Love Story - ANDY WILLIAMS***

(Where Do I Begin) Love Story/Your Song/For The Good Times/Something/Its Impossible/We've Only Just Begun/I Think I Love You/Candida/Fire & Rain/Rose Garden/My Sweet Lord

The evergreen middle of the road performer Andy Williams was celebrating a decade at the top at this time, but his interpretations of contemporary hits were slowly beginning to go out of style. Nevertheless, his version of Love Story was a top ten hit single in both the US and UK. (US:3 UK:11)

“Andy Williams is nostalgic, comfortable, non-threatening. He has a pleasant voice and he has always been canny in his choice of songs to cover, mixing in contemporary writers with the more standard fare. This album is no exception where he sings Elton John and George Harrison (among others). And it's all very nice. But despite growing up with his show in the sixties and loving Andy, it is only those performances when he can really make the song his own that ever stand out from the elevator music that he otherwise becomes. Whilst decent, this is just so much ear candy.”

“Somewhere beneath the avalanche of accolades for Sinatra and Bennett, Andy Williams remains one of America's most under recognized pop vocalists. In addition to the sheer beauty of his smokey high baritone, husky falsetto, power, diction, and superb control, Williams is one of the few from the old school who remained open to the changing musical scene that emerged in the 1960s. Eventually, in addition to singing the great standards, he branched out to embrace country, pop, rock, gospel, Christmas, and even disco tunes.”

“In the late '60s and early '70s, Williams covered many of the hits of the period. Love Story illustrates his ability to present these songs in ways comfortable for him, while retaining their contemporary feeling. Where other vocalists might have sounded awkward, Andy pulled it off, because he really got into the spirit of these tunes, as well as the contemporary style in which they were written.”

“This is a precious feast to enjoy of delightful '70s love songs, sung and performed with sincerity by beloved pop singer talent Andy Williams. Though not as special or charming as the original performances, Williams gives all of his soul and heart to pull off some stirring renditions of the amiable type to the kind listener. Invigorating at times, the songs seem to achieve the purpose of easing the listener's stress-filled day.”