| Born Free | ||||
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| Released | April 10, 1967 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
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| Length | 33:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia Stereo CS 9480 Mono CL 2680 | |||
| Producer | Nick DeCaro [3] | |||
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 Born Free portion of cover | ||||
| Singles from Born Free | ||||
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Born Free is the twentieth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released on April 10,1967,by Columbia Records [1] and includes half a dozen songs associated with movies or musicals. Two of these tracks,however,originated in the scores of the films indicated on the album jacket but had lyrics added later:the melody for "Strangers in the Night" was written for A Man Could Get Killed ,and "Somewhere My Love" began as "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago .
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The album debuted on Billboard 's Top LP's chart in the issue dated May 13,1967,and remained there for 79 weeks,peaking at number five. [4] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated May 6,1967,and remained on the chart for in a total of 31 weeks,peaking at number six. [5] The album received a Gold certification from the RIAA on July 6,1967, [6] and that same month it began 11 weeks on the UK album chart,where it reached number 22. [7]
The single from the album,"Music to Watch Girls By",was available two months before the album was released and first appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue of the magazine dated March 25,and peaking at number 34 over the course of eight weeks. [8] On the Easy Listening chart,it debuted in the issue dated April 1 and peaked at number two during a 13-week stay. [9] and number 50 on the Cashbox singles chart during its seven weeks there. [10] It debuted on the UK charts shortly thereafter,on May 6,and stayed around for six weeks,peaking at number 33. The song was reissued there in 1999 and spent another six weeks on the chart,this time reaching number nine. [11]
The album was released on compact disc as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records on March 23,1999,consisting of Williams's 1967 Columbia release, Love,Andy . [12] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution on May 14,2001,paired this time with Williams's Columbia album from 