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“Make It Easy For Me” taken from the album “Solitaire” on (CBS 65638) 1973

Andy Williams | Solitaire | (CBS) | is the thirty-first studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in the fall of 1973 by Columbia Records and was an attempt to move away from his formulaic series of recent releases that relied heavily on songs that other artists had made popular.

The album debuted on Billboard magazine’s Top LPs & Tapes chart in the issue dated November 17, 1973, and remained there for six weeks, peaking at number 185. It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated November 3, 1973, and remained on the chart for 8 weeks, peaking at number 112.

It entered the UK albums chart on December 22, 1973, and stayed there for 26 weeks, peaking at number three.

On January 1, 1974, the newly formed British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with a Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units in the UK, and Gold certification from the BPI, for sales of 100,000 units, followed on January 1, 1975.

The first single from the album was the title track, which entered Billboard’s list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in the U.S. in the issue dated October 6, 1973, and stayed on the chart for nine weeks, peaking at number 23.

Although the song did not make the magazine’s Hot 100, it did make the top five in the UK, where it entered the singles chart two months later, on December 8, and reached number four during an 18-week stay.

“Make It Easy For Me” taken from the album “Solitaire” on (CBS 65638) 1973

Williams’s rerecording of another song from the album, “Remember”, as a duet with his daughter Noelle resulted in another Easy Listening chart entry as of the January 5, 1974, issue that made it to number 30 over the course of seven weeks.

A third song, “Getting over You”, entered the UK singles chart four months later, on May 18, and lasted there five weeks, eventually getting to number 35.

Billboard gave the album a positive reviews, saying “Solitaire” and “Make it Easy for Me” are examples of Andy’s distinct vocal sound”.

Record World wrote in their review stated “Andy sings with incomparable range and sensitivity on ‘That Is All’ and ‘Remember’.

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