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I know, I know....

Most Andy Williams fans already have most of these songs on other albums and collections. However- what makes this collection so appealing is the fact that it is very reasonably priced(much cheaper still on Amazon.co.uk!)and the majority of the songs are taken from live performances(they're a little different and "live" is always interesting!), mostly from his great tv series from the sixties. (I understand that he retained the rights to most of his live performances. Smart man!)

The sound is fine and the booklet quite informative. If you love Andy, you need to buy this set! In fact, buy several, they'll make fine Christmas gifts!

Some of thes songs are great, some are awful...like Desperado...one of my favorite songs...and Andy has one of the best voices of all time...you'd think it would be a perfect match, right? Wrong, he was off that day. But if you want to hear rarely heard songs of Andy Williams at a good value, this is a great buy. By FAR his best album, in my opinion, is his Movie Themes album, with a perfect recording of Moon River, songs from West Side Story, and one of his best songs...Love is a Many Splendored Thing. Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams This is in addition his Christmas Album, which is unsurpassed. The Andy Williams Christmas Album It was hard to only give Andy Williams four stars for anything, but some of these songs are weak (like the version of Moon River on this compilation - it's from a show with people clapping and all, and it's not as good as the studio version).

Bought this after I read "Moon River & Me" and wanted more of Andy's music on CD. Over 100 songs on 5 discs for around $20 is a great deal. The only downside is that many of the songs are recorded from live performances, something I don't particularly care for. Happily, all of his original Cadence recordings are included.

Be warned, nothing here is original, they are all either re-records or live from TV. Sound is good and a treat to listen to Andy, but just wish they had used original versions.

I have been a fan of Andy Williams for decades, ever since I first remember listening to his music as a young teen. This collection had all my favorites. Thanks!