Andy (album)

Andy
Studio album by Andy Williams
Released	1976
Recorded	3/31/76, 5/18/76, 5/19/76, 5/28/76, 6/21/76, 7/16/76[1]
Genre	Vocal pop, Traditional pop[2]
Length	35:44
Label	Columbia
Producer	Larry Brown
Andy Williams chronology
The Other Side of Me (1975) Andy (1976) Let's Love While We Can (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Billboard	Recommended LPs[4]

Andy is an album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the fall of 1976 by Columbia Records. In the liner notes for the album's 2002 CD release, writer Richard M. Erickson explains that the album "was recorded at six different studios to accommodate Andy's touring schedule. One recording session was at a portable studio set up at a Marriott hotel."^[1]

Andy was released on compact disc for the first time by Collectables Records in 2002 with eight bonus tracks that were taken from four of Williams's Columbia singles released between 1974 and 1979.^[5] 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.^[6]

Two of those four bonus A-sides made the Billboard charts, including "Love Said Goodbye", which started a seven-week Easy Listening run in the magazine's January 11, 1975, issue that took the song to number 24.^[7] The other, "Tell It Like It Is", entered that same chart in the December 20, 1975, issue and reached number 17 over the course of 10 weeks, and it's debut on the Billboard Hot 100 came four weeks later, in the issue for January 17, 1976, and led to a peak at number 72 during a six-week stay.^[8] Williams's cover of the song marked his last of 44 appearances on the Easy Listening chart, dating back to its inception in 1961, and his last of 53 hits on the Hot 100, the first being "Walk Hand in Hand" in 1956.^[9][10]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD Bonus Tracks 2 Recording dates 2.1 Original LP 2.2 CD bonus tracks 3 Song information 3.1 CD Bonus Tracks 4 Personnel 4.1 Musicians 5 Notes 6 References

Track listing

1. "Yellow Beach Umbrella" (Craig Doerge, Judy Henske) - 4:02
2. "Sailin'" (Kim Carnes, David Ellingson) - 3:28
3. "Thank You, Baby" (Bruce Johnston) - 3:18
4. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 2:54
5. "My Lonely Room" (Peter Skellern) - 4:06
6. "Put Your Blues to Bed" (Harry Garfield, Jay Graydon) - 4:00
7. "If You Ever Believed" (Elizabeth Dasheff, Andrew Goldmark) - 3:27
8. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 3:54
9. "Tryin' to Forget I Loved You" (Nancy Ames, Danny Ward) - 3:37
10. "The Poem" (Paulinho Nogueira, Byron Walls) - 3:03

CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Love Said Goodbye" (Larry Kusic, Nino Rota) - 2:54
2. "One More Time" (David Paich) - 3:32
3. "Tell It Like It Is" (George Davis, Lee Diamond) - 2:42
4. "Goin' Through the Motions" (Tom Bahler) - 3:17
5. ^[A]"Are You in There?" (John Barry, David Pomeranz) - 3:49
6. ^[A]"Are You in There? (Disco Version)" (John Barry, David Pomeranz) - 4:59
7. "Jason" (Deborah Kay Hupp, Robert E. Morrison) - 3:14
8. "I'll Never Love Anyone Anymore" (Laurie Andrew, Cedric Chiles) - 3:04

• ^A Titled "Are You There?" on the Collectables CD packaging.

Recording dates

Original LP

• 3/31/76 - "If You Ever Believed", "Since I Fell for You"
• 5/18/76 - "My Lonely Room", "Yellow Beach Umbrella"
• 5/19/76 - "The Poem"
• 5/28/76 - "Put Your Blues to Bed"
• 6/21/76 - "Sailin'", "Thank You, Baby"
• 7/16/76 - "Groovin'", "Tryin' to Forget I Loved You"^[1]

CD bonus tracks

• 12/6/74 - "Love Said Goodbye", "One More Time"
• 8/21/75 - "Goin' Through the Motions"
• 9/30-10/1/75 - "Tell It Like It Is"
• 12/1/76 - "Are You in There?", "Are You in There? (Disco Version)"
• 9/27/79 - "I'll Never Love Anyone Anymore"
• 10/8/79 - "Jason"^[1]

Song information

Williams takes an almost complete turn away from covering pop hits and standards on this album, relying mostly on original or lesser-known songs. The information below will provide the historical context in which he was choosing some of this material.

• "Yellow Beach Umbrella" was previously recorded by Three Dog Night for their 1976 album American Pastime.^[11]

• Bruce & Terry released their recording of "Thank You, Baby" in 1966, and the Captain & Tennille covered the song on their 1976 album Song of Joy.^[12][13]

