Wonderful World of Andy Williams

Personnel: Andy Williams (vocals).When he came to record his fifth Columbia album (not including a holiday set) in the fall of 1963, Andy Williams had established himself on the LP charts with discs devoted to film songs, notably the long-running chart-topper Days of Wine and Roses, and on the singles charts with peppier songs like "Can't Get Used to Losing You." The Wonderful World of Andy Williams featured a couple of songs associated with movies and some up-tempo numbers, but it was really neither here nor there as a collection. Williams' bouncy "A Fool Never Learns," which made the pop Top 20 and the easy listening Top Five, was included, and among the other lively tunes was a remake of his first Top Ten hit, "Canadian Sunset," that led off the LP and a startling arrangement of the old Bing Crosby hit "Pennies From Heaven" with Williams buried in a chorus and an abrupt shift from slow ballad to driving rock & roll, complete with screaming electric guitar, halfway through. That,