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	{{Infobox album \| ~~<!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Albums -->~~		{{Infobox album\|
	~~Name~~ = Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 ~~(UK version)\|~~		\| name = Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2
	~~Type~~ = compilation\|		\| type = compilation
	~~Artist~~ = ] \|		\| artist = ]
	~~Cover~~ = Williams-GH2-UK.jpg\|		\| cover = Williams-GH2-UK.jpg
			\| alt =
	Recorded = 1960<ref name = "Cadence">{{cite news\|title=The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career\|date=1967-11-11\|work=]\|page=AW-20}}</ref><br /> 1961-1972<ref name= "complete">(2002) Album notes for ''The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection'' by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.</ref><ref name = "Sony">(2002) Album notes for ''The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend'' by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music COL-CD-7445.</ref>\|
	~~Released~~ = 1972\|		\| released = 1972
			\| recorded = 1960<ref name = "Cadence">{{cite news\|title=The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career\|date=1967-11-11\|work=]\|page=AW-20}}</ref><br /> 1961–1972<ref name= "complete">(2002) Album notes for ''The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection'' by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.</ref><ref name = "Sony">(2002) Album notes for ''The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend'' by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music COL-CD-7445.</ref>
	Genre = ] <br /> Vocal pop<br /> ] <br /> ] <br /> Film music<br /> ]s\|
	~~Length~~ = ~~35:36\|~~		\| venue =
			\| studio =
	Label = ]\|
			\| genre = {{hlist\|]\|vocal pop\|]\|]\|film music\|]s}}
	Last album = '']'' <br />(1972)\|
			\| length = 35:36
	This album = ''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (UK version)''<br />(1972)\|
			\| label = ]
	Next album = '']''<br />(1973)\|
			\| producer =
			\| prev_title = ]
			\| prev_year = 1972
			\| next_title = ]
			\| next_year = 1973
	}}		}}

	'''''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2''''' is a ] by American pop singer ] that was released in the UK in 1972 by the CBS Records division of ]. It ~~entered~~ ~~the~~ UK ~~album~~ ~~chart~~ on ~~December~~ 16 of that ~~year~~ ~~and~~ ~~reached~~ ~~number~~ 23 ~~over~~ ~~the~~ ~~course~~ of 10 ~~weeks~~.<ref ~~name~~ = ~~"CBS">{{cite~~ ~~web\|url=http://www~~.~~chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=1192~~\|~~title=~~Andy Williams~~\|publisher=Chart~~ ~~Stats\|accessdate=16~~ ~~August~~ ~~2011}}~~</ref>		'''''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2''''' is a ] by American pop singer ] that was released in the UK in 1972 by the CBS Records division of ]. The ] was released in June 1973 by ] but had only three of its 11 tracks in common with those on this album and used a different cover photo and design.<ref>(1973) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records KC 32384.</ref>

			This ] entered the UK album chart on December 16 of that year and reached number 23 over the course of 10 weeks.<ref name = "CBS">{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4530/andy-williams/\|title=Andy Williams\|publisher=Official Charts\|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>
	The ] was released in June 1973 by ] but had only three of its 11 tracks in common with those on this album and used a different cover photo and design.<ref>(1973) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records KC 32384.</ref> That version made its first appearance on '']'' magazine's ] chart in the issue dated July 7, 1973, and remained there for five weeks, peaking at number 174.<ref>{{Harvnb\|Whitburn\|2010\|p=844}}.</ref>

	One of the tracks on this album that was not on the US version, "What's the Matter Girl", was released as a single in the UK but did not chart.<ref name= CBS/><ref>(1972) "What's the Matter Girl/Love Is All" by Andy Williams . London: CBS Records CBS 7685.</ref>		One of the tracks on this album that was not on the U.S. version, "What's the Matter Girl", was released as a single in the UK but did not chart.<ref name= CBS/><ref>(1972) "What's the Matter Girl/Love Is All" by Andy Williams . London: CBS Records CBS 7685.</ref>

	==Track listing==		==Track listing==
Line 24:		Line 29:
	;Side one		;Side one

	# "Home Lovin' Man" (], ], ]) – 3:10		# "]" (], ], ]) – 3:10
			#*<small> recorded on 8/29/70;<ref name= complete /> UK singles chart: #7<ref name = "UK">{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4530/andy-williams/\|title=Andy Williams\|publisher=Official Charts\|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref></small>
	# "It's So Easy" (Dor Lee, Dave Watkins) – 2:29
			# "]" (Dor Lee, Dave Watkins) – 2:29
			#*<small> rec. 1/14/70 & 1/16/70;<ref name = complete/> UK singles chart: #13<ref name = UK/></small>
	# "(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love" (]) – 2:16		# "(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love" (]) – 2:16
			#*<small> rec. 10/17/60;<ref name = complete/> non-charting UK single</small>
	# "]" (], ]) – 2:47		# "]" (], ]) – 2:47
			#*<small> rec. for his 1971 album '']''</small>
	# "Holly" (Craig Smith) – 2:25
			# "]" (Craig Smith) – 2:25
			#*<small> rec. 8/23/67 & 9/18/67<ref name = complete/> for his 1967 album '']''</small>
	# "]" (], ]) – 3:05		# "]" (], ]) – 3:05
			#*<small> rec. 2/18/72 & 2/24/72;<ref name= complete /> UK singles chart: #42<ref name = UK/></small>

