Released 1969 Length 36:59 Release date 1969 | Recorded 1969 | |
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Genres Traditional pop music, Soft rock Similar Nashville, In the Arms of Love, Reflections, Let's Love While We Can, Close Enough for Love |
Happy Heart is an album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the spring of 1969 by Columbia Records. The album made its first appearance on the Top LP's chart in the issue of Billboard magazine dated May 17, 1969, and remained there for 23 weeks, peaking at number nine. It entered the UK album chart on July 26 of that year and reached number 22 over the course of 10 weeks,
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The title song from the album had been released as a single that March and entered the Easy Listening chart in the issue of Billboard dated April 5, 1969, eventually spending 14 weeks there and two of those weeks at number one. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 one week later and reached number 22 over the course of 11 weeks. In the UK it entered the singles chart for the week of May 10 that year and stayed there for 10 weeks, peaking at number 19.
The album was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on March 23, 1999, the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the spring of 1968, Honey. This same pairing was also released as two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution in 2000. The Collectables CD was included 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.
Andy williams happy heart 1969
Side one
- "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) – 2:54
- "Where's the Playground, Susie??" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:51
- "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux) – 3:43
- "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:55
- "Happy Heart" (James Last, Jackie Rae) – 3:15
- "Gentle on My Mind" (John Hartford) – 3:10
Side two
- "Didn't We??" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:27
- "Memories" (Mac Davis, Billy Strange) – 3:47
- "Little Green Apples" (Bobby Russell) – 4:03
- "Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:15
- "Abraham, Martin and John" (Dick Holler) – 3:43
Personnel
Songs
1For Once in My Life2:52
2Where's the Playground Susie?2:49
3My Way3:40