Andy Williams - The Music's Too Sweet Not to Dance (with Bob Esty) (1978)
In 1978, Andy Williams teamed with esteemed disco producer Bob Esty on "Love Theme from 'Oliver's Story' (The Music's Too Sweet Not to Dance." The result was one of Williams' most ambitious efforts and a contemporary showcase for his vocal prowess. He was the most versatile male vocalist of his generation and one of the first to embrace the pop music revolution of the '60s and '70s.
Esty was known for his mega-successes with Donna Summer ("Last Dance"), Barbra Streisand ("The Main Event"), and many others. He was excited to work with Williams on this record, as well as a nine-minute disco rendition of Williams' 1971 hit, "Theme from 'Love Story' (Where Do I Begin)." During the production process for both songs, Esty sang a guide vocal for Williams to follow the phrasing he envisioned. In addition to arranging "Music's Too Sweet," Esty also added Bee Gee-esque backup vocals. Esty wrote that he was excited to work with Williams on this record and elated to see him perform the same arrangement live on the "Tonight" show.
In 2024, RealGone Music reissued this recording for the first time on CD in a new compilation of previously unreleased Columbia tracks, "Andy Williams - When You Fall in Love: Lost Columbia Masters 1977-1982."
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What a voice Andy had....fabulous!!!!!
When I posted this from the Tonight show Bob Esty text me to thank me for posting saying he missed the telecast! He commented on Mr W screwing up saying not only did Andy recover from the blunder but proceeded to “sing the shit out of the song” (As only Andy could) Thanks for posting
He could sing anything!
BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️
I listen many times but I can't seem to hear the mistake. Can you tell me the time mark for when that happened?
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@joanvance, there is no mistake on this studio recording. @richardconnolly1232 is referring to his post of Andy's live television performance of this song (his video has the same title as this one but without Bob Esty's name). On the second verse, Andy comes in late -- it seemed like he'd been stuck waiting for a late cue card containing the next line of the lyric. But he recovers and triumphantly soars through the rest of the performance. When performing live, there is always the risk of a mistake, but it's the pros who can react calmly . . . and then there's Andy, who not only reacted calmly but used the mistake to take his performance to a higher level.