Andy Williams' Newest Hits

''Andy Williams' Newest Hits'' is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released early in 1966 by Columbia Records and was the first LP to compile the singer's Columbia material. Seven of the 12 tracks had reached the charts in '' Billboard'' magazine, and another had been released as a single in the UK. Three album cuts were also included along with a recent B-side.

The album made its debut on the ''Billboard'' Top LP's chart in the issue dated February 5, 1966, and remained there for 23 weeks, peaking at number 23. A similar collection entitled '' May Each Day'' entered the UK album chart the following month, on March 19, and reached number 11 over the course of six weeks. While the cover photo and design of the two releases were the same, there were only five songs that they had in common.

''Andy Williams' Newest Hits'' was issued on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on February 5, 2002, the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the fall of 1962, ''Warm and Willing''. 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.

Reception

''Billboard'' magazine described the album as "one of the finest romantic mood albums in the Williams catalog."

Track listing

Side one

# " I'll Remember You" (Kui Lee) – 2:31
#* recorded 10/25/65 and released on 11/1/65(2002) Album notes for ''The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection'' by Andy Williams D booklet New York: Sony Music Special Products A2 52310. as the B-side of " Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)"
# " Almost There" from ''I'd Rather Be Rich'' (Jerry Keller, Gloria Shayne) – 2:59
#* rec. 2/28/64, rel. 8/25/64; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: #67,. Easy Listening: #12.
# " A Fool Never Learns" (Sonny Curtis) – 2:01
#* rec. 11/1/63, rel. 12/16/63; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: #13, Easy Listening: #4
# "Noelle" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 2:48
#* rec. 11/7/63 for his album ''The Wonderful World of Andy Williams''
# "On the Street Where You Live" from ''My Fair Lady'' ( Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:12
#* rec. 5/7/64, rel. 8/25/64; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: #28, Easy Listening: #3
# "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper) – 2:27
#* rec. 2/20/65 for the album ''Andy Williams' Dear Heart''

Side two

# " Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:00
#* rec. 5/18/65 rel. 11/1/65; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: #92, Easy Listening: #18
# " The Wonderful World of the Young" (Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper) – 2:31
#* rec. 1/12/62 rel. 2/9/62; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: #99
# " Don't You Believe It" ( Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard) – 2:29
#* rec. 1/12/62 rel. 8/10/62; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: #39, Easy Listening: #15
# " ...and Roses and Roses" (Dorival Caymmi, Ray Gilbert)) – 2:25
#* rec. 2/9/65 rel. 3/22/65; ''Billboard'' Hot 100: #36, Easy Listening: #4
# " Emily" from ''The Americanization of Emily'' (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 2:22
#* rec. 8/19/64 for the album ''Andy Williams' Dear Heart''
# " May Each Day" from ''The Andy Williams Show'' (Mort Green, George Wyle) – 2:54
#* rec. 1/16/63 for his album ''Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests''

Personnel

* Andy Williams - vocalist
*Robert Mersey - producer, arranger, conductor

References

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1966 compilation albums
Andy Williams compilation albums
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