Andy Williams
"I Like Your Kind Of Love:
The Best Of The Cadence Years"
© Varese Sarabande Records
February 17 - 23, 2008
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Butterfly
I Like Your Kind Of Love
Walk Hand In Hand
Canadian Sunset
Baby Doll
Lips Of Wine
Are You Sincere
Promise Me Love
Lonely Street
Wake Me When It's Over
Summer Love
The Hawaiian Wedding Song
Beyond The Reef
Do You Mind
The Village Of St. Bernadette
Dreamsville
In The Summertime
You Don't Want My Love
The Bilbao Song
How Wonderful To Know
Under Paris Skies
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Andy Williams was one of many pre-Rock n Roll singers, from the early 1950s,
and would be more popular during the peak of the Rock n Roll years. Having a TV
show (as many other music stars), his music is best remembered as Easy Listening
romantic styled. His biggest hits were "Moon River" and "Days Of Wine
And Roses." (The latter song would be the name of his album, which would
spend as many as 20 weeks on the album chart.) His beginning years were with
Cadence Records, a record label that would include The Chordettes, and The
Everly Brothers. A collection of 20 songs from Williams' Cadence years, I
Like Your Kind Of Love: The Best Of The Cadence Years, takes a look at
his recordings, from 1957-1960.
For those familiar with Williams' music of the 1960s, what is surprising to
hear is the songs from this collection in the style of Rock & Roll/Pop; rather
than the traditional romantic styled songs Williams' was famous for:
"Butterfly," (a 45 rpm single I used to have; the flip side unfortunately
was not on this compilation), "I Like Your Kind Of Love", "Canadian Sunset,"
"Baby Doll," "Lips Of Wine," "Do You Mind," and "The Bilao Song."
Different styled songs such as "Are You Sincere" has a bit slower, yet
romantic, "Wake Me When It's Over" has the jazzy Sinatra style, most
identified by the band, "(In The Summertime) You Don't Want My Love" has
a very upbeat pop style.
Then there's the "Standard Andy Williams" style, of very nice relaxing
romantic tunes: "Walk Hand In Hand," "Lonely Street," "Summer Love,"
"The Hawaiian Wedding Song," (a song that would be a Williams' favorite,
likewise for Elvis Presley). Other nice songs include "Beyond The Reef,"
"The Village Of St. Bernadette," "How Wonderful To Know." "Dreamsville has
a very romantic jazz sound, "Under Paris Skies" has a snappy jazz style,
as heard in songs by Tony Bennett.
Fans of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Steve Lawrence, and Easy Listening in
general will enjoy the Cadence Years of Andy Williams. The rock & roll numbers
are the interesting songs to listen to, and of course, there's some incredible
music that Andy Williams would continue to record through his most popular 1960s
decade. Andy Williams is now 80 years old, and is still performing. His music
will greatly be appreciated by both older and younger fans alike.
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