The Impossible Dream (Andy Williams album)

The Impossible Dream
Compilation album by
Andy Williams
Released1971[1]
Recorded1966–1971
Genre
Length64:43
LabelColumbia
Andy Williams chronology
You've Got a Friend
(1971) 		The Impossible Dream
(1971) 		Love Theme from "The Godfather"
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BillboardSpotlight Pick[1]

The Impossible Dream is a double compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in late 1971 by Columbia Records.[1] Unlike his most recent compilation, Andy Williams' Greatest Hits, this 2-LP set focused exclusively on covers of songs made famous by other artists and included four tracks ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "The Last Time I Saw Her", "Long, Long Time", and "Someone Who Cares") that had previously only been available on his UK album titled Love Story. In 2003 these tracks were released on the Williams collection from Collectables Records titled B Sides and Rarities.[3]

The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated January 8, 1972, and remained there for five weeks, peaking at number 123,[4] and it entered the UK album chart three months later, on April 29, and reached number 26 there over the course of three weeks.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. 1971-12-25. p. 50.
  2. ^ "The Impossible Dream - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. ^ (2003) Album notes for B Sides and Rarities by Andy Williams [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
  4. ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 845.
  5. ^ "Andy Williams". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 April 2016.