| The Wonder of You | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Sandpipers |
| Cover: | The Wonder of You (The Sandpipers album) cover.jpg |
| Released: | May 1969 |
| Genre: | Pop/Rock |
| Label: | A&M SP 4180 (United States)/AMLS 935 (UK) |
| Producer: | Allen Stanton |
| Prev Title: | Spanish Album |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Greatest Hits |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
The Wonder of You was an LP album featuring The Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in May 1969 with catalog number SP 4180. The album was released by A&M in the United Kingdom with the title Kumbaya and catalog number AMLS 935. Other international releases included Australia (World Record Club R02377, different cover), Canada (A&M SP-4180), Germany (A&M 212 066), and Mexico (A&M AML/S-1024, titled La Maravilloso De Ti).[1]
The May 3, 1969 issue of Billboard Magazine reviewed the album:[2]
This album, with the persuasive rhythm of the Sandpipers' singing, is definitive of easy listening at its best. The popular trio's material is no small part of the LP's success, and includes their current single, "The Wonder of You," their not to be imitated version of "Let Go," the Oscar-winning "Windmills of Your Mind," and the much recorded "Yellow Days." Credit producer Allen Stanton and arranger Nick DeCaro for a job very well done.
The May 3, 1969 issue of Record World commented:[3]
Breeze over a sand dune, the faint perfume of grass, fading light. The music of the Sandpipers floats up from South America much of the time and is irresistible. One of the best tunes here is "Let Go." Others are "That Night," "If I Were the Man."
The album reached #194 on the Billboard charts. Two singles from the album made the charts: "Let Go" at #36 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and "Kumbaya" at #38 on the UK singles chart.
Side One
Side Two
The album was combined with Misty Roses in a 2006 CD release by Collectors' Choice Music.