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"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 [5] musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River .
The Andy Williams Christmas Album (1963) The Wonderful World of Andy Williams (1964) The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies (1964) The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits (1964) Andy Williams' Dear Heart (1965) Merry Christmas (1965) The Shadow of Your Smile (1966) In the Arms ...
English songwriter Hal Shaper noticed the song and in November 1961 wrote English lyrics to the melody, calling it "Softly, as I Leave You." When he performed the song live in Las Vegas, Elvis Presley prefaced with a story about the origins of the song. Presley said the song originated when a man was dying and his wife was sitting by his bedside.
The Temptations in a Mellow Mood is the sixth studio album by the Temptations, released in 1967 by Gordy Records. [2] Composed primarily of pop standards such as "Ol' Man River" and "For Once in My Life" (later a major hit for Motown labelmate Stevie Wonder), and similar songs written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and other Motown staff songwriters, the Mellow Mood album was part of Motown chief ...
It was released as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on February 5, 2002, along with Williams's Columbia album from January 1964, The Wonderful World of Andy Williams. [9] Collectibles included the CD in a 2002 box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2, which contained 15 of his studio albums and two compilations. [10]
Sad Eyes (Andy Williams song) Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon; Seasons in the Sun; The Second Time Around (1960 song) Secret Love (Doris Day song) The Shadow of Your Smile; Sleigh Ride; Snowbird (song) So Rare; Softly, as I Leave You (song) Some Enchanted Evening; Somethin' Stupid; Somewhere (song) Somos Novios (It's Impossible) A Song for You; The ...
The song was reissued there in 1999 and spent another six weeks on the chart, this time reaching number nine. [10] The album was released on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on March 23, 1999, consisting of Williams's 1967 Columbia release, Love, Andy. [11]
Greatest Love Classics is the thirty-eighth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in 1984 by EMI Records.Williams writes in the liner notes: "All through my life I have known and loved the great classic melodies and wished I could sing them.