Released 1962 | Length 38:13 Release date 1962 Label COLUMBIA | |
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Recorded September 27, 1961November 3, 1961November 6, 1961November 8, 1961November 10, 1961 Genres Traditional pop music, Standard Similar Million Seller Songs, Andy Williams Sings Ste, Close Enough for Love, The Wonderful World of, Let's Love While We Can |
Andy williams original album collection danny boy and other songs i love to sing
Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing is an album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released early in 1962 by Columbia Records. Williams' first project for the label after leaving Cadence Records, the LP made its debut on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated March 3 of that year and stayed around for 36 weeks, eventually reaching number 19.
Contents
- Andy williams original album collection danny boy and other songs i love to sing
- Reception
- Side one
- Side two
- Recording dates
- Grammy nomination
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album's first single, "Danny Boy", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated October 30, 1961, and reached number 64 during its six-week stay. It fared even better as his first single to appear on Billboard's recently christened Easy Listening chart, peaking at number 15 and only hinting at the even greater success Williams would have with the Easy Listening audience.
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Sony Music Distribution on May 15, 2001, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 24 consisting of Williams's Columbia album from April 1962, Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes. It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on February 5, 2002, the other album being Williams's Columbia album from January 1964, The Wonderful World of Andy Williams. Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2, which contains 15 of his studio albums and two compilations and was released on November 29, 2002.
Reception
Allmusic's William Ruhlmann wrote that this was an "entertaining collection" and "features some excellent performances of well-known tunes."
Side one
- "Danny Boy" (Frederick Edward Weatherly) – 2:56
- "Tammy" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:08
- "The Twelfth of Never" (Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:53
- "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 3:00
- "Come to Me, Bend to Me" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:25
- "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:16
Side two
- "The Heather on the Hill" (Lerner, Loewe) – 3:02
- "Can I Forget You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Kern) – 3:44
- "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:01
- "I Want to Be Wanted" (Kim Gannon, Giuseppe Spotti, Alberto Testa) – 3:20
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:07
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Burke) – 3:24
Recording dates
Grammy nomination
The single "Danny Boy" brought another of the six Grammy nominations that Williams received over the course of his career, this time in the category for Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male. The winner was Jack Jones for "Lollipops and Roses".
Personnel
Songs
1Danny Boy2:53
2Tammy3:05
3The Twelfth of Never2:50