• "Since I Fell for You" by Paul Gayten and His Trio with Annie Laurie on vocal first entered the Billboard charts as one of the five Most-Played Juke Box Race Records in the October 4, 1947, issue of the magazine and spent four of its eight weeks there in the number three position.^[14] Lenny Welch made his first appearance with the song on the magazine's Hot 100 in the October 26, 1963, issue and peaked at number four during his 16 weeks there, and his recording started a 14-week Easy Listening run in the following issue, on November 2, and eventually enjoyed two weeks at number three.^[15][16] Laura Lee's rendition of the song entered the Hot 100 in the March 4, 1972, issue to start off a five-week run that took the song to number 76, and that same issue also began its six weeks on the magazine's list of the 50 most popular R&B songs of the week, during which time it reached number 24.^[17][18] Charlie Rich began his 13 weeks with the song on the Country chart in the issue dated December 27, 1975, and got as high as number 10.^[19] His recording also reached number 11 during its 11 weeks on the Easy Listening chart that began three weeks later, on January 17, 1976, and it debuted on the Hot 100 in the following issue, dated January 24, and peaked at number 71 during its six weeks there.^[20][21] Other vocal acts that recorded the song before Williams include Mose Allison,^[22] Ernie Andrews (with Cannonball Adderley),^[23] Fontella Bass,^[24] Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters,^[25] Bobby Bland,^[26] Charles Brown,^[27] Ruth Brown,^[28] Lou Christie,^[29] Doris Day,^[30] The Dells,^[31] Barbara George,^[32] Roy Hamilton,^[33] Wilbert Harrison,^[34] Ella Johnson (with Buddy Johnson),^[35] Barbara Lewis,^[36] Johnny Mathis,^[37] Les McCann,^[38] Mickey & Sylvia,^[39] Bonnie Raitt,^[40] Nina Simone,^[41] The Sonics,^[42] The Spaniels,^[43] Mavis Staples,^[44] Barbra Streisand,^[45] The Vibrations,^[46] Dinah Washington,^[47] Nancy Wilson,^[48] and The Young Rascals.^[49]

• "My Lonely Room" was recorded by Jack Jones for his 1973 album Together and by Dee Dee Bridgewater for her self-titled 1976 album.^[50][51]

• The Young Rascals debuted the song "Groovin'" on the Billboard Hot 100 in the magazine's April 22, 1967, issue and spent four of its 13 weeks there at number one.^[52] Their recording made its first appearance on the Billboard R&B chart three weeks later, in the issue dated May 13, to start off an 11-week run that took the song to number three and also had 13 weeks on the U.K. singles chart that began later that month, on May 27, and gave them a number eight hit.^[53][54] It was awarded Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 13 of that year.^[55] Steve Lawrence recorded a version that entered the Easy Listening chart in the magazine's July 18, 1970, issue and reached number 25 over the course of three weeks there,^[56] and other vocal acts who covered the song before this album was released include George Benson,^[57] Petula Clark,^[58] Hank Crawford,^[59] The Esquires,^[60] Aretha Franklin,^[61] Marvin Gaye,^[62] Gladys Knight & the Pips,^[63] Ian Matthews,^[64] Kenny Rankin,^[65] and Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs.^[66] The recording by the Young Rascals was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame included the song on its list of the twentieth century's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.^[67][68]

CD Bonus Tracks

• Aaron Neville first appeared on the Hot 100 with "Tell It Like It Is" in the December 3, 1966, issue of Billboard and eventually spent one of his 14 weeks there at number two.^[69] That same issue also marked the debut of his recording on the magazine's R&B chart, where it spent 17 weeks, five of which were in the top spot.^[70] Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann began 10 weeks with the song on the Country chart in the June 29, 1968, issue that took the song to number 31.^[71] Oscar Weathers entered the R&B chart with it in the issue of the magazine dated July 14, 1973, and reached number 51 over the course of six weeks, and his recording "bubbled under" the Hot 100 for one week at number 113 in the July 28 issue, two weeks later.^[72][73] Other vocalists who recorded the song before Williams include George Benson,^[74] Judy Clay,^[75] Eddie & Ernie,^[76] Dallas Frazier,^[77] Etta James,^[78] Otis Redding & Carla Thomas,^[79] Nina Simone,^[80] Percy Sledge,^[81] Bettye Swann,^[82] Nicky Thomas,^[83] and Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band.^[84] The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame included Neville's recording on its list of the twentieth century's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and in 2004 the song came in at number 381 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[67][85]

• "Goin' Through the Motions" was recorded by Dee Dee Bridgewater for her self-titled 1976 album.^[51]

Personnel

• Andy Williams - vocals
• Larry Brown - producer (except as noted), engineer, mixer, background vocal arranger
• Barry Fasman - arranger (except as noted), conductor
• David Paich - producer ("Love Said Goodbye")
• Marty Paich - arranger/producer ("Love Said Goodbye")
• Kim Carnes - background vocal arranger, background vocals
• Julia Waters - background vocals
• Maxine Waters - background vocals
• David Pomeranz - background vocals and vocal arrangements ("If You Ever Believed", "Yellow Beach Umbrella")
• Joe Bellamy - assistant engineer
• Fred Ehrhardt - assistant engineer
• Bob Folgo - assistant engineer
• Bill Gazecki - assistant engineer
• Rick Hart - assistant engineer
• Lou Mazzuchelli - assistant engineer
• Jim Quarles - assistant engineer
• Keats Tyler - photography
• Ken Anderson - design

Musicians

• Ben Benay - guitar
• Hal Blaine - drums
• Larry Brown - percussion
• Larry Carlton - guitar
• Vince Charles - percussion
• Buddy Collette - reeds & woodwinds
• James Decker - French horn
• Craig Doerge - keyboards
• Gene Estes - percussion
• Barry Fasman - keyboards
• Jack Feierman - trumpet
• Jay Graydon - guitar
• Terry Harrington - reeds & woodwinds
• Tom Hensley - keyboards
• Dick Hyde - trombone
• The Richard Kaufman Strings - strings
• Jim Keltner - drums
• Gayle Levant - harp
• Arthur Maobe - French horn
• Bill Mays - keyboards
• Mike Melvoin - keyboards
• Tom Morgan - harmonica
• Dick Parisi - French horn
• Reiny Press - bass
• The Sid Sharpe Strings - strings
• Leland Sklar - bass
• Dalton Smith - trumpet
• Ron Tutt - drums
• Don Waldrop - trombone
• Gary Walters - bass

Notes

References