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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = The Impossible Dream|
| name = The Impossible Dream
Type = compilation|
| type = compilation
Artist = [[Andy Williams]] |
| artist = [[Andy Williams]]
Cover = Williams-Dream.jpg|
| cover = Williams-Dream.jpg
| alt =
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Recorded = 1966–1971|
Released = 1971<ref name="Billboard">{{cite news|title=Billboard Album Reviews|date=1971-12-25|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=50}}</ref>|
| released = 1971<ref name="Billboard">{{cite news|title=Billboard Album Reviews|date=1971-12-25|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=50}}</ref>
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| recorded = 1966–1971
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Genre = {{Hlist|Film music|[[show tune]]s|[[soundtrack]]s|[[traditional pop]]|vocal pop|[[Standard (music)|standards]]|[[soft rock]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-impossible-dream-r68354|title=The Impossible Dream - Andy Williams|work=allmusic.com|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=10 August 2011}}</ref>}}|
Length = 64:43|
| venue =
| studio =
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Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|
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| genre = {{Hlist|Film music|[[show tune]]s|[[soundtrack]]s|[[traditional pop]]|vocal pop|[[Standard (music)|standards]]|[[soft rock]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-impossible-dream-r68354|title=The Impossible Dream - Andy Williams|work=allmusic.com|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=10 August 2011}}</ref>}}
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Last album = ''[[You've Got a Friend (Andy Williams album)|You've Got a Friend]]'' <br />(1971)|
| length = 64:43
This album = '''''The Impossible Dream'''''<br />(1971)|
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| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
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Next album = ''[[Love Theme from "The Godfather" (Andy Williams album)|Love Theme from "The Godfather"]]''<br />(1972)|
| producer =
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| prev_title = [[You've Got a Friend (Andy Williams album)|You've Got a Friend]]
| prev_year = 1971
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| next_title = [[Love Theme from "The Godfather" (Andy Williams album)|Love Theme from "The Godfather"]]
| next_year = 1972
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev1 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev1Score=Spotlight Pick<ref name= Billboard/>
| rev1Score = Spotlight Pick<ref name= Billboard/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus Press |page=1498 |isbn=9781846098567 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0000unse_v3u2/page/1498/mode/2up |accessdate=24 September 2024}}</ref>
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The album made its first appearance on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's [[Billboard 200|Top LP's]] chart in the issue dated January 8, 1972, and remained there for five weeks, peaking at number 123,<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2010|p=845}}.</ref> and it entered the UK album chart three months later, on April 29, and reached number 26 there over the course of three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4530/andy-williams/|title=Andy Williams|publisher=Official Charts|accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref>
The album made its first appearance on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's [[Billboard 200|Top LP's]] chart in the issue dated January 8, 1972, and remained there for five weeks, peaking at number 123,<ref>{{Harvnb|Whitburn|2010|p=845}}.</ref> and it entered the UK album chart three months later, on April 29, and reached number 26 there over the course of three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4530/andy-williams/|title=Andy Williams|publisher=Official Charts|accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==


''Billboard'' magazine recommended the collection in its review for retailers. "What a bargain...two record set from Williams at a special low price and timed right for the holiday shopper. Super program includes, along with the title tune, top readings of '[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]', '[[My Sweet Lord]]', 'Didn't We', '[[Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet]]' and '[[Bridge over Troubled Water]]'. Certain to prove a top chart item."<ref name= Billboard/>
''Billboard'' magazine recommended the collection in its review for retailers. "What a bargain...two record set from Williams at a special low price and timed right for the holiday shopper. Super program includes, along with the title tune, top readings of '[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]', '[[My Sweet Lord]]', 'Didn't We', '[[Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet]]' and '[[Bridge over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge over Troubled Water]]'. Certain to prove a top chart item."<ref name= Billboard/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]" ([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]])&nbsp;– 3:00
# "[[(They Long to Be) Close to You]]" ([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]])&nbsp;– 3:00
# "The Last Time I Saw Her" ([[Gordon Lightfoot]])&nbsp;– 3:25
# "[[The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Her_(song)|The Last Time I Saw Her]]" ([[Gordon Lightfoot]])&nbsp;– 3:25
# "[[What Now My Love (song)|What Now, My Love?]]" ([[Gilbert Bécaud]], [[Pierre Delanoë]], [[Carl Sigman]])&nbsp;– 2:05
# "[[What Now My Love (song)|What Now, My Love?]]" ([[Gilbert Bécaud]], [[Pierre Delanoë]], [[Carl Sigman]])&nbsp;– 2:05
# "[[I Will Wait for You]]" <small>from ''[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]''</small> ([[Jacques Demy]], [[Norman Gimbel]], [[Michel Legrand]])&nbsp;– 2:42
# "[[I Will Wait for You]]" <small>from ''[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]''</small> ([[Jacques Demy]], [[Norman Gimbel]], [[Michel Legrand]])&nbsp;– 2:42
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# "[[My Cherie Amour (song)|My Cherie Amour]]" ([[Henry Cosby]], [[Sylvia Moy]], [[Stevie Wonder]])&nbsp;– 3:02
# "[[My Cherie Amour (song)|My Cherie Amour]]" ([[Henry Cosby]], [[Sylvia Moy]], [[Stevie Wonder]])&nbsp;– 3:02
# "[[Spanish Harlem (song)|Spanish Harlem]]" ([[Jerry Leiber]], [[Phil Spector]])&nbsp;– 3:09
# "[[Spanish Harlem (song)|Spanish Harlem]]" ([[Jerry Leiber]], [[Phil Spector]])&nbsp;– 3:09
# "Someone Who Cares" ([[Alex Harvey (musician)|Alex Harvey]])&nbsp;– 3:15
# "Someone Who Cares" ([[Alex Harvey (country musician)|Alex Harvey]])&nbsp;– 3:15
# "[[El Cóndor Pasa (song)|El Condor Pasa (If I Could)]]" (Jorge Milchberg, [[Daniel Alomía Robles]], [[Paul Simon]])&nbsp;– 3:25
# "[[El Cóndor Pasa (song)|El Condor Pasa (If I Could)]]" (Jorge Milchberg, [[Daniel Alomía Robles]], [[Paul Simon]])&nbsp;– 3:25


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# "[[My Sweet Lord]]" ([[George Harrison]])&nbsp;– 4:14
# "[[My Sweet Lord]]" ([[George Harrison]])&nbsp;– 4:14
# "Didn't We" ([[Jimmy Webb]])&nbsp;– 3:27
# "Didn't We" ([[Jimmy Webb]])&nbsp;– 3:27
# "[[Bridge over Troubled Water]]" ([[Paul Simon]])&nbsp;– 4:57
# "[[Bridge over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge over Troubled Water]]" ([[Paul Simon]])&nbsp;– 4:57


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:50, 1 January 2025

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 Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

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.[4]

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,[5] and it entered the UK album chart three months later, on April 29, and reached number 26 there over the course of three weeks.[6]

Reception

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Billboard magazine recommended the collection in its review for retailers. "What a bargain...two record set from Williams at a special low price and timed right for the holiday shopper. Super program includes, along with the title tune, top readings of '(They Long to Be) Close to You', 'My Sweet Lord', 'Didn't We', 'Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet' and 'Bridge over Troubled Water'. Certain to prove a top chart item."[1]

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:00
  2. "The Last Time I Saw Her" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:25
  3. "What Now, My Love?" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman) – 2:05
  4. "I Will Wait for You" from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:42
  5. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott) – 2:59
Side two
  1. "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" from Romeo and Juliet (Larry Kusik, Nino Rota, Eddie Snyder) – 2:35
  2. "Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)" (Pierre Cour, André Popp) – 2:46
  3. "A Man and a Woman" from A Man and a Woman (Pierre Barouh, Jerry Keller, Francis Lai) – 2:50
  4. "Good Morning Starshine" from Hair; performed with The Osmond Brothers and Friends (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:15
  5. "Somewhere My Love" (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:38
Side three
  1. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" from Man of La Mancha (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:39
  2. "My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) – 3:02
  3. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:09
  4. "Someone Who Cares" (Alex Harvey) – 3:15
  5. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Jorge Milchberg, Daniel Alomía Robles, Paul Simon) – 3:25
Side four
  1. "Long, Long Time" (Gary White) – 3:37
  2. "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:43
  3. "My Sweet Lord" (George Harrison) – 4:14
  4. "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:27
  5. "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) – 4:57

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. 1971-12-25. p. 50.
  2. ^ "The Impossible Dream - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1498. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ (2003) Album notes for B Sides and Rarities by Andy Williams [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.
  5. ^ Whitburn 2010, p. 845.
  6. ^ "Andy Williams". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

Bibliography

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  • Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0-89820-183-7
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