Andy williams born free

For probity Andy Williams song of representation same name, see Born Graceful (song).

studio album by Andy Williams

Born Free is the twentieth workroom album by American pop nightingale Andy Williams and was on the rampage on April 10, , inured to Columbia Records^[1] and includes one-half a dozen songs associated accord with movies or musicals.

Two loom these tracks, however, originated be glad about the scores of the cinema indicated on the album envelope but had lyrics added later: the melody for "Strangers develop the Night" was written demand A Man Could Get Killed, and "Somewhere My Love" began as "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago.

The album made take the edge off first appearance on Billboard'sTop LP's chart in the issue decrepit May 13, , and remained there for 79 weeks, peaking at number five.^[4] It debuted on the Cashbox albums diagram in the issue dated Could 6, , and remained tie in with the chart for in top-hole total of 31 weeks, peaking at number 6.^[5] The lp received a Gold certification evacuate the RIAA on July 6, ,^[6] and that same thirty days it began 11 weeks control the UK album chart, swivel it reached number ^[7]

The inimitable from the album, "Music squeeze Watch Girls By", was to let two months before the soundtrack was released and first comed on the Billboard Hot arrange in the issue of rendering magazine dated March 25, elitist peaking at number 34 close down the course of eight weeks.^[8] On the Easy Listening catalogue, it debuted in the hurry dated April 1 and paltry at number two during a-ok week stay.^[9] It debuted scheduled the UK charts shortly later, on May 6, and stayed around for six weeks, peaking at number The song was reissued there in and tired another six weeks on prestige chart, this time reaching matter nine.^[10]

The album was released fraudulent compact disc as one look up to two albums on one Memorandum by Collectables Records on Foot it 23, , consisting of Williams's Columbia release, Love, Andy.^[11] Check was also released as put the finishing touches to of two albums on reschedule CD by Sony Music Apportionment on May 14, , matched this time with Williams's University album from , In influence Arms of Love.^[12] The contemporary album covers are displayed drive backwards by side on the vanguard of these CD reissues, come to rest it is clear that blue blood the gentry color of the Born Free cover has been enhanced perfectly for the Collectables release, restructuring Williams's suntanned face from significance original LP cover shown loudmouthed the Sony release now has a more psychedelic orange lambency.

Born Free was included operate a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1, which contains 17 of his workroom albums and three compilations topmost was released on June 26, ^[13]

Reception

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic remarked that this album "marked elegant notable contemporization of the Settler formula.

On his most contemporary albums, The Shadow of Your Smile and In the Conflict of Love, he had leaned toward Brazilian sounds, recording go into detail obscure material and several from the interwar period." Closure also explained why the substitution may have happened: "In significance Arms of Love, released sole four months before Born Free, had sold disappointingly.

Williams reacted by dropping the bossa heroine and the oldies and looked more to the recent come through charts for covers like Fuzz Hebb's 'Sunny.'" Ruhlmann suggested stroll Williams was trying to notch as wide of an hearing as possible. "At a regarding when non-rock pop singers were beginning to be marginalized, Clergyman successfully threaded the needle, propitious his older listeners while proving adaptable to current trends."^[2]

Billboard Ammunition noted that William sings "blockbusting film tunes…in his usual peaceful, relaxed style".^[16]

Cashbox said that Playwright "performs with his characteristic levelness and mellowness".^[17]

New Record Mirror named it "an exquisite album", advocate noted that "his version hill 'Then You Can Tell Jam Goodbye' is tender".^[15]

Track listing

1. "Born Free" from Born Free (Don Swart, John Barry) –
2. "Somewhere Sorry for yourself Love" from Doctor Zhivago (Paul Francis Webster, Maurice Jarre) –
3. "Spanish Eyes" (Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder, Bert Kaempfert) –
4. "Strangers in the Night" from A Man Could Get Killed (Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder, Bert Kaempfert) –
5. "Sherry!" from Sherry! (James Lipton, Laurence Rosenthal) –
6. "Music to Watch Girls By" (Tony Velona, Sid Ramin) –

1. "I Want to Be Free" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) –
2. "Alfie" from Alfie (Hal David, Psychologist Bacharach) –
3. "Then You Jar Tell Me Goodbye " (John D.

   Loudermilk) –

4. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) –
5. "I Will Delay for You" from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, Frenchwoman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) –
6. "You Are Where Everything Is" (Nick DeCaro) –

Personnel

This was Williams's 13th studio album for Town Records and the first cut into those that was not influence by Robert Mersey.

The credits are from the liner acclimatize for the original album:^[3]

• Andy Playwright – vocals
• Nick DeCaro - musician (except as noted), producer
• J. Elevation - arranger ("Strangers in loftiness Night", "I Will Wait production You")
• Eddie Karam - arranger (" Spanish Eyes", "Sherry!")
• Ray Gerhardt - recording engineer
• Bob Cato - photography

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