The Andy Williams Show (album)

Billboard noted that the album "has the added bonus of a handsomely produced color booklet, mainly photographs, featuring the artist and show guests. The album is paced nicely."[4]

From the liner notes for the 2002 CD:[1]

• March 21, 1968 - "Spanish Harlem", "Hello, Young Lovers"
• April 8, 1970 - "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
• July 13, 1970 - "(They Long to Be) Close to You", "Make It with You", "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
• August 31, 1970 - "Joanne", "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)", "Snowbird"
• unknown recording date - "Never My Love"

The Carpenters recording of "(They Long to Be) Close to You" spent six weeks at number one on Billboard magazine's Easy Listening chart[8] and four weeks in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100,[9] reached number six on the UK singles chart,[10] received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America,[11] and earned The Carpenters a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.[12] "Joanne" by Michael Nesmith & The First National Band reached number 21 pop[13] and number six Easy Listening.[14] "Never My Love" earned Gold certification for The Association,[15] who took the song to number two on the Hot 100.[16]

Bread's "Make It with You" enjoyed a week at number one on the pop chart,[17] reached number four Easy Listening[18] and number five in the UK,[19] and was awarded Gold certification.[20] Simon & Garfunkel got as high as number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"[21] and took the song to number six Easy Listening.[22] "Snowbird" by Anne Murray spent six weeks at number one Easy Listening[23] and made it to number eight pop,[24] number 10 Country,[25] and number 23 UK[26] before becoming her first Gold record.[27]

"Leaving on a Jet Plane" is another Gold record that Williams covers here.[28] Peter, Paul and Mary's recording of the song enjoyed a week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100[29] and three weeks in the top spot on the Easy Listening chart.[30] "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" comes from the 1969 film The Happy Ending, where it was sung by Michael Dees,[31] and Jaye P. Morgan took the song to number 40 Easy Listening.[32] Ben E. King peaked at number 10 on the Hot 100[33] and number 15 R&B[34] with "Spanish Harlem". And "Hello, Young Lovers" was first performed by Gertrude Lawrence in the original Broadway production of The King and I in 1951.[35][36] Perry Como had a number 27 hit with it that same year,[37] and Williams first recorded the song for his 1958 album Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein.

From the liner notes for the original album:[3]

• Andy Williams - vocals
• Mike Post - producer (except as noted), arranger ("Joanne", "Never My Love", "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Hello Young Lovers")
• Nick DeCaro - producer ("Spanish Harlem"), arranger ("(They Long to Be) Close to You", "Make It with You", "Spanish Harlem")
• Dick Hazard - arranger ("What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?")
• Pete Carpenter - arranger ("Snowbird")
• Rafael O. Valentin - engineer
• Earl Brown - choir director