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In its matching up of Andy Williams titles for a two-fer release, Collectables Records has opted to combine Williams' spring 1972 album Love Theme From "The Godfather" with his spring 1974 album The Way We Were, skipping over his fall 1972 album Alone Again (Naturally) and his fall 1973 album Solitaire. (Those two are together on another disc.) The theory may have been that these two both had something to do with the movies while the two in between did not, but in fact all of these albums take the same approach, more or less. That approach is to have Williams present his interpretations of songs from the pop charts of the period. As it happens, these two albums mark significant milestones for the singer, albeit of opposite sorts. Buoyed by the success of the title track, which was Williams' last Top 40 pop hit, Love Theme From "The Godfather" was his last significant seller, his final gold album. The Way We Were, on the other hand, was a commercial disaster, Williams' first LP to miss the Billboard chart entirely since he joined Columbia Records in 1961. (It did manage a few weeks in the Cash Box chart.) This is not to say, however, that one is better than the other; Williams' long-running commercial clout simply ran out in the early '70s as a new generation of pop fans emerged who wanted to hear the Carpenters sing their hit versions of "Hurting Each Other" and "I Won't Last a Day Without You" instead of Williams covering the same songs. Thirty years later, that doesn't matter much, and what listeners are left with are winning renditions of some of the early '70s' biggest hits. ~ William Ruhlmann
Originally released on Columbia.
"2 LP's On 1 CD" B/W "The Way We Were"
2 LPs on 1 CD: LOVE THEME FROM THE GODFATHER (1972)/THE WAY WE WERE (1974). Love Theme From The Godfather/The Way We Were Music Love Theme From The Godfather/The Way We Were Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   our wedding song My husband and I had SPEAK SOFTLY LOVE for our wedding song in 1976. We divorced after 26 years, but are about to remarry this fall, and want to have Andy sing our wedding song for our small wedding party. Just playing the music is not enough.... you have to hear Andy sing the beautiful lyrics in his wonderful voice. Can' Submitted by barbcummingslpn (salem, virginia)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Finally Found It! I searched for this CD several yrs ago, but it was not yet avail. This time, CD Universe had it and at a very resonable price. Easy internet ordering and delivery as promised. I'll use them again. Submitted by msnyder214 (Morrisville, NC)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Nice Andy Williams albums This cd containing 2 of the original vinil records are quite good,its nice to remember the good old days,with this music,the first album "the godfather" is my favorite,the other just good in my opinion easy listening if you had a bad day just sit yourself down and enjoy. Submitted by carlos (Alicante, SPAIN) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
One of Andy's Best This is a great set with The Godfather album certainly being one of his top 5 albums. Don't pass this one by. Submitted by dorian (san francisco,ca) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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