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In the Arms of Love (Andy Williams album) Mancini, and includes instrumental and vocal versions of
the song.[6] The film opened on August 31, 1966, and Wil-
liams’ version of "In the Arms of Love" first appeared on
the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dat-
ed August 27, eventually reaching number 49 over the
course of eight weeks.[7] The song performed even bet-
ter on the Easy Listening chart after debuting in the is-
sue dated July 30 and spending two weeks at number one
during a 17-week stay.[8] It began its chart run in the UK
shortly thereafter, on September 24, and stayed around
for seven weeks, peaking at number 33.[9]
The album was released on compact disc for the first
time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables
Records on January 16, 2001, the other album being Wil-
liams’s Columbia release from April 1963, Days of Wine and
Studio album by Andy Williams Roses and Other TV Requests.[10] It was also released as one
of two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution on
Released December 19, 1966[1]
May 14, 2001, paired this time with Williams’s Columbia
Recorded 1966 album from the spring of 1967, Born Free.[11] The Collec-
tables CD was included in a box set entitled Classic Al-
Genre AM pop
Traditional pop bum Collection, Vol. 1, which contains 17 of his studio al-
Vocal pop[2] bums and three compilations and was released on June
26, 2001.[12]
Length 31:13
Label Columbia
Track listing
Producer Robert Mersey[3]
1. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 2:42
Andy Williams chronology 2. "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray, Ben Oakland) – 2:33
3. "Theme from The Sand Pebbles (And We Were
The Shadow of Your Smile In the Arms of Love Born Free Lovers)" (Leslie Bricusse, Jerry Goldsmith) – 2:50
(1966) (1966) (1967)
4. "Remember" (Irving Berlin) – 2:48
5. "Here’s That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, James Van
In The Arms of Love is an album by American pop singer Heusen) – 2:43
Andy Williams that was released on December 19, 1966, 6. "In the Arms of Love" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston,
by Columbia Records[1] and was the last in a series of his Henry Mancini) – 2:56
albums produced by Robert Mersey.[3] It made its first ap- 7. "The Face I Love" (Ray Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho,
pearance on Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s chart in the is- Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) – 2:03
sue dated January 21, 1967, and remained on the album 8. "Sand and Sea" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mack David, Mike
chart for 22 weeks, peaking at number 21.[5] Vidalin) – 2:48
The title song from the album was released as a single 9. "So Nice (Summer Samba) " (Norman Gimbel, Marcos
in July 1966, one month before the release of the film Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) – 2:37
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, the soundtrack of
which is performed by the song’s composer, Henry
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10. "Pretty Butterfly" (Mario Albanese Loryn Deane, Ciro
Pereira, Sunny Skylar) – 2:16
Notes
11. "A Man and a Woman" (Pierre Barouh, Jerry Keller, [1] ^ (2009) Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams by
Francis Lai) – 2:50 Andy Williams [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music
12. "All Through the Night" (Cole Porter) – 2:09 Entertainment 88697 59112 2
[2] ^ "In the Arms of Love". allmusic.com. Rovi
Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/
Song information r26686. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
Three different versions of "Remember" charted be- [3] ^ (1966) In the Arms of Love by Andy Williams [album
tween May 1925 and February 1926: Jean Goldkette & His jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9333.
Orchestra featuring Seymour Simons on vocal reached [4] "Album Reviews". Billboard: p. 72. 1967-01-14.
number six,[13] an instrumental recording by Isham Jones [5] Whitburn 2010, p. 844.
& His Orchestra spent a week at number one,[14] and Cliff [6] "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? [Original
Edwards got as high as number 10.[15] Ray Noble & His Soundtrack"]. allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation.
Orchestra spent five weeks at number one in 1934 with http://www.allmusic.com/album/r27102.
their recording of "The Very Thought of You" with Al Retrieved 8 September 2010.
Bowlly on vocal.[16] That same year Paul Whiteman & [7] Whitburn 1999, p. 702.
His Orchestra went to number 16 with "If I Love Again" [8] Whitburn 1993, p. 256.
and number eight doing "All Through the Night" with [9] "Andy Williams". Chart Stats.
Bob Lawrence on vocal.[17] "Here’s That Rainy Day" was http://www.chartstats.com/
first heard in the Broadway musical Carnival in Flanders in release.php?release=3685. Retrieved 8 September
1953,[18] and that same year The Mills Brothers reached 2010.
number 21 with "Pretty Butterfly" in 1953.[19] [10] "Days of Wine and Roses/In the Arms of Love".
Organist Walter Wanderley had the most successful allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation.
recording of "So Nice (Summer Samba)", peaking at num- http://www.allmusic.com/album/r513142.
ber three Easy Listening[20] and number 26 pop[21] after Retrieved 8 September 2010.
debuting in August 1966. Later that year the title song [11] "In the Arms of Love/Born Free". allmusic.com. Rovi
from A Man and a Woman by Tamiko Jones and Herbie Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/
Mann made it to number nine Easy Listening[22] and r746327. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
number 88 on the Hot 100,[23] and Frank Sinatra recorded [12] "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1 - Andy Williams".
"Sand and Sea" for his album That’s Life.[24] Another allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation.
recording that practically coincides with the one on this http://www.allmusic.com/album/classic-album-
album comes from Tony Martin, who reached number collection-vol-1-r539720. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
22 Easy Listening with the "Theme from The Sand Pebbles [13] Whitburn 1986, p. 176.
(And We Were Lovers)" after it debuted in February [14] Whitburn 1986, p. 240.
1967.[25] [15] Whitburn 1986, p. 145.
[16] Whitburn 1986, p. 337.
Personnel[3] [17]
[18]
Whitburn 1986, p. 453.
"Production Songs". ibdb.com. The Broadway
• Andy Williams – vocals League. http://www.ibdb.com/
• Robert Mersey - arranger/conductor ("Here’s That ProductionSongs.aspx?ShowNo=2416&ProdNo=2238.
Rainy Day", "In the Arms of Love"), arranger ("A Man Retrieved 10 September 2010.
and a Woman"), conductor ("Remember", "All [19] Whitburn 1986, p. 316.
Through the Night"), producer [20] Whitburn 1993, p. 250.
• Dick Hazard - arranger ("The Very Thought of You", [21] Whitburn 1999, p. 688.
"If I Love Again", "Theme from The Sand Pebbles (And [22] Whitburn 1993, p. 125.
We Were Lovers)", "Remember", "The Face I Love", [23] Whitburn 1999, p. 338.
"Sand and Sea", "So Nice (Summer Samba)") [24] "That’s Life". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation.
• Allyn Ferguson - arranger ("Pretty Butterfly") http://www.allmusic.com/album/r26370.
• Dave Grusin - arranger ("All Through the Night") Retrieved 11 September 2010.
• Bob Cato - photography [25] Whitburn 1993, p. 152.
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