	;Side two		;Side two

	# "]" (], ]) – 3:10		# "]" (], ]) – 3:10
			#*<small> rec. 12/17/70;<ref name= complete /> UK singles chart: #4<ref name = UK/></small>
	# "What's the Matter Girl" (]) – 2:50		# "What's the Matter Girl" (]) – 2:50
			#*<small> non-charting UK single</small>
	# "]" (], ]) – 2:52		# "]" (], ]) – 2:52
			#*<small> rec. for his 1967 album '']''</small>
	# "]" (]) – 4:44		# "]" (]) – 4:44
			#*<small> rec. 6/10/71<ref name= Sony/> for his 1971 album '']''</small>
	# "]" (Frederick Edward Weatherly) – 2:56		# "]" (Frederick Edward Weatherly) – 2:56
			#*<small> rec. 9/24/61<ref name= complete /> for his 1962 album '']''</small>
	# "]" (], ], ]) – 3:15		# "]" (], ], ]) – 3:15
			#*<small> rec. 1/14/70;<ref name= complete /> UK singles chart: #3<ref name = UK/></small>

	==~~Recording dates~~==		==References==

	*October 17, 1960 - "(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love"<ref name= Cadence/>
	*September 24, 1961 - "Danny Boy"<ref name= complete/>
	*August 23, 1967 & September 18, 1967 - "Holly"<ref name= complete />
	*January 14, 1970 - "Can't Help Falling in Love"<ref name= complete />
	*January 14, 1970 & January 16, 1970 - "It's So Easy"<ref name= complete />
	*August 29, 1970 - "Home Lovin' Man"<ref name= complete />
	*December 17, 1970 - "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"<ref name= complete />
	*June 10, 1971 - "You've Got a Friend"<ref name= Sony/>
	*February 18, 1972 & February 24, 1972 - "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)"<ref name= complete />

	"God Only Knows" was recorded for the 1967 album '']'', and "It's Impossible" comes from the '']'' album that was released in the US in 1970.

	==UK Singles Chart==
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-
	!Song
	!UK debut
	!UK singles chart<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=1192 \|title=Andy Williams\|publisher=Chart Stats\|accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| "]"
	\| align="center"\| March 14, 1970
	\| align="center"\| 3
	\|-
	\| "It's So Easy"
	\| align="center"\| August 1, 1970
	\| align="center"\| 13
	\|-
	\| "Home Lovin' Man"
	\| align="center"\| November 21, 1970
	\| align="center"\| 7
	\|-
	\| "]"
	\| align="center"\| March 20, 1971
	\| align="center"\| 4
	\|-
	\| "]"
	\| align="center"\| August 5, 1972
	\| align="center"\| 42
	\|-
	\| "Home Lovin' Man" (reissue)
	\| align="center"\|–
	\| align="center"\|–
	\|}

	==Notes==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist\|2}}

			{{Andy Williams}}
	==References==
	{{refbegin}}
	*{{citation
	\| last = Whitburn
	\| first = Joel
	\| title = Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006
	\| year = 2007
	\| publisher = Record Research Inc.
	\| isbn = 0-89820-169-1
	}}
	*{{citation
	\| last = Whitburn
	\| first = Joel
	\| title = Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008
	\| year = 2009
	\| publisher = Record Research Inc.
	\| isbn = 0-89820-180-2
	}}
	*{{citation
	\| last = Whitburn
	\| first = Joel
	\| title = Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition
	\| year = 2010
	\| publisher = Record Research Inc.
	\| isbn = 0-89820-183-7
	}}
	{{refend}}

	]		]
	]		]
			]

Latest revision as of 17:17, 1 September 2024

1972 compilation album by Andy Williams

Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2

Compilation album by Andy Williams

Released

1972

Recorded

1960
1961–1972

Genre

Length

35:36

Label

CBS Records

Andy Williams chronology

Alone Again (Naturally)
(1972)

Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2
(1972)

Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (U.S. version)
(1973)

Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK in 1972 by the CBS Records division of Columbia. The US album that shares this title was released in June 1973 by Columbia Records but had only three of its 11 tracks in common with those on this album and used a different cover photo and design.

This LP entered the UK album chart on December 16 of that year and reached number 23 over the course of 10 weeks.

One of the tracks on this album that was not on the U.S. version, "What's the Matter Girl", was released as a single in the UK but did not chart.

Track listing

Side one

"Home Lovin' Man" (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay) – 3:10
- recorded on 8/29/70; UK singles chart: #7
"It's So Easy" (Dor Lee, Dave Watkins) – 2:29
- rec. 1/14/70 & 1/16/70; UK singles chart: #13
"(In the Summertime) You Don't Want My Love" (Roger Miller) – 2:16
- rec. 10/17/60; non-charting UK single
"It's Impossible" (Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne) – 2:47
- rec. for his 1971 album Love Story
"Holly" (Craig Smith) – 2:25
- rec. 8/23/67 & 9/18/67 for his 1967 album Love, Andy
"Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from 'The Godfather')" (Larry Kusik, Nino Rota) – 3:05
- rec. 2/18/72 & 2/24/72; UK singles chart: #42

Side two

"(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:10
- rec. 12/17/70; UK singles chart: #4
"What's the Matter Girl" (Tom Bahler) – 2:50
- non-charting UK single
"God Only Knows" (Tony Asher, Brian Wilson) – 2:52
- rec. for his 1967 album Love, Andy
"You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:44
- rec. 6/10/71 for his 1971 album You've Got a Friend
"Danny Boy" (Frederick Edward Weatherly) – 2:56
- rec. 9/24/61 for his 1962 album Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing
"Can't Help Falling in Love" (Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss) – 3:15
- rec. 1/14/70; UK singles chart: #3

References

"The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career". Billboard. 1967-11-11. p. AW-20.
^ (2002) Album notes for The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.
^ (2002) Album notes for The Andy Williams Show/You've Got a Friend by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music COL-CD-7445.
(1973) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records KC 32384.
^ "Andy Williams". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
(1972) "What's the Matter Girl/Love Is All" by Andy Williams . London: CBS Records CBS 7685.
^ "Andy Williams". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

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Studio albums	Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein Two Time Winners To You Sweetheart, Aloha Lonely Street The Village of St. Bernadette Under Paris Skies Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes Warm and Willing Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests The Andy Williams Christmas Album The Wonderful World of Andy Williams The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits Andy Williams' Dear Heart Merry Christmas The Shadow of Your Smile In the Arms of Love Born Free Love, Andy Honey Happy Heart Get Together with Andy Williams Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head The Andy Williams Show Love Story You've Got a Friend Love Theme from "The Godfather" Alone Again (Naturally) Solitaire The Way We Were Christmas Present You Lay So Easy on My Mind The Other Side of Me Andy Let's Love While We Can Greatest Love Classics Close Enough for Love I Still Believe in Santa Claus Nashville We Need a Little Christmas I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up
Compilations	Andy Williams Andy Williams' Best Million Seller Songs Canadian Sunset Andy Williams' Newest Hits May Each Day The Andy Williams Sound of Music Andy Williams' Greatest Hits The Impossible Dream Love Story Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (CBS) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Reflections The Best of Andy Williams (1992) Personal Christmas Collection 16 Most Requested Songs: Encore! The Best of Andy Williams (1996) The Love Songs In the Lounge with... The Very Best of Andy Williams (2000) Andy The Essential Andy Williams B Sides and Rarities Music to Watch Girls By: The Very Best of Andy Williams Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams The Very Best of Andy Williams (2009) The Classic Christmas Album 40 Christmas Classics
Live albums	Greatest Hits The New Andy Williams Christmas Album
Singles	"Walk Hand in Hand" "Canadian Sunset" "Butterfly" "I Like Your Kind of Love" "Lips of Wine" "Are You Sincere?" "Promise Me, Love" "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" "Lonely Street" "The Village of St. Bernadette" "Danny Boy" "Fly by Night" "The Wonderful World of the Young" "Stranger on the Shore" "Don't You Believe It" "Twilight Time" "Can't Get Used to Losing You" "Days of Wine and Roses" "Hopeless" "A Fool Never Learns" "Charade" "Wrong for Each Other" "On the Street Where You Live" "Almost There" "Dear Heart" "...and Roses and Roses" "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" "May Each Day" "You're Gonna Hear from Me" "Bye Bye Blues" "How Can I Tell Her It's Over" "In the Arms of Love" "Music to Watch Girls By" "Holly" "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" "Sweet Memories" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Happy Heart" "Live and Learn" "A Woman's Way" "Can't Help Falling in Love" "One Day of Your Life" "It's So Easy" "Home Lovin' Man" "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" "A Song for You" "You've Got a Friend" "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)" "MacArthur Park" "Solitaire" "Getting Over You" "Love's Theme" "Another Lonely Song" "Cry Softly" "Sad Eyes" "The Other Side of Me" "Tell It Like It Is" "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
B-sides	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "I Want to Be Wanted" "Summertime" "So Rare" "Emily" "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" "I'll Remember You" "Something" "My Love" "They Long to Be Close to You " "I Love My Friend"
Record labels	Cadence Records Candid Records Barnaby Records
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