Born Free/Days Of Wine & Roses/Moon River/Dear Heart/The Hawaiian Wedding Song/More/Almost There/Charade/Happy Heart/Can't Get Used To Losing You/May Each Day
Andy Williams was the most consistently successful easy listening singer during the 1960s. However his musical style was steadily going out of fashion and by the end of the next decade his chart career was largely over. (US:42 UK:1)
"Andy's voice, for decades, was both strong and silky smooth. He had marvellous range, and you couldn't have made him miss a note and sing one off key if you pinched him by surprise mid-song."
"Here you have his famous performances of Born Free and Moon River. Other famous movie themes are Days Of Wine And Roses, Dear Heart, and Charade. Most of the music here moves along at a rather mellow tempo, but Happy Heart and Can't Get Used To Losing You both have sprightly up-tempo sections. The covers of Hawaiian Wedding Song and More are top notch."
"His style was laid back and his voice was natural: no gimmicks or artifices were used in recordings in those days. I love some of the most treasured movie themes: Charade, Moon River, More, Born Free: and its a treat to find these in one album."
"A wonderful and soothing voice of silk and comfort. If only they still made songs like this again. Happy Heart is a great song backed up by a lively orchestra. This legend in music may be gone, but never forgotten."
"Nothing can be said about Andy Williams that hasn't already been said. He was truly one of the greatest interpreters of song. I highly recommend this LP to anyone that loves music."
"The album opens with Andy crooning one of his signature songs, Born Free. Andy's vocals demonstrate his ability to sing in an operatic style like few other classic pop vocalists ever could. Days Of Wine And Roses features Andy's vocals squarely in the spotlight while the instrumental arrangement makes good use of the strings, brass and piano. Moreover, listen for Dear Heart; Andy makes this a great ballad and a sweet story both at once. More again features Andy's strong voice with its operatic qualities; and Andy never misses a beat. Charade is a great ballad from the movie of the same name; and Andy again sings this to perfection. I really like Can't Get Used To Losing You, sung with a slightly folksy twist which he pulls off rather well."
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