Andy Williams' Newest Hits

Andy Williams' Newest Hits
Compilation album by
Andy Williams
Released1966
Recorded1962–1965[1]
Genre
Length31:38
LabelColumbia
ProducerRobert Mersey[3]
Andy Williams chronology
Merry Christmas
(1965) 		Andy Williams' Newest Hits
(1966) 		May Each Day
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Andy Williams' Newest Hits is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released early in 1966 by Columbia Records[5] and was the first LP to compile the singer's Columbia material. Seven of the 12 tracks had reached the charts in Billboard magazine, and another had been released as a single in the UK. Three album cuts were also included along with a recent B-side.

The album made its debut on the Billboard Top LP's chart in the issue dated February 5, 1966, and remained there for 23 weeks, peaking at number 23.[6] it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated January 29, of that year, and remained on the chart for in a total of 24 weeks, peaking at 20[7] A similar collection entitled May Each Day entered the UK album chart the following month, on March 19, and reached number 11 over the course of six weeks.[8] While the cover photo and design of the two releases were the same, there were only five songs that they had in common.[9]

Andy Williams' Newest Hits was issued on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on February 5, 2002, the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the fall of 1962, Warm and Willing.[10] 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.[11]

  1. ^ (2002) Album notes for Warm and Willing/Newest Hits by Andy Williams [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
  2. ^ a b "Andy Williams' Newest Hits - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ (1966) Andy Williams' Newest Hits by Andy Williams [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9183.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1498. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 1966-01-29. p. 72.
  6. ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 845.
  7. ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 404. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  8. ^ "Andy Williams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  9. ^ (1966) May Each Day by Andy Williams [album jacket]. London, CBS Records SBPG62658.
  10. ^ "Warm and Willing/Newest Hits". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2011.