | ||
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| | title = Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008| year = 2009 | | title = Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008| year = 2009 | ||
| | publisher = Record Research Inc. | | publisher = Record Research Inc. | ||
| | isbn = 0-89820-180-2 | | isbn = 978-0-89820-180-2 | ||
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| Compilation album by Andy Williams | ||||
| Released | July 1971 | |||
| Recorded | February 10, 1965 September 17, 1969 July 28, 1970 December 17, 1970 April 1971 | |||
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| Length | 31:36 | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
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Love Story is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK in July 1971 by the CBS Records division of Columbia and was mainly composed of tracks that had not been included on his studio LPs.
The compilation entered the UK album chart on July 31, 1971, and reached number 11 over the course of 11 weeks.
The title track from the album, which was subtitled "Where Do I Begin?", entered the Hot 100 in the US in the issue of Billboard magazine dated February 6, 1971, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, eventually peaking at number nine. The song also entered the magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in that same issue for its first of 15 weeks, later spending four weeks at number one and tying his previous record there, which was set by "Can't Get Used to Losing You" in 1963. Its lifespan on the UK singles chart began on March 20 of that same year and lasted 18 weeks, during which time it reached number four.
Track listing
Side one
- "Someone Who Cares" from Fools (Alex Harvey) – 3:15
- first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream
- "Long, Long Time" (Gary White) – 3:37
- first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream
- "What Am I Living For" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:06
- B-side of "A Woman's Way" (1969)
- "Whistling Away The Dark" from Darling Lili (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:19
- B-side of "Home Lovin' Man" (1970)
- "If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:52
- first released in the US on the CD compilation B Sides and Rarities (2003)
Side two
- "I'll Be There" (Hal Davis, Berry Gordy, Willie Hutch, Bob West) – 2:39
- first released in the US in August 1971 on the album You've Got a Friend
- "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott) – 2:59
- first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream
- "Autumn" from Cyrano (Richard Maltby, Jr., David Shire) – 2:19
- first released in the US on the CD compilation B Sides and Rarities (2003)
- "The Last Time I Saw Her" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:25
- first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream
- "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:10
Recording dates
- February 10, 1965 – "Autumn"
- September 17, 1969 – "What Am I Living For"
- July 28, 1970 – "Whistling Away the Dark"
- December 17, 1970 – "Someone Who Cares", "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"
- April 22, 1971 – "I'll Be There", "The Last Time I Saw Her"
- April 22, 1971 – April 26, 1971 – "Long, Long Time", "If You Could Read My Mind", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
References
- ^ (2003) Album notes for B Sides and Rarities by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.
- ^ "Andy Williams". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- Whitburn 2009, p. 1060.
- Whitburn 1993, p. 256.
- "Richard Maltby, Jr". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- (2002) Album notes for The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.
- (2002) Album notes for The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend by Andy Williams, . New York: Sony Music.
Bibliography
- Whitburn, Joel (1993), Joel Whitburn's Top Adult Contemporary, 1961-1993, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-099-7
- Whitburn, Joel (2002), Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-2001, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-151-9
- 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