Greatest Songs of the Islands

by Andy Williams

Overview

American musical tastes are capricious and often low-brow. An artist who scores a hit one day is forgotten the next. Certain singers have evaded this fate, for better or for worse, by recording every type of material put before them. Running the gamut, Andy Williams has tackled rock, country, and spirituals. On this CD, he arrives on Hawaiian shores. Williams and these 10 tunes were made for each other, as his mellow baritone fits perfectly with the Hawaiian guitars and violins. This is especially true when he prolongs his notes for romantic effect in songs like "The Hawaiian Wedding Song." Many of these songs are obscure today, but "Bali Ha'i" and "Some Enchanted Evening" are masterworks that defy categorization. Williams' easy way with this material is an indication of his value in American pop music.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/1992
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187756021
Rank:	185758

Tracks

1. Blue Hawaii
2. The Hawaiian Wedding Song
3. Sweet Leilani
4. Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee)
5. To You Sweetheart, Aloha
6. Song of the Islands
7. Love Song of Kalua
8. A Song of Old Hawaii
9. Some Enchanted Evening
10. Bali Ha'i

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Andy Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Dick Manning   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Harry Owens   Composer
Ken Darby   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Al Hoffman   Composer
Don Ovens   Liner Notes
W.G. Beecher, Jr.   Composer
Charles E. King   Composer
Johnny Noble   Composer
Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani   Composer