Legacy Recordings

During the first decade of rock, Columbia tried to stay relatively “with it” by signing youngish balladeers who might find some favor with the teen set, and Andy Williams was a likely candidate. Already a proven hit maker at independent Cadence Records (“Canadian Sunset,” “Butterfly”), he arrived at Columbia and quickly became the label’s main man at the movies, singing such Henry Mancini film-related gems as “Days Of Wine And Roses,” “Charade” and “Moon River.” The latter song became the title of his longest-charting album, the opening theme of his network TV show, and the name of his theater in Branson, Missouri.

Listen to “Moon River” by Andy Williams on Rhapsody
or Buy the CD at LegacyRecordings.com.