Love Story (Andy Williams album, U.K. version)
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| Compilation album by Andy Williams | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | February 10, 1965 September 17, 1969 July 28, 1970 December 17, 1970 April 1971 |
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| Length | 31:36 | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
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Love Story is an compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK in July 1971 by the CBS Records division of Columbia and was mainly composed of tracks that had not been included on his studio LPs.
The compilation entered the UK album chart on July 31 of that year and reached number 11 over the course of 11 weeks.
The title track from the album, which was subtitled "Where Do I Begin?", entered the Hot 100 in the US in the issue of Billboard magazine dated February 6, 1971, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, eventually peaking at number nine. The song also entered the magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in that same issue for its first of 15 weeks, later spending four weeks at number one and tying his previous record there, which was set by "Can't Get Used to Losing You" in 1963. Its lifespan on the UK singles chart began on March 20 of that same year and lasted 18 weeks, during which time it reached number four.
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition recorded "Someone Who Cares" for the 1970 film Fools and reached number four on Billboard magazine's Easy Listening chart and number 51 on the Hot 100. "Long, Long Time" by Linda Ronstadt reached number 25 on the Hot 100 and number 20 Easy Listening.Chuck Willis had a number one R&B hit in Billboard magazine with "What Am I Living For", which also reached number nine on the pop chart. "Whistling Away The Dark" comes from the 1970 film Darling Lili, where it was sung by the film's star, Julie Andrews. "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot peaked at number five on the Hot 100, spent a week at number one Easy Listening, and reached number 30 on the UK singles chart.
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