Academy award contending songs, andy williams stylish vocals and bob mersey arrangements and production explain. Moon river and other great movie themes by andy williams on. Listen to your favorite songs from moon river and other great movie themes by andy williams now. Check out moon river and other great movie themes by andy williams on amazon music. Originally released 1962 sony music entertainment inc. The album reached number 3 on the billboard top 200, eventually selling more than two million copies by 1967. Moon river and other great movie themes 1962 love is a manysplendored thing the theme from a summer place. But andy williams made his own claim to the song by using it as the title to this lp of movie themes, which, not coincidentally, was released in the week before williams was scheduled to sing moon.
Moon river, wider than a mile im crossing you in style some day you dream. Listen free to andy williams moon river and other great movie themes love is a many. Were after that same rainbows end, waiting, round the bend. Moon river and other great film themes mantovani orchestra.
Natale il canale dedicato alle piu belle canzoni di natale trova i tuoi artisti e canzoni preferiti e riscopri i gr. Listen to moon river and other great movie themes now. Henry mancini theme from the great imposter henry mancini, huckleberry finn, blues brothers. The lp, a highlight in the singers career, makes a case that the early 60s constituted a renaissance period for movie themes. Apr 29, 2016 moon river and other great movie themes is an album by american pop singer andy williams that was released in 1962 by columbia records. It became the theme song for andy williams, who first recorded the song in 1961 and performed. The song also won the 1962 grammy awards for record of the year and song of the year. I was pleased to find this same wonderful collection available for download. Moon river and other great movie themes was released on compact disc for the first time by columbia in 1987. Moon river and other great movie themes 1962 love is a manysplendored thing. Moon river and other great film themes mantovani and his orchestra to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. If you can cite the source of your information, that would be a great help to our data team.
Here is the classic moon river and other academy award contenders as only andy could sing them with big vocal choirs and creative arrangements by bob mersey. Moon river, an awardwinning pizzeria in jacksonville, florida, in the united states. Included on this lp are three bonus tracks unchained melody, the bilbao song and stranger on the shore. It was originally performed by audrey hepburn in the 1961 movie breakfast at tiffanys, winning an academy award for best original song. Moon river and other great movie themes 1962 lyrics andy williams.
Album moon river and other great film themes, mantovani and. Listen free to andy williams moon river and other great movie themes love is a manysplendored thing, a summer place and more. The product was one of andys alltime best sellers and speaks for itself. The album received gold certification from the recording industry association of america on september 19, 1963, becoming his first to do so, while his 1962 album moon river and other great movie themes followed suit one month later. Moon river and other great movie themes, a 1962 album by andy williams. It made its first appearance on billboard magazines top lps chart in the issue dated may 12 of that year and remained on the album chart for 176 weeks the longest chart run of any of his albums, peaking at. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Moon river and other great movie themes andy williams home. As time goes by the exodus song moon river tonight the second time around tender is the night. Moon river and other great movie themes album facebook. Is it tomeorrow morning, tomorrow night, in the afternoon. Moon river and other great movie themes by andy williams. It was also released as one of two albums on one cd by sony music distribution on may 15, 2001, the other album being williamss columbia album from february 1962, danny boy and other songs i love to sing.
The singles chart hit versions of composer henry mancini and lyricist johnny mercers moon river, the theme song for the film breakfast at tiffanys, were by jerry butler and by mancini himself. Moon river is a song composed by johnny mercer lyrics and henry mancini music in 1961, for whom it won that years academy award for best original song. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The product was one of andys alltime best sellers and. Andy williams moon river and other great movie themes album lyrics. Aus dem album days of wine and roses, moon river and other academy award winners. Andy williams moon river and other great movie themes ebay. Andy williams moon river and other great movie themes 1962. Search for library items search for lists search for. Moon river and other great movie themes musical cd, 1980.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. See moon river and other great movie themes pictures, cover art, and listen online to the latest music. Moon river and other great movie themes is the ninth studio album by american pop singer andy williams and was released on march 26, 1962 by columbia. All the great songs and lyrics from the moon river and other great film themes album ont he webs largest and most authoritative lyrics resource. Andy williams greatest hits full album best songs of andy. Moon river and other great movie themes is the album from american pop singer andy williams that was first released in 1962 by colombia. It is most wellknown for being sung in the movie breakfast at tiffanys by audrey hepburn, although it has been covered by many other artists. Moon river and other great movie themes is the ninth studio album by american pop singer andy williams and was released on march 26, 1962 by columbia records and covered film songs that were mostly from the previous decade the album made its first appearance on billboard magazines top lps chart in the issue dated may 12 of that year and remained there for 176 weeks the longest chart run. Although andy williams never released the song as a single, his lp moon river and other great movie themes, released in the spring of 1962, was certified gold in. Songs moon river, a 1961 song by johnny mercer and henry mancini.
Moon river and other great movie themes wayne king home. Moon river and other great movie themes andy williams. Provided to youtube by ingrooves moon river united studio orchestra 20 golden love movie themes. Get all the lyrics to songs on moon river and other great movie themes and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Moon river, better known as the yue river, a river in shaanxi, china. Shop our newest and most popular henry mancini sheet music such as moon river, the pink panther and the pink panther theme, or click the button above to browse all henry mancini sheet music.
Moon river is a programme which is the last of western civilisation, like the last train in damon knights short story of that name. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Moon river and other great movie themes 1962 album. Although andy williams never released the song as a single, his lp moon river and other great movie themes 1962, was certified gold in 1963 for selling one million units. The best of andy williams is a compilation album by american pop singer andy williams that was released by dino entertainment in 1992 the album first appeared on the uk album chart on november 7 of that year and remained there for three weeks, peaking at number 51. Moon river and other great movie themes, an album by andy williams on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. As time goes by the exodus song moon river tonight the second time around tender is the night it might as well be spring.
Andy williams took me back to my younger days with his excellent performance of some of the most famous historical movie themes. Moon river andy williams and henry mancini he will be forever missed moon river. Moon river and other great movie themes is an album by american pop singer andy williams that was. Days of wine and roses and other tv requests wikipedia. Moon river is a song composed by henry mancini with lyrics by johnny mercer. Listen to moon river and other great movie themes in full in the spotify app. Moon river, wider than a mile im crossing you in style some day oh, dream maker, you heart breaker wherever youre going, im going your way two drifters, off to see the world theres such a lot of world to see were after the same rainbows end, waiting round the bend my huckleberry friend, moon river, and me. The song also won the 1962 grammy awards for record of the year and song of the year the song has been covered by many other artists. Andy williams vocals, robert mersey arranger, producer. Andy williams moon river and other great movie themes.
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