Tracks 1-12: Previously released as Columbia Records CS 8971.
Tracks 13-24: Previously released as Columbia Records CS 9005.
Released: March 14, 2006
Originally Released: 1999
Label: Collectables Records
Description by OLDIES.com:
These two albums from 1964 both climbed to #5 on the Billboard album charts. Andy lends his unforgettable voice to the hits of the day and performs some of the most unforgettable songs from Broadway.
Tracks:
1.Charade
2.Mona Lisa
3.Call Me Irresponsible
4.I'll Never Stop Loving You
5.Madrigal
6.Be My Love
7.More
8.Laura
9.Anniversary Song
10.Gigi
11.The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
12.Love Letters
13.On The Street Where You Live
14.I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
15.I Could Have Danced All Night
16.Get Me To The Church On Time
17.Wouldn't It Be Loverly
18.Show Me
19.Hello, Dolly
20.Where Or When
21.Begin The Beguine
22.Once Upon A Time
23.People
24.The Sweetest Sounds
Product Description:
2 LPs on 1 CD: Call Me Irresponsible (1964)/My Fair Lady (1964).
Liner Note Author: Mark Marymont.
In 1964, Andy Williams released two albums, one devoted to movie theme songs, the other to Broadway show tunes; they are combined on this CD reissue. Since becoming associated with the Henry Mancini-Johnny Mercer song "Moon River" and releasing an earlier film song album, Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes in 1962, Williams had become the undisputed king of such material, his reign extended by the success of his 1963 album Days of Wine and Roses, keyed to another Mancini-Mercer song. Call Me Irresponsible took its name from 1964's Academy Award-winning song from the film Papa's Delicate Condition, written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen, and Williams also covered two of the year's other nominees, Mancini and Mercer's "Charade" and "More" from Mondo Cane. The rest of the album ranged back to the 1940s ("Laura") and up to the just-released film The Chalk Garden ("Madrigal"). The songs were ballads, sung warmly by Williams with sympathetic string arrangements. My Fair Lady was another story. Conceived to accompany the release of the film version of the long-running stage musical, it was given over half to songs from that show and half to other show tunes, including then-current hits such as "Hello, Dolly" and "People" from Funny Girl. But the overly busy arrangements often competed with the singer and the songs, distracting attention from both. Inappropriate at the time, they sound terribly dated 35 years later. Though both albums were released in succession in 1964, Collectables Records might better have chosen to pair Call Me Irresponsible with Moon River for a complete movie song compilation. As it is, the CD contains one excellent album and one mediocre one. ~ William Ruhlmann
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