Andy Williams - Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes

Andy Williams

If you're an Andy Williams fan you will enjoy this CD. Great songs - Great singer - Great choice!

ED January 2, 2008

Andy sells his songs without even trying--and that's no small feat !!!

Andy Williams can take a song and make it all his own using his very special vocal skills. Andy leads his adoring audiences wherever he wants them to go because he passionately delivers each song he sings with true emotion and style. This CD gives us twelve wonderful tracks of songs from famous movies sung by the great Andy Williams.

The track set begins with "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing." Andy's voice, strong and clear as a bell, proves itself to be a very special instrument as Andy croons this classic ballad. The musical arrangement makes good use of the strings, too. Andy then sings the rarely heard words to "A Summer Place" as only a pro ever could. The musical arrangement again makes use of the strings to bolster the melody. Andy sings "Maria" with great sensitivity; and Andy performs "As Time Goes By" with great panache and an elegant piano accompaniment.

Andy Williams also sings "The Exodus Song" passionately; and when Andy delivers "Moon River" with all his heart and soul you know you are listening to a master. "The Second Time Around" sports another great arrangement for piano as Andy croons this ever so sweetly. Andy also sways gently as he performs "Tender Is The Night" without a superfluous note--great!

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. "Three Coins In The Fountain" provides a strong ending for this album; Andy sings of the universal human desire to be loved by another. Andy's rendition of "Three Coins In The Fountain" will surely leave you wanting more!

As another reviewer correctly notes there are no liner notes for this album. The artwork impresses me, however.

Andy Williams remains a titan of twentieth century entertainment; and he still goes strong today. His singing and his countless television shows entertained millions; and I highly recommend this CD for fans of Andy Williams. People who like show tunes will also appreciate this album.

Enjoy!
September 13, 2007

The good old times

This has always been one of my favorite soundtrack albums. Being sung in Andy Williams' smooth voice is a plus. The best of the best! November 6, 2006

True Classics

An excellent rendition of some of the best movie themes of all time. November 6, 2006

Second Columbia album was huge success

After some earlier successes, Andy Williams joined Columbia in 1962 and recorded two albums for them that year - Danny Boy and Moon River, which helped to set his career going in the direction he wanted it.

Following encouraging sales of Andy's first Columbia album (Danny boy), his second, Moon River, brought together a collection of movie themes and made the top three in the American album charts. Curiously, the title track was never released as a single although it became his signature song. (In the UK, the song became a number one hit for Danny Williams - no relation).

Apart from the title track, the album contains Andy's excellent interpretations of such classics as A summer place, Maria, Never on Sunday, As time goes by, It might as well be spring, Three coins in the fountain and others.

With the Danny Boy and Moon River albums, Andy left nobody in any doubt that he was a ballad singer with no interest in recording up-tempo songs. That he was able to build a career as a balladeer despite changing musical fashions is a measure of the man's talent. January 14, 2005

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