''Let's Love While We Can'' is the thirty-seventh

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by American pop singer

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, released in the U.K. in 1980 by

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. For this project Williams eschews covering well-known pop hits and standards and relies mostly on original or lesser-known

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songs. On June 21, 2004, ''Let's Love While We Can'' became available as one of two albums on one CD by

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, the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the fall of 1974, ''

You Lay So Easy on My Mind ''You Lay So Easy on My Mind'' is the thirty-fourth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in November 1974 by Columbia Records. The idea for this LP was mentioned in an interview with Williams in the November 3, 1973, issue ...

''. Two songs from this album, "Jason" and "I'll Never Love Anyone Anymore", were included as bonus tracks on the 2002 CD release of Williams's previous album, ''

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''.

Track listing

Side one

# "Let's Love While We Can" (Ronny Scaife) - 2:49 # "Only Everything" (

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) - 3:32 # "Jason" (Deborah Kay Hupp, Robert E. Morrison) - 3:12 # "Beside Me" (

) - 2:24 # "If You Were a Singer" (Marty Cooper) - 3:29 # "Railway Hotel" (

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) - 3:11

Side two

# "I Don't Want to Be in Love" (

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, Rory Michael Bourke) - 3:31 # "Love Is a Cold Wind" (Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke) - 3:53 # "Regrets" (Barbara Myrick) - 3:15 # "If I Reach for You" (Charlie Black, Mike Lawler) - 3:37 # "It Was Time" (

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) - 4:13 # "I'll Never Love Anyone Anymore" (Laurie Andrew, Cedric Chiles) - 2:46

Song information

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entered the

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singles chart with "Let's Love While We Can" in the issue of ''

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'' magazine dated May 10, 1975, and reached number 52 over the course of 10 weeks. "Railway Hotel" first appeared on

's 1977 album ''Schizophonia'', and "Love Is a Cold Wind" was recorded by

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...

for his 1979 album ''

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''. "Beside Me" by

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made its first appearance on the

singles chart in the August 4, 1979, issue of ''

'' and got as high as number 60 during its seven weeks there.

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's recording of "Regrets" debuted on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in the issue of the magazine dated January 26, 1980, and began a six-week run that took the song to number 63, and

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entered the

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chart with the song six months later, in the July 19 issue, and peaked at number 33 during his seven weeks there..

Personnel

From the liner notes for the original album: *

- vocals *Dick Peirce - producer *

Billy Sherrill Billy Norris Sherrill (November 5, 1936 – August 4, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Gle ...

- engineer *

Bill Justis William Everett Justis Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 16, 1982) was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and arrangement, musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy (instrumental), Raunchy". As a ...

- arrangements *Yvonne Hodges - background vocals *Donna McElroy - background vocals *Lewis Nunley - background vocals *Steve Pippin - background vocals *Wendy Suits - background vocals *

Dennis Wilson Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. ...

- background vocals *Gil Wright - background vocals * Mary Ann Kennedy - female vocal solo ("Regrets") *Slick Lawson - cover photo *Keats Tyler - back cover photo *Simon Cantwell - design

Musicians

* David Briggs - piano * Jimmy Capps - acoustic & rhythm guitars *

Jerry Carrigan Jerry Kirby Carrigan (September 13, 1943 – June 22, 2019) was an American drummer and record producer. Early in his career he was a member of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later worked as a session musician in Nashville for over ...

- drums & percussion *Chuck Cochran - piano *

Pete Drake Roddis Franklin "Pete" Drake (October 8, 1932 – July 29, 1988), was a Nashville-based American record producer and pedal steel guitar player. One of the most sought-after backup musicians of the 1960s, Drake played on such hits as Lynn Anderson' ...

- steel guitar *

Ray Edenton Ray Quarles Edenton (November 3, 1926 – September 21, 2022) was an American guitar player and country music session musician. Early life Ray Edenton was born into a musical family on November 3, 1926, and grew up near Mineral, Virginia. His f ...

- acoustic & rhythm guitars *

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- keyboards *The Ron Keller Brass - brass *Dave Kirby - acoustic & rhythm guitars *Jerry Kroon - drums & percussion * The Sheldon Kurland Strings - strings *Mike Lawler - synthesizer *

Kenny Malone Kenny Malone (August 4, 1938 – August 26, 2021) was an American drummer and percussionist. Life and career Malone was born in Denver, Colorado. From the 1970s onwards, he was a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoustic ...

- drums & percussion *

Bob Moore Bob Loyce Moore (November 30, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an American session musician, orchestra leader, and double bassist who was a member of the Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 1960s. He performed on over 17,000 documented record ...

- bass *Roger Morris - keyboards *

Leon Rhodes Leon Rhodes (March 10, 1932 – December 9, 2017) was an American country music musician. A guitarist, he primarily played behind Ernest Tubb as part of the Texas Troubadours and later was a house band member for the television programs '' Grand ...

- electric guitar *

Hargus "Pig" Robbins Hargus Melvin Robbins (January 18, 1938 – January 30, 2022), known by his nickname "Pig," was an American session keyboard player. Having played on records for many artists, including John Stewart, Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Lore ...

- piano *Billy Sanford - electric guitar *Jerry Shook - acoustic & rhythm guitars *Jack Solomon - acoustic & rhythm guitars *Pete Wade - electric guitar *Recorded at

Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, and record and film producer. Biography Early life Raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Clement was performing at an early age, ...

Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee

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