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''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2'' is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in June 1973 by Columbia Records.〔 This collection follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, ''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits'', in that it is not limited to his biggest and most recent hit singles, although his final two US Top 40 entries ("(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" and "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from 'The Godfather')") were included.〔.〕 It also has an album track not released as a single ("The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"), a couple of hits from his time with Cadence Records ("Lonely Street" and "The Village of St. Bernadette"), two other singles that could have been included on the first volume ("In the Arms of Love" and "Music to Watch Girls By"), and two Easy Listening chart entries that never made the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ("Home Lovin' Man" and "Music from Across the Way").〔〔.〕 The front and back cover design for the LP (by Anne Garner and Norman Seeff) shows Williams as he is bursting through a wall-sized collage of black-and-white images from various periods of his career, mainly involving the Williams Brothers and his variety program. While the front cover does not show the one foot that it would seem he is standing on, the back cover depicts the front cover setpiece as seen from the reverse angle behind him and is shot so that neither foot is touching the floor, as if to suggest that Williams is literally flying through the wall. The UK album of the same name had only three of its 12 tracks in common with those on this album and used a different cover photo and design.〔(1972) ''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). London: CBS Records 65151.〕 That version entered the UK album chart 6 months before this album was released and reached number 23 over the course of 10 weeks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Andy Williams )〕 This US version made its first appearance on the ''Billboard'' Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 7, 1973, and remained there for five weeks, peaking at number 174.〔.〕 This album was released on compact disc for the first time by Columbia Records in 1989.〔 A Columbia 3-CD box set including this album along with the US versions of ''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits'' and his 1971 album ''Love Story'' was released on August 12, 1997. ==Track listing== # "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 3:10 # *Dick Glasser - producer〔(1971) ''Love Story'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Columbia Records KC 30497.〕 # *Dick Hazard - arranger〔 # "MacArthur Park" (Jimmy Webb) – 5:03 # *Dick Glasser - producer〔(1972) ''Love Theme from "The Godfather"'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Columbia Records KC 31303.〕 # *Artie Butler - arranger〔 # "Music from Across the Way" (James Last, Carl Sigman) – 3:45 # *Dick Glasser - producer〔 # *Ernie Freeman - arranger〔 # "The Village of St. Bernadette" (Eula Parker) – 3:22 # *Archie Bleyer - arranger, conductor〔(1960) ''The Village of St. Bernadette'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Cadence Records CLP-25038.〕 # "Music to Watch Girls By" (Sid Ramin, Tony Velona) – 2:38 # *Nick DeCaro - arranger, producer〔(1967) ''Born Free'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Columbia Records CS 9480.〕 # "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from 'The Godfather')" (Larry Kusik, Nino Rota) – 3:05 # *Dick Glasser - producer〔 # *Al Capps - arranger〔 # "In the Arms of Love" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 2:56 # *Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer〔(1966) ''In the Arms of Love'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Columbia Records CS 9333.〕 # "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:39 # *Nick DeCaro - arranger, producer〔(1968) ''Honey'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Columbia Records CS 9662.〕 # "Lonely Street" (Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson) – 2:46 # *Archie Bleyer - conductor〔(1959) ''Lonely Street'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Cadence Records CLP-25030.〕 # *Carlyle Hall - arranger〔 # "Home Lovin' Man" (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay) – 3:10 # *Dick Glasser - producer〔(1972) ''Alone Again (Naturally)'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Columbia Records KC 31625.〕 # *Artie Butler - arranger〔 # "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 3:07 # *Dick Glasser - producer〔(1971) ''You've Got a Friend'' by Andy Williams (jacket ). New York: Columbia Records KC 30797.〕 # *Ernie Freeman - arranger〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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