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Andy Williams - Love Theme From "The Godfather"/The Way We Were CD


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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

List Price	$14.97 (You save $2.28)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Easy Listening, Vocal, Nostalgia, Contemporary Blues, Film Composers
Label	Collectables
Orig Year	2002
All Time Product Rank	32,839
CD Universe Part number	2856486
Catalog number	7444
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 22, 2002
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Dick Glasser; Mike Curb

Andy Williams - Love Theme From "The Godfather"/The Way We Were Songs

	Trk	Song	Time	Price
	1	Love Theme From the Godfather (Speak Softly Love) * See All 13	3:01	$0.99	(Different version)
	2	Precious And Few See All 2
	3	Theme From the Summer of '42
	4	Everything I Own See All 2
	5	Until It's Time For You To Go See All 3
	6	Old Fashioned Love Song See All 2
	7	MacArthur Park * See All 14	5:01	$0.99	(From different album)
	8	Hurting Each Other See All 2
	9	Music From Across the Way * See All 9	3:41	$0.99	(From different album)
	10	Without You See All 4
	11	Imagine See All 3
	12	You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me See All 4
	13	I Won't Last A Day Without You See All 4
	14	Killing Me Softly with Her Song See All 4
	15	Touch Me In The Morning See All 3
	16	Love's Theme See All 3
	17	Sunshine on My Shoulders See All 2
	18	Way We Were See All 6
	19	Most Beautiful Girl See All 2
	20	Seasons In the Sun See All 4
	21	If I Could Only Go Back Again See All 3
(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Love Theme From "The Godfather"/The Way We Were Music Review

Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

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)
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5 stars Two Great Albums...
I grew up with Andy William's music. I remember buying "THE WAY WE WERE" album, when I was 10 years old, at an old record near the San Diego Sports Arena in the mid 70s. I think SPEAK SOFTLY and THE MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE WAY are the two best songs from that album.. And the song IF I COULD ONLY GO BACK AGAIN being the best song on "THE WAY WE WERE" album. This is a great pairing, so who ever decided to pair them up did a great job... Rob
Submitted by scorpianram (San Diego)
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5 stars 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)
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4 stars 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)
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5 stars 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)
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