| Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen | ||||
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| Released | 1956[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 21, 1956 October 3, 1956 October 4, 1956[2] | |||
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| Length | 29:03 | |||
| Label | Cadence Records | |||
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 1960 reissue | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Billboard | Recommended[1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen is the first studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released late in 1956 by Cadence Records.[1] This was his first LP and features songs written or co-written by then-Tonight Show host Steve Allen.[5] Williams, at the time, was a regular weekly contributor to Allen's groundbreaking late night television series. The review of the album in the December 22 issue of The Billboard that year reads, "Cover shows only a photo of the singer with no copy and it might have been a better bet to identify the personality."[1] The cover of the 1960 reissue of the album attempts to rectify this situation with the title presented in two lines of large capital letters that sandwich a headshot of Williams this time instead of the seated pose of the original.[6]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on September 12, 2000, the other album being Williams's Cadence release from the spring of 1959, Two Time Winners.[7] Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1, which contains 17 of his studio albums and three compilations and was released on June 26, 2001.[8] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Ace Records on January 8, 2008, paired this time with a 1958 Cadence compilation entitled Andy Williams.[9]
- ^ a b c d "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. 1956-12-22. p. 26.
- ^ "The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career". Billboard. 1967-11-11. p. AW-21.
- ^ a b "Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1498. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ (1956) Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen by Andy Williams [album jacket]. New York: Cadence Records CLP 1018.
- ^ "Cadence Label Album Discography". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen/Two Time Winners - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1 - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Andy Williams/Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2011.