Andy Williams - Solitaire (1973) Vinyl LP • and 50 similar items

Catalog Number: KC-32383 Condition Details: Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened). Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a couple creases near edges; no scuffing (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (lyrics); bottom seam partially split. Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear; developing split near center. Little shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge; minor wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Solitaire Make It Easy For Me You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Getting Over You Remember That Is All Walk Right Back Last Tango In Paris My Love The Dreamer About The Record: Solitaire, by Andy Williams, was an attempt to move away from his formulaic series of recent releases that relied heavily on songs that other artists had made popular. The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Top LPs Tapes chart in the issue dated November 17, 1973, and remained there for six weeks, peaking at No. 185. It entered the UK album chart the following month, on December 22, and stayed there for 26 weeks, during which time it made it all the way to No. 3. On January 1, 1974, the newly formed British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units in the UK, and Gold certification from the BPI, for sales of 100,000 units, followed on January 1, 1975. The first single from the album was the title track, which entered Billboard's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in the U.S. in the issue dated October 6, 1973, and stayed on the chart for nine weeks, peaking at No. 23. Although the song did not make the magazine's Hot 100, it did make the top five in the UK, where it entered the singles chart two months later, on December 8, and reached No. 4 during an 18-week stay. Williams's rerecording of another song from the album, Remember, as a duet with his daughter Noelle resulted in another Easy Listening chart entry as of the January 5, 1974, issue that made it to No. 30 over the course of seven weeks. A third song, Getting over You, entered the UK singles chart four months later, on May 18, and lasted there five weeks, eventually getting to No. 35.