The Wonderful World of Andy Williams

The Wonderful World of Andy Williams
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedJanuary 13, 1963
November 1, 7, 27, 1963
December 3, 1963
Genre
Length33:31
LabelColumbia
ProducerRobert Mersey
Andy Williams chronology
The Andy Williams Christmas Album
(1963)
The Wonderful World of Andy Williams
(1964)
The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies
(1964)
Singles from The Wonderfu World of Andy Williams
  1. "A Fool Never Learns"
    Released: December 24, 1963

The Wonderful World of Andy Williams is the thirteenth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released by Columbia Records to coincide with the December 31, 1963, broadcast of The Andy Williams Show. Various tracks were recorded with members of his family, including The Williams Brothers, who joined him for a remake of his first top 10 hit, "Canadian Sunset", from 1956.

The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine's Top LPs chart in the issue dated January 25, 1964 and remained there for 24 weeks, peaking at number nine. it also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated January 25, 1964, and remained on the chart for 37 weeks, peaking at number eight. It received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America on August 17, 1964.

The single from the album, "A Fool Never Learns," made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 11, 1964, eventually reaching number 13 during its 10-week stay. It performed even better on the Easy Listening chart, peaking at number four. number 13 on the Cashbox singles chart during its 12-weeks stay. and number 40 in The U.K during its four-weeks stay.

The album was released on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on January 22, 2002, along Williams's 1962 Columbia album, Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing. It was included in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2, which contains 15 of his studio albums and two compilations, released on November 29, 2002.