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Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in June 1973 by Columbia Records. This collection follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, Andy Williams' Greatest Hits, in that it is not limited to his biggest and most recent hit singles, although his final two US Top 40 entries ("(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" and "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from 'The Godfather')") were included. It also has an album track not released as a single ("The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"), a couple of hits from his time with Cadence Records ("Lonely Street" and "The Village of St. Bernadette"), two other singles that could have been included on the first volume ("In the Arms of Love" and "Music to Watch Girls By"), and two Easy Listening chart entries that never made the Billboard Hot 100 ("Home Lovin' Man" and "Music from across the Way").
The front and back cover design for the LP (by Anne Garner and Norman Seeff) shows Williams as he is bursting through a wall-sized collage of black-and-white images from various periods of his career, mainly involving the Williams Brothers and his variety program. While the front cover does not show the one foot that it would seem he is standing on, the back cover depicts the front cover setpiece as seen from the reverse angle behind him and is shot so that neither foot is touching the floor, as if to suggest that Williams is literally flying through the wall.
The UK album of the same name had only three of its 12 tracks in common with those on this album and used a different cover photo and design. That version entered the UK album chart 6 months before this album was released and reached number 23 over the course of 10 weeks.
This US version made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 7, 1973, and remained there for five weeks, peaking at number 174.
This album was released on compact disc for the first time by Columbia Records in 1989. A Columbia 3-CD box set including this album along with the US versions of Andy Williams' Greatest Hits and his 1971 album Love Story was released on August 12, 1997.
Track listing
- "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:10
- Dick Glasser - producer
- Dick Hazard - arranger
- "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) – 5:03
- Dick Glasser - producer
- Artie Butler - arranger
- "Music from across the Way" (James Last, Carl Sigman) – 3:45
- Dick Glasser - producer
- Ernie Freeman - arranger
- "The Village of St. Bernadette" (Eula Parker) – 3:22
- Archie Bleyer - arranger, conductor
- "Music to Watch Girls By" (Sid Ramin, Tony Velona) – 2:38
- Nick DeCaro - arranger, producer
- "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from 'The Godfather')" (Larry Kusik, Nino Rota) – 3:05
- Dick Glasser - producer
- Al Capps - arranger
- "In the Arms of Love" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 2:56
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer
- "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:39
- Nick DeCaro - arranger, producer
- "Lonely Street" (Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson) – 2:46
- Archie Bleyer - conductor
- Carlyle Hall - arranger
- "Home Lovin' Man" (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay) – 3:10
- Dick Glasser - producer
- Artie Butler - arranger
- "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 3:07
- Dick Glasser - producer
- Ernie Freeman - arranger
Recording dates
- 8/23/59 - "Lonely Street"
- 11/19/59 - "The Village of St. Bernadette"
- 6/23/66 - "In the Arms of Love"
- 2/21/67 - "Music to Watch Girls By"
- 8/29/70 - "Home Lovin' Man"
- 12/17/70 - "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"
- 1/4/71 - "MacArthur Park"
- 6/10/71 - "Music from across the Way"
- 7/7/71 - "A Song for You"
- 2/18/72 & 2/24/72 - "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)"
Billboard & UK chart positions
| Song | US debut | Hot 100 | Easy Listening | Hot R&B Sides | UK debut | UK singles chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Lonely Street" | 9/7/59 | 5 | – | 20 | – | – |
| "The Village of St. Bernadette" | 12/14/59 | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| "In the Arms of Love" | 7/30/66 | 49 | 1 (2 weeks) | – | 9/24/66 | 33 |
| "Music to Watch Girls By" | 3/25/67 | 34 | 2 (1 week) | – | 5/6/67 | 33 |
| "Home Lovin' Man" | 10/24/70 | – | 10 | – | 11/21/70 | 7 |
| "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" | 2/6/71 | 9 | 1 (4 weeks) | – | 3/20/71 | 4 |
| "A Song for You" | 8/21/71 | 82 | 29 | – | – | – |
| "Music from across the Way" | 1/29/72 | – | 30 | – | – | – |
| "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from 'The Godfather')" | 4/8/72 | 34 | 7 | – | 8/5/72 | 42 |
| "MacArthur Park" | 8/5/72 | 102 | 26 | – | – | – |
| "Home Lovin' Man" (reissue) | 11/4/72 | – | 27 | – | – | – |
Personnel
- Archie Bleyer - arranger/conductor ("The Village of St. Bernadette"), conductor ("Lonely Street")
- Artie Butler - arranger ("Home Lovin' Man", "MacArthur Park")
- Al Capps - arranger ("Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from 'The Godfather')")
- Nick DeCaro - arranger/producer ("The Impossible Dream", "Music to Watch Girls By")
- Ernie Freeman - arranger ("Music from across the Way", "A Song for You")
- Anne Garner - design
- Dick Glasser - producer (see track listing)
- Carlyle Hall - arranger ("Lonely Street")
- Dick Hazard - arranger ("(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story")
- Robert Mersey - arranger/conductor/producer ("In the Arms of Love")
- Norman Seeff - design, photography
- Andy Williams - vocalist
Notes
- ^ "The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career". Billboard. 1967-11-11. p. AW-20.
- ^ (2002) Album notes for The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.
- ^ "Andy Williams' Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2011. Cite error: The named reference "allmusic" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. 1973-06-23. p. 76.
- ^ Whitburn 2009, pp. 1059–1060.
- ^ Whitburn 2007, p. 295.
- (1972) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 by Andy Williams . London: CBS Records 65151.
- "Andy Williams". Chart Stats. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- Whitburn 2010, p. 844.
- "Greatest Hits/ Greatest Hits, Vol. 2/Love Story". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ (1971) Love Story by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records KC 30497.
- ^ (1972) Love Theme from "The Godfather" by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records KC 31303.
- (1960) The Village of St. Bernadette by Andy Williams . New York: Cadence Records CLP-25038.
- (1967) Born Free by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9480.
- (1966) In the Arms of Love by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9333.
- (1968) Honey by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9662.
- ^ (1959) Lonely Street by Andy Williams . New York: Cadence Records CLP-25030.
- ^ (1972) Alone Again (Naturally) by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records KC 31625.
- ^ (1971) You've Got a Friend by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records KC 30797.
- Whitburn 2004, p. 624.
- "Andy Williams". Chart Stats. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201608
- Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201691
- Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201802
- Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201837