1973 Andy Williams – Solitaire
Solitaire 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 made its first appearance on Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart in the issue dated November 17, 1973, and remained there for six weeks, peaking at number 185. It entered the UK album chart the following month, on December 22, and stayed there for 26 weeks, during which time it made it all the way to number three. On January 1, 1974, the newly formed British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with 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
Tracks
1 Solitaire (Neil Sedaka; Phil Cody) 04:21
2 Make It Easy On Yourself (Peter Skellern) 03:12
3 You Are The Sunshine Of My Lif (Stevie Wonder) 03:11
4 Getting Over You (Tony Hazzard) 03:24
5 Remember (Harry Nilsson) 04:02
6 That Is All (George Harrison) 04:28
7 Walk Right Back (Sonny Curtis) 03:10
8 Last Tango In Paris (Gato Barbieri; Dory Previn) 02:38
9 My Love (Paul McCartney) 03:59
10 The Dreamer (Nicky Hopkins) 05:07
Biography
Musicians
1 Solitaire
| Bass | Lyle Ritz |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jim Ryan |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Red Rhodes |
| Harpsichord | Tom Hensley |
| Piano | Lincoln Mayorga |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
2 Make It Easy On Yourself
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Hal Blaine |
| Acoustic Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vini Poncia |
| Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
| Sax | Bud Shank |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
3 You Are The Sunshine Of My Lif
| Bass | Joe Osborn |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Jimmy Calvert |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vini Poncia |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Morell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Billy Fender |
| Piano | Tom Hensley |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
4 Getting Over You
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Jimmy Calvert |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vini Poncia |
| Acoustic Guitar | Billy Fender |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Morell |
| Piano | Tom Hensley |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
5 Remember
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Mandolin | John Morell |
| Harpsichord | Tom Hensley |
| Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
6 That Is All
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Jimmy Calvert |
| Piano | Tom Hensley |
| Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
7 Walk Right Back
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Jimmy Calvert |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vini Poncia |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jimmy Calvert |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Morell |
| Electric Piano | Tom Hensley |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
8 Last Tango In Paris
| Bass | Lyle Ritz |
| Drums | Hal Blaine |
| Guitar | Mike Deasy |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ben Benay |
| Electric Piano | Mike Lang |
| Piano | Clark Gassman |
| Clarinet | Gene Cipriano |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
9 My Love
| Bass | Joe Osborn |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Organ | Tom Hensley |
| Guitar | Jimmy Calvert |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Morell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vini Poncia |
| Acoustic Guitar | Billy Fender |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
10 The Dreamer
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vini Poncia |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Morell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Billy Fender |
| Piano | Nicky Hopkins |
| Percussion | Derrek Van Eaton |
| Percussion | Lon Van Eaton |
| Vocals | Andy Williams |
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Tom Scott (Track 2)
Arranged By (Chorus) – Tom Hensley (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Hensley (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Del Newman (Track 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Kirby Johnson (Tracks 1, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Tom Hensley (Tracks 4, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page (Tracks 5, 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Del Newman (Track 10)
Arranged By (Woodwind) – Kirby Johnson (Track A1)
Arranged By (Woodwind) – Tom Hensley (Track 9)
Engineer – Bill Schnee
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Supervised By – Vini Poncia
Design – Anne Garner
Photography – Norman Seeff
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorders
Recorded At Western Recorders
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
Recorded At Quantum Recording Studio, Torrance, California
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At Producers Workshop
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc
Wayne Smith
August 28, 2025 @ 04:25
Wow thank you so much. I’m a 75 y/o local level musician, singer etc, went out looking to find info on the recording of Andy’s Solitaire album. You’ve provided so much and I’m very grateful. ..adding link to favorites :>)