The Sandpipers (album)

The Sandpipers
Studio album by
The Sandpipers
ReleasedMay 1967
GenrePop/Rock
LabelA&M LP 125/SP 4125
ProducerTommy LiPuma
The Sandpipers chronology
Guantanamera
(1966)
The Sandpipers
(1967)
Misty Roses
(1967)
Alternative cover
Australia release
Australia release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Sandpipers was an LP album featuring the group of the same name, released by A&M Records in May 1967. The album reached #53 on the Billboard charts.

The catalog numbers were LP 125 in monaural and SP 4125 in stereo in the U.S. and AML 901 in the U.K. Other international releases included Argentina (Fermata LF-130, titled Los Sandpipers Volumen 2), Australia (A&M SAML-932), Canada (A&M LP 125), Germany (A&M 212 005), Italy (A&M AP 4125), South Africa (A&M LAM 2014, titled The French Song), Spain (A&M HD (S) 371-08), Taiwan (First FL-S-1555, red vinyl, and Bell SWL-1068, orange vinyl), and Venezuela (Fermata LP-7212).[2] The album was also released under license in Australia by World Record Club with a different cover titled Softly As I Leave You (R-03855).

The May 6, 1967 issue of Record World reviewed the album: Enticing, sultry group crooning of the Sandpipers is building a reputation. This package will enhance it. They select old and new, familiar and unfamiliar tunes like "Inchworm," "Yesterday" and their new single, "Glass."[3]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Sandpipers - The Sandpipers. Los Angeles: A&M Records. 1966. - images Discogs
  3. ^ Record World May 6, 1967