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“Michelle” and “Yesterday” taken from the album “The Shadow Of Your Smile” on (CBS Records 62633) 1966

‘The Shadow of Your Smile’ is the eighteenth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in April 1966 by Columbia Records. The album includes covers of “Michelle” and “Yesterday”, the same pair of Beatles ballads that labelmate Johnny Mathis recorded for his 1966 album of the same name. For Williams these selections initiated a trend away from the traditional pop formula that his album output at Columbia up until this point had adhered to.

The release debuted on Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s chart in the issue dated May 14, 1966, remaining on the chart for 54 weeks and peaking at number six. It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated May 7, 1966, and remained on the chart for 29 weeks, peaking at number nine.

It entered the UK charts in July and spent four weeks there, reaching number 27. The album received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on September 27, 1966.

“Michelle” and “Yesterday” taken from the album “The Shadow Of Your Smile” on (CBS Records 62633) 1966

The single, “Bye Bye Blues”, bubbled under Billboard’s Hot 100, reaching number 127, and got to number 18 on the magazine’s Easy Listening chart.

Billboard magazine described the album as “well produced and well performed.”

Cashbox described the album as “a wonderfully pleasing listening experience” noted he does an equally sweet job on recent tunes the likes of “Yesterday” and “Michelle.”

Variety described the album as “a LP Stanza.”

Record Mirror described the album as “a nice late-night album.”

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cost of record: £1.50
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