Love Theme From The Godfather/Precious & Few/Theme From Summer Of 42/Everything I Own/Until Its Time For You To Go/An Old Fashioned Love Song/MacArthur Park/Hurting Each Other/Music From Across The Way/Without You/Imagine
Easy listening vocalist Andy Williams had enjoyed more than a decade of enormous commercial success with his interpretations of songs in an MOR style that was now increasingly going out of fashion. This would be his last US top 30 entry. (US:29 UK:11)
“MacArthur Park and Love Theme From The Godfather are over-the-top arrangements that blare and blast noise in all directions, but Williams keeps his cool raising his voice but never yelling. He seems to use a falsetto in some of these songs - was his voice really that high? He does especially well with John Lennon's Imagine.”
“The easy listening label which has stuck to Andy Williams doesn't do justice to his power, expansive range and impeccable control. This is particularly evident on his blockbuster Godfather album, featuring his hit single of the same title where he ends on a note somewhere in the stratosphere.”
“Andy could and still can perform covers of songs better than just about anyone; albums like this one more than prove it. Andy is in top form throughout.”
“The set begins with Andy at his usual very best singing Love Theme From The Godfather. The musical arrangement fits in nicely with Andy's singing and it makes a fine opening number. Precious & Few is another song that has Andy really opening up to showcase his voice; and the backup chorus harmonizes to perfection. The theme from Summer Of '42 gets the royal treatment from Andy; the harp, strings and more enhance the natural beauty of this tune. Until It's Time For You To Go is treated very sensitively by Andy who never lets go of a superfluous note; and I also like the passionate MacArthur Park and Hurting Each Other.”
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