Love Story (compilation album) explained

Love Story
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Andy Williams
Cover:	Williams-Story-UK.jpg
Released:	July 1971
Recorded:	February 10, 1965 September 17, 1969 July 28, 1970 December 17, 1970 April 1971^[1]
Length:	31:36
Label:	CBS Records
Prev Title:	Love Story
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	You've Got a Friend
Next Year:	1971

Love Story is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK in July 1971 by the CBS Records division of Columbia and was mainly composed of tracks that had not been included on his studio LPs.

The compilation entered the UK album chart on July 31 of that year and reached number 11 over the course of 11 weeks.^[2]

The title track from the album, which was subtitled "Where Do I Begin?", entered the Hot 100 in the US in the issue of Billboard magazine dated February 6, 1971, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, eventually peaking at number nine.^[3] The song also entered the magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in that same issue for its first of 15 weeks, later spending four weeks at number one and tying his previous record there, which was set by "Can't Get Used to Losing You" in 1963.^[4] Its lifespan on the UK singles chart began on March 20 of that same year and lasted 18 weeks, during which time it reached number four.^[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Someone Who Cares" from Fools (Alex Harvey) – 3:15
   • first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream^[1]
2. "Long, Long Time" (Gary White) – 3:37
   • first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream^[1]
3. "What Am I Living For" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:06
   • B-side of "A Woman's Way" (1969)^[1]
4. "Whistling Away The Dark" from Darling Lili (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:19
   • B-side of "Home Lovin' Man" (1970)^[1]
5. "If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:52
   • first released in the US on the CD compilation B Sides and Rarities (2003)^[1]

Side two

1. "I'll Be There" (Hal Davis, Berry Gordy, Willie Hutch, Bob West) – 2:39
   • first released in the US in August 1971 on the album You've Got a Friend
2. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott) – 2:59
   • first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream^[1]
3. "Autumn" from Cyrano^[5] (Richard Maltby, Jr., David Shire) – 2:19
   • first released in the US on the CD compilation B Sides and Rarities (2003)^[1]
4. "The Last Time I Saw Her" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:25
   • first released in the US in December 1971 on the 2-LP compilation The Impossible Dream^[1]
5. "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:10

Recording dates

• February 10, 1965 – "Autumn"^[1]
• September 17, 1969 – "What Am I Living For"^[1]
• July 28, 1970 – "Whistling Away the Dark"^[1]
• December 17, 1970 – "Someone Who Cares",^[1] "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"^[6]
• April 22, 1971 – "I'll Be There",^[7] "The Last Time I Saw Her"^[1]
• April 22, 1971 – April 26, 1971 – "Long, Long Time", "If You Could Read My Mind", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"^[1]

Notes and References

1. (2003) Album notes for B Sides and Rarities by Andy Williams, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
2. Web site: Andy Williams. Official Charts. 20 April 2016.
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5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=richard-maltby-jr-p101290/biography|pure_url=yes}} Richard Maltby, Jr.]. allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. 17 November 2010.
6. (2002) Album notes for The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection by Andy Williams, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
7. (2002) Album notes for The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend by Andy Williams, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.