Alone Again (Naturally) (album)

Alone Again (Naturally)
Studio album by
Andy Williams
Released1972
RecordedAugust 29, 1970[1]
1972[2][3]
Genre
Length37:11
LabelColumbia
ProducerDick Glasser[5]
Andy Williams chronology
Love Theme from 'The Godfather'
(1972) 		Alone Again (Naturally)
(1972) 		Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (CBS)
(1972)
Alternate cover
The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
BillboardSpotlight Pick[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]

Alone Again (Naturally) is the thirtieth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in September 1972 by Columbia Records[6] and mainly consisting of songs originated by other artists. For its release in the UK, the album was titled The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face), and three of the songs were replaced with the 7-inch single tracks "Who Was It?" and "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" and a recording that was not released on vinyl in the U.S., "If You're Gonna Break Another Heart".

The album made its first appearance on the Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated September 30, 1972, and remained there for 18 weeks, peaking at number 86.[8] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated October 21, of that year, and remained on the chart for in a total of 11 weeks, peaking at 80[9]

The only song on the album ever released as a single by Williams was "Home Lovin' Man", which had already had its chart run on Billboard magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in the U.S. back in 1970, when it reached number 10.[10] The song had also reached number seven on the UK singles chart by the end of that year.[11] Coinciding with its first North American release on a Williams LP, the same recording entered the Easy Listening chart again in the November 4, 1972, issue of Billboard and made it to number 27 during its five weeks there.[12]

Alone Again (Naturally) was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on February 19, 2002, the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the fall of 1973, Solitaire.[13] Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2, which contains 15 of his studio albums and two compilations and was released on November 29, 2002.[14] The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) was paired with Solitaire as two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution in 2003.[15]

  1. ^ (2002) Album notes for The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection by Andy Williams [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
  2. ^ (2002) Album notes for Alone Again (Naturally)/Solitaire by Andy Williams, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
  3. ^ (2003) Album notes for B Sides and Rarities by Andy Williams, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
  4. ^ a b "Alone Again (Naturally) - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  5. ^ (1972) "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Andy Williams [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records KC 31625.
  6. ^ a b "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1972-09-23. p. 20.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1498. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 844.
  9. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 404. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  10. ^ Whitburn 2007, p. 295.
  11. ^ "Andy Williams". Official Charts. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  12. ^ Whitburn 2007, p. 296.
  13. ^ "Alone Again (Naturally)/Solitaire - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  14. ^ "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  15. ^ "Solitaire/Alone Again Naturally". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2011.