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The Village of St. Bernadette

The Village of St. Bernadetteis the sixthstudio albumby American pop singerAndy Williamsand was released in early 1960 byCadence Records.[1]It was described byBillboardmagazine as "a lovely set of pop inspirational, hymns, and religious themes".[1]

The Village of St. Bernadette
Studio albumby
Andy Williams
Released1960[1]
RecordedNovember 19, 1959,[2]
January 1960[3]
Genre
Length37:16
LabelCadence
Andy Williamschronology
Lonely Street
(1959) 		The Village of St. Bernadette
(1960) 		Under Paris Skies
(1960)
SinglesfromThe Village of St. Bernadette
  1. "The Village of St. Bernadette"
    Released: December 1959
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

it debuted on theCashboxalbums chart in the issue dated April 16, of that year, and spent a only week on the charts, peaking at 45[5]

Thetitle songfrom the album entered theBillboardHot 100in the issue of the magazine dated December 14, 1959, and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks, peaking at number seven.[6]

The album was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD byCollectables Recordson September 12, 2000, the other album being Williams's late 1959Cadencerelease entitledLonely Street.[7]Collectables included this CD in a box set entitledClassic Album Collection, Vol. 1,which contains 17 of his studio albums and three compilations and was released on June 26, 2001.[8]

Reception

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William Ruhlmann ofAllmusicwrote that "Williams applied his usual warmth. The result was not one of his most popular recordings, but one that helped further expand his appeal."[3]

Billboardappreciated the effort. "The renditions are sincere and dedicated throughout."[1]

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "The Village of St. Bernadette"(Eula Parker) – 3:22
  2. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"(Traditional; arranged by Archie Bleyer) – 3:07
  3. "Suddenly There's a Valley"(Biff Jones, Charles Meyer) – 2:52
  4. "Count Your Blessings"(Irving Berlin) – 3:17
  5. "He"(Richard Mullan, Jack Richards) – 2:59
  6. "You'll Never Walk Alone"(Oscar Hammerstein II,Richard Rodgers) – 2:27

Side two

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  1. "Our Lady of Fatima" (Gladys Gollahon) – 3:23
  2. "The Three Bells"(Bert Reisfeld,Jean Villard) – 3:49
  3. "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"(Oscar Hammerstein II,Richard Rodgers) – 3:09
  4. "Sweet Morning" (Kay Thompson) – 2:45
  5. "I Believe"(Ervin Drake,Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl,Al Stillman) – 2:43
  6. "Look for the Silver Lining"(Buddy DeSylva,Jerome Kern) – 3:29

Song information

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"Look for the Silver Lining"was first popularized in the 1920 Broadway musicalSally[9]and had three versions make the charts in 1921: a duetCharles HarrisonandElsie Baker(who was credited as Edna Brown),[10]another duet byLewis JamesandElizabeth Spencer,[11]and a solo recording byMarion Harris.[12]"You'll Never Walk Alone"was first included on the original cast recording of the 1945 Broadway musicalCarousel,[13]and that SeptemberFrank Sinatraspent one week with the song on the charts inBillboardmagazine.[14]In 1950, the three recordings of "Our Lady of Fatima" that made the charts were byRed Foley,[15]Richard Hayes andKitty Kallen,[16]andPhil Spitalny& His Hour of Charm Choir.[17]

The French vocal groupLes Compagnons de la chansonenteredBillboard'sBest Sellerchart in 1952 with "The Three Bells",[18]andThe Brownsput the song on the charts in 1959.[19]Jane Froman[20]andFrankie Laine[21]both made appearances on theBillboardcharts with "I Believe"in 1953."Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)originated in the 1954 filmWhite Christmas,where it is performed as a duet byBing CrosbyandRosemary Clooney,[22]andEddie Fisherhad a hit with the song that year as well.[23]The three recordings of "Suddenly There's a Valley"that made it into the top 20 positions on theBillboardcharts in 1955 were byGogi Grant,[24]Julius LaRosa,[25]andJo Stafford,[26]andPetula Clarktook the song to number seven in the UK that same year.[27]Al Hibbler[28]andThe McGuire Sisters[29]both made the magazine's Top 10 with recordings of the song "He"in 1955 as well.

Laurie Londonmade it to number 12 on the UK singles chart with "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"in 1957[30]and also made the top 10 on several of theBillboardcharts in 1958.[31]"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"originated in the 1959 Broadway musicalThe Sound of Music[32]and was covered that same year byTony Bennett,who took the song to number 74 on theBillboardHot 100.[33]AndAnne Sheltonspent a week with "The Village of St. Bernadette" on the UK singles chart at number 27 in November 1959.[34]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Reviews and Ratings of New Albums".The Billboard.1960-03-14. p. 27.
  2. ^ab"The Cadence Era:" Canadian Sunset "brightens Andy's disk career".Billboard.1967-11-11. p. AW-21.
  3. ^abcd"The Village of St. Bernadette - Andy Williams".allmusic.Rovi Corporation.Retrieved17 May2011.
  4. ^Larkin, Colin (2007).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.Omnibus Press. p. 1498.ISBN9781846098567.Retrieved22 August2024.
  5. ^Hoffmann, Frank W (1988).The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974.Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 404.ISBN0-8108-2005-6.
  6. ^Whitburn 2009,p. 1059.
  7. ^"Lonely Street/The Village of St. Bernadette - Andy Williams".allmusic.Rovi Corporation.Retrieved17 May2011.
  8. ^"Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1 - Andy Williams".allmusic.Rovi Corporation.Retrieved6 May2011.
  9. ^Studwell 1994,p. 124.
  10. ^Laird 1996,p. 13.
  11. ^Whitburn 1986,p. 229.
  12. ^Marcic 2002,p. 20.
  13. ^Tyler 2008,p. 128.
  14. ^Whitburn 1994,p. 151.
  15. ^Kingsbury 1998,p. 278.
  16. ^Lonergan 2005,p. 169.
  17. ^Ennis 1992,p. 207.
  18. ^Whitburn 1994,p. 107.
  19. ^Bronson 2003,p. 57.
  20. ^Warner 2006,p. 372.
  21. ^Simpson 2004,p. 327.
  22. ^"White Christmas (1954) - Soundtracks".imdb.Amazon.Retrieved19 May2011.
  23. ^Jasen 2003,p. 32.
  24. ^Thompson 2010,p. 31.
  25. ^Whitburn 2009,p. 555.
  26. ^Plasketes 2010,p. 68.
  27. ^"Petula Clark - Suddenly There's a Valley".Official Charts Company.Retrieved19 May2011.
  28. ^Cusic 2010,p. 343.
  29. ^Whitburn 2009,p. 642.
  30. ^"Laurie London - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands".Official Charts Company.Retrieved18 May2011.
  31. ^Collins 2003,p. 83.
  32. ^"The Sound of Music".ibdb.The Broadway League.Retrieved22 May2011.
  33. ^Whitburn 2009,p. 86.
  34. ^"Anne Shelton - The Village of St. Bernadette".Official Charts Company.Retrieved18 May2011.

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