8 Classic Albums

If you generally like Williams voice and music, this collection is a treat!This four disc set contains Andy Williams first eight original albums, digitally remastered,from his 1956 album debut to 1960. Here's 95 tracks, with the total time of four hours & 17 min.Nine of his eleven hits during that time period are here, (plus one released in 1962) and nine B-sides.But this collection isn't about 'hits', it's simply great easy listening music.Even Williams spirited pop hits are melodically excellent.Disc One ~"Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen" - 1956, ~ beautiful classics, this was before he had any hits."Andy Williams" - 1958, ~ contains 6 hits & 6 B-sides.Disc Two ~"Andy Williams Sings Rogers & Hammerstein" - 1958, ~ Beautiful classics."Two Time Winners" - 1959, ~ Pop standards.Disc Three ~"To You Sweetheart, Aloha" - 1959, ~ Hawaiian & Island music."Lonely Street" - 1959, ~ Beautiful standards.Disc Four ~"The Village Of St. Bernadette" - 1960, ~ Spiritual & inspirational."Under Paris Skies" - 1960, ~ Songs of Paris, & love songs.(I personally don't care for the contents of the forth disc as much as the first three,especially the Paris tracks, they seem a bit busy, and didn't catch my interest,still this is an awesome value of the other music here that I do like)Track Listing and noting of which songs are the charted hits.Disc One ~~~~ "Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen" ~~~ 1956.1. Tonight2. Meet Me Where They Play The Blues3. Stay Just A Little While4. Playing The Field5. Impossible6. Young Love7. Picnic8. An Old Piano Plays The Blues9. Spring In Maine10. All The Way Home11. Lonely Love12. Forbidden Love~~~ "Andy Williams" ~~~ 1958.1. Canadian Sunset ~ top 10 in 1956.2. I Like Your Kind Of Love ~ top 10 in 1957.3. Walk Hand In Hand ~ didn't quite reach top 50 in 1956.4. Lips Of Wine ~ top 20 in 1957.5. Not Anymore ~ B-side of #3.6. It Doesn't Take Very Long ~ B-side of #8.7. Baby Doll ~ top 40 in 1956.8. Butterfly ~ #1 in 1957.9. High Upon A Mountain ~ B-side of #1.10. Teasin' Me ~ B-side of #2.11. Since I've Found My Baby ~ B-side of #7.12. Straight From The Heart ~ B-side of #4.---------------------------Disc Two ~~~~ "Andy Williams Sings Rogers & Hammerstein" ~~~ 1958.1. Some Enchanted Evening2. If I Loved You3. Getting To Know You4. This Nearly Was Mine5. Bali Ha'i6. I Have Dreamed7. People Will Say We're In Love8. Younger Than Springtime9. I Whistle A Happy Tune10. We Kiss In A Shadow11. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top12. Hello Young Lovers~~~ "Two Time Winners" ~~~ 1959.1. Sail Along, Silvery Moon2. Twilight Time ~ same version later released, & charted in 1962.3. So Rare4. Hawaiian Wedding Song ~ just missed the top 10 in 1958.5. Blueberry Hill6. Sweet Leilani7. Love Letters In The Sand8. It's All In The Game9. Blue Hawaii ~ a little more up-tempo then on disc 3.10. Be Mine Tonight ~ B-side of a song that's not here.11. My Happiness12. Near You---------------------------Disc Three ~~~~ "To You Sweetheart, Aloha" ~~~ 1959.1. To You Sweetheart, Aloha2. Blue Hawaii3. I'll Weave A Lei Of Stars For You4. Sweet Leilani5. The Moon Of Manakoora6. Song Of The Islands7. A Song Of Old Hawaii8. Love Song Of Kalua9. Beyond The Reef10. Ka-Lu-A11. Aloha 'Oe~~~ "Lonely Street" ~~~ 1959.1. You Don't Know What Love Is2. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning3. When Your Lover Has Gone4. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ~ B-side to #1 of 7th album.5. Gone With The Wind6. Summer Love ~ B-side to #12.7. Say It Isn't So8. Unchained Melody9. Autumn Leaves10. Willow Weep For Me11. I'm So Alone12. Lonely Street ~ top 10 in 1959.---------------------------Disc Four ~~~~ "The Village Of St. Bernadette" ~~~ 1960.1. The Village Of St Bernadette ~ top 10 in 1959.2. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands3. Suddenly, There's A Valley4. Count Your Blessings5. He6. You'll Never Walk Alone7. Our Lady Of Fatima8. The Three Bells9. Climb Ev'ry Mountain10. Sweet Morning11. I Believe12. Look For The Silver Lining~~~ "Under Paris Skies" ~~~ 1960.1. Under Paris Skies2. Let It Be Me3. April In Paris4. Mademoiselle De Paris5. I Wish You Love6. Domino7. I Love Paris8. Mam'selle9. Comme Ci, Comme CA10. La Valse Des Lilas11. Boum12. Au Revoir, ParisThis compilation of timelessly beautiful music from one of Americas greatest contemporary singers,is consistently satisfying, and one to get while the gettin' is good.This set is "digitally remastered & enhanced" and has excellent sound.I compared this to my "16 Greatest Hits" C.D. and I was amazed how much better this collection sounds.There aren't any liner notes, just the track listing on the back, & the album titles & years.I've checked every track of the copy I've received,and have found the track listings completely match the order of songs.(perhaps the track listing issue has been corrected?)

I ordered this product with a fair amount of cautious trepidation, not knowing quite what to expect from this label or from this format, and was pleasantly surprized to receive a wonderful treasure-trove of classic Andy Williams albums all reproduced with the same great sound that you might expect in a re-issue by the original recording company. The first disc is the best, featuring Williams against a spare and balanced jazz-like instrumental backdrop. The arrangments are tasteful, and Williams voice shines through in all its subtle nuance and sensitivity. Another disc features broadway showtunes with more elaborate and less tasteful accompaniments. There is a bit of distorton in the vocal ensembles used, but I'm sure that comes in the original, and not in the transfer to digital disc. Another disc fetures Hawaiian favorites, and another, religious-inspired pieces replete with roccoco voice ensembles. But in each of these recordings, Williams voice shines through clear and pure. If you love Andy Williams, this set will not disappoint you.There are no liner notes nor even a listing of what albums you are hearing, so if you want details, recording dates, arrangers, orchestras, and instrumenalists, you're on your own! But with a very little bit of websurfing, which should include a gander at the Wikipedia listing of the Andy Williams Discography, you'll soon have some answers.To one who grew up with the impossibly cluttered Andy Williams sound of the early '70s, when the studio mixes came out overdubbed, brassy, and trying awfully hard to sound rock-and-rollish and "cool," this splendid collection of earlier recordings comes as delightful breath of fresh air. I am grateful to the company that puts these out, as I have no doubt that such treasures would otherwise remain buried and unavailable to the public.

We, gratefully, find ourselves living in a fortunate period when Time has been transposed by technology, and we are graced bya new reality when there is now seldom a talent of performance or artistry that is lost to us because of age or even death. Whatperhaps lay solely within the province of books, symphonic or operatic music, in perpetuating beauty and values is now joined bytechnological gifts that renews our admiration (and pleasure) in a fortunate "now." Such is the case with Beverly Sills, AndyWilliams, Leonard Bernstein - why list? There is hardly any artist, at any age of singular talent, who is lost to us in terms of quality ofcolor reproduction, quality of sound, thought, even within the full wonder of their personal physical image at whatever age if even once recorded or photographed. This, for example, is DOUBLY evident, when an elderly Andy introduces his own young vibrant gift of song truly alive for now or forever as long as our interest or inquiry desires and seeks fruition.

music was great, disk one songs 23 and 24 wouldn't play.

古い曲ばかりなので、音色も悪いと思っていましたが、モノラルであっても、録音状況は非常によく張りのある若い頃のAndy Williamsの歌声を堪能できました。

Très bon produit à un très bon prix. Livré en date promise et en bonne état. Je recommande Amazon comme un excellent magasin en ligne pour vos achats. Ainsi que je vous recommande ce produit pour tous les bons collectionneurs de musiques souvenirs.

LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL CADENCE USA RECORDINGS COMPLETE 8 ORIGINAL ALBUMS- INCLUDING ANDY WILLIAMS SINGS STEVE ALLEN /ANDY WILLIAMS-CANADIAN SUNSET / ANDY WILLIAMS SINGS ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN /TWO TIME WINNERS / TO YOU SWEETHEART ALOHA /LONELY STREET /THE VILLAGE OF SAINT BERNADETTE / UNDER PARIS SKIES // THERE ARE TOO MANY BUDGET ALBUMS OF ANDY WILLIAMS EXTRACTING VARIOUS TRACKS FROM THESE ALBUMS AROUND TODAY. FOR A BUDGET COST YOU CAN HAVE THE WHOLE THING 95 SONGS SO LOVE HIM/ BIG FAN OR JUST ENJOY CHILLING OUT AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK THIS IS FOR YOU

If you are like me and started to listen to Andy from 1969 then you have missed all these gems the man has a brilliant voice, with buying this set I am lucky enough to have all Andy's songs on CD so lovely to hear 8 albums of his early years and at a low price. How many men would love to be able to sing to a lady as he use to.

昔からのファンなので購入しました、こんな素晴らしいCDがあることを知らず。時間を無駄にした気がします。また、この時代のアルバムを買うつもりです。マイメモリー。