Get Together with Andy Williams explained

Get Together with Andy Williams
Type:album
Artist:Andy Williams
Cover:Williams-Get.jpg
Released:October 6, 1969[1]
Recorded:June 16, 1969, July 8, 10, 12, 1969, August 1969[2]
Length:35:50
Label:Columbia
Producer:Jerry Fuller
Prev Title:Happy Heart
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Andy Williams' Greatest Hits
Next Year:1970

Get Together with Andy Williams is the twenty-fourth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams which was released on October 6, 1969, by Columbia Records[1] and contained covers of recent hits. The one new song was "You Are", which was written by Mac Davis.

The album made its first appearance on the Top LPs chart in the issue of Billboard magazine dated November 8, 1969, and remained there for 21 weeks, peaking at number 27.[3] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated November 8, of that year, and remained on the chart for 14 weeks, peaking at number 22[4] It entered the UK album chart on December 27 of that year and reached number 13 over the course of 10 weeks,[5] and the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album Gold certification on February 19, 1970.[6]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on January 22, 2002, the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the spring of 1970, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head.[7] 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.[8]

Reception

William Ruhlmann of Allmusic's said "one of these songs were better suited to him than others. Charles Aznavour's "Yesterday When I Was Young," was an emotional ballad right up Williams' alley, as was "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet," Even "Quentin's Theme (Shadows of the Night)," the theme song from the popular vampire soap opera Dark Shadows, gave him something familiar to work with.[9]

Billboard magazine felt that "his fresh, warm interpretation of the familiar hits makes this another winner. His easygoing style is especially effective on 'Yesterday When I Was Young' and 'Quentin's Theme'."[10]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) – 3:02
  2. "You Are" (Mac Davis) – 2:32
  3. "Yesterday When I Was Young" (Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer) – 3:52
  4. "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (A Time for Us)" from Romeo and Juliet (Larry Kusik, Nino Rota, Eddie Snyder) – 2:35
  5. "Quentin's Theme (Shadows of the Night)" from Dark Shadows (Robert Cobert, Charles Randolph Grean) – 3:09

Side two

  1. "Good Morning Starshine" from Hair; performed with The Osmond Brothers and Friends (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:15
  2. "Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond) – 3:25
  3. "Get Together" performed with Loadstone (Chester Powers) – 3:56
  4. "More Today Than Yesterday" performed with The Osmond Brothers (Pat Upton) – 2:58
  5. "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" performed with Loadstone and Girls (Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers) – 2:18
  6. "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" from Hair; performed with The Osmond Brothers (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 3:51

Recording dates

From the liner notes for the CD:[2]

Personnel

From the liner notes for the original album:[11]

Notes and References

  1. (2009) Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams by Andy Williams [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88697 59112 2
  2. (2002) Album notes for Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/Get Together with Andy Williams by Andy Williams, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
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  4. Book: Hoffmann, Frank W . The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974 . 1988 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-2005-6 . Metuchen, N.J. . 406.
  5. Web site: Andy Williams - Get Together with Andy Williams. . 16 October 2010.
  6. Web site: Gold & Platinum . riaa.com. 9 April 2017. Type Andy Williams in the Search box and press Enter.
  7. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=raindrops-keep-fallin-on-my-head-get-together-with-andy-williams-r570851|pure_url=yes}} Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/Get Together with Andy Williams]. allmusic.com . Rovi Corporation . 16 October 2010.
  8. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=classic-album-collection-vol-2-r612403|pure_url=yes}} Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2]. allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. 16 October 2010.
  9. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r68350|pure_url=yes}} Get Together with Andy Williams ]. 16 October 2010 . allmusic.com . Rovi Corporation.
  10. October 25, 1969 . Billboard Spotlight Pick: Get Together with Andy Williams . . 76 .
  11. (1969) Get Together with Andy Williams by Andy Williams [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9922.

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