Andy's first singles
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 03/22/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Andy Williams' earliest solo work was done at indie CADENCE records. The ten songs on THE IRRESISTIBLE ANDY WILLIAMS were all charting 'A' sides for that label. In chronological order, they are:
(#33) 12-56 - BABY DOLL
(#2) 2-57 - BUTTERFLY
(#8) 5-57 - I LIKE YOUR KIND OF LOVE (with Peggy Powers)
(#17) 9-57 - LIPS OF WINE
(#3) 2-58 - ARE YOU SINCERE?
(#17) 9-58 - PROMISE ME LOVE
(#5) 9-59 - LONELY STREET
(#7) 12-59 - VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE (in stereo here)
(#50) 3-60 - WAKE ME WHEN IT'S OVER
(#37) 4-61 - THE BILBAO SONG (in stereo here)
Missing from this small collection of Archie Bleyer produced singles are:
(#54) 4-56 - WALK HAND IN HAND
(#7) 8-56 - CANADIAN SUNSET
(#11) 12-58 - THE HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG
(#64) 12-60 - (In The Summertime) YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE
(#86) 12-62 - TWILIGHT TIME
When the last CADENCE single was issued, Andy Williams had already moved on to COLUMBIA records.
This DELTA brand CD is of fine sound quality. There's no artist or song data included. Points off for that, and for excluding the above five singles. Despite these limitations, for fans of Mr. Williams this set is a definite keeper.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 25:16
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