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Released
  
October 5th, 2009

Length
  
76:37

Artist
  
Andy Williams

Label
  
Legacy Recordings

Recorded
  
1962–1973

The Very Best Of Andy Williams (2009)
  
Icons (2010)

Release date
  
5 October 2009

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Genres
  
Soundtrack, Traditional pop music, Standard, Soft rock, Film score, Pop rock

Similar
  
Andy Williams albums, Traditional pop music albums

The Very Best of Andy Williams is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK on October 5th, 2009. A note from Williams inside the CD booklet explains that the album "was put together to coincide with my memoir Moon River and Me, published by Orion Press. It includes many of the songs that you made hits. I truly appreciate that, and I hope you enjoy the songs we selected for this CD." This compilation includes recordings that either charted in the UK but not in the US ("Can't Take My Eyes off You", "It's So Easy", "May Each Day") or charted much higher on the UK singles chart than they did on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US ("Almost There", "Can't Help Falling in Love"). It entered the UK albums chart on October 17, 2009, and reached number 10 during its six weeks there.

Contents

On July 22, 2013, The British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with Gold certification for Sales of 100,000 Units.

An 18-track compilation album released in conjunction with the book publication in the US was entitled Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams and had the same cover photo and design but had only nine of the 24 tracks on this album in common.

Track listing

  1. "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:46
  2. Robert Mersey – arranger, conductor, producer
  3. "Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Jerome "Doc" Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:25
  4. Robert Mersey – arranger, conductor, producer
  5. "Music to Watch Girls By" (Sid Ramin, Tony Velona) – 2:38
  6. Nick DeCaro – arranger, producer
  7. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) – 3:15
  8. Nick DeCaro – arranger, producer
  9. Eddie Karam – conductor
  10. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:39
  11. Nick DeCaro – arranger, producer
  12. "Happy Heart" (James Last, Jackie Rae) – 3:15
  13. Jerry Fuller – producer
  14. Al Capps – arranger
  15. "Solitaire" (Phil Cody, Neil Sedaka) – 4:22
  16. Richard Perry – producer
  17. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 3:33
  18. Dick Glasser – producer
  19. Ernie Freeman – arranger
  20. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:11
  21. Dick Glasser – producer
  22. Al Capps – arranger, conductor
  23. "It's So Easy" (Dor Lee, Dave Watkins) – 2:29
  24. Dick Glasser – producer
  25. Al Capps – arranger
  26. "Born Free" (John Barry, Don Black) – 2:27
  27. Nick DeCaro – arranger, producer
  28. "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:36
  29. Nick DeCaro – arranger, producer
  30. "Home Lovin' Man" (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay) – 3:10
  31. Dick Glasser – producer
  32. Artie Butler – arranger
  33. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore) – 3:15
  34. Dick Glasser – producer
  35. Al Capps – arranger
  36. "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) – 5:03
  37. Dick Glasser – producer
  38. Artie Butler – arranger
  39. "We've Only Just Begun" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 3:15
  40. Dick Glasser – producer
  41. Artie Butler – arranger
  42. "Almost There" (Jerry Keller, Gloria Shayne) – 2:59
  43. Robert Mersey – arranger, conductor, producer
  44. "Abraham, Martin and John" (Dick Holler) – 3:43
  45. Jerry Fuller – producer
  46. Al Capps – arranger
  47. "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:10
  48. Dick Glasser – producer
  49. Dick Hazard – arranger
  50. "Ave Maria" with the St. Charles Borromeo Choir (Franz Schubert) – 4:55
  51. Andy Williams – producer
  52. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:55
  53. Nick DeCaro – arranger, producer
  54. Eddie Karam – conductor
  55. "May Each Day" (Mort Green, George Wyle) – 2:54
  56. Robert Mersey – arranger, conductor, producer
  57. "Somethin' Stupid" (C. Carson Parks) – 2:59
  58. Nick DeCaro – arranger, producer
  59. Eddie Karam – conductor
  60. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 2:32
  61. Robert Mersey – conductor, producer
  62. Johnny Mandel – arranger

Recording dates

  • January 4, 1962 – "Moon River"
  • December 2, 1962 – "Can't Get Used to Losing You"
  • January 16, 1963 – "May Each Day"
  • September 12, 1963 – "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
  • February 28, 1964 – "Almost There"
  • February 21, 1967 – "Music to Watch Girls By"
  • March 2, 1967 – "Born Free"
  • September 18, 1967 – "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
  • July 17, 1968 – "Ave Maria"
  • March 8, 1969 – "Happy Heart"
  • January 14, 1970 – "Can't Help Falling in Love"
  • January 14, 1970 & January 16, 1970 – "It's So Easy"
  • February 24, 1970 "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
  • August 29, 1970 – "Home Lovin' Man"
  • December 7, 1970 – "We've Only Just Begun"
  • December 17, 1970 – "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"
  • January 4, 1971 – "MacArthur Park"
  • April 22, 1971 – "Never Can Say Goodbye"

    • "The Look of Love" and "Somethin' Stupid" were recorded for the 1967 album Love, Andy. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" and "Up, Up and Away" come from 1968's Honey LP. "Abraham, Martin and John" appears on 1969's Happy Heart, and "Solitaire" is the title track from his 1973 release.

    Personnel

  • Artie Butler – arranger ("Home Lovin' Man", "MacArthur Park", "We've Only Just Begun")
  • Al Capps – arranger ("Abraham, Martin and John", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "Happy Heart", "It's So Easy"), arranger/conductor ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head")
  • Nick DeCaro – arranger/producer ("Born Free", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)", "The Look of Love", "Music to Watch Girls By", "Somethin' Stupid", "Up, Up and Away")
  • Ernie Freeman – arranger ("Never Can Say Goodbye")
  • Jerry Fuller – producer ("Abraham, Martin and John", "Happy Heart")
  • Dick Glasser – producer ("Can't Help Falling in Love", "Home Lovin' Man", "It's So Easy", "Love Story", "MacArthur Park", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "We've Only Just Begun")
  • Dick Hazard – arranger ("Love Story")
  • Eddie Karam – conductor ("Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "The Look of Love", "Somethin' Stupid")
  • Johnny Mandel – arranger ("It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year")
  • Robert Mersey – arranger/conductor/producer ("Almost There", "Can't Get Used to Losing You", "May Each Day", "Moon River"), conductor/producer ("It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year")
  • Richard Perry – producer ("Solitaire")
  • The St. Charles Borromeo Choir – background vocals ("Ave Maria")
  • Andy Williams – producer ("Ave Maria"); vocalist

    • Songs

    1Moon River2:47
    2Can't Get Used to Losing You2:23
    3Music to Watch Girls By2:37

    References

    The Very Best of Andy Williams Wikipedia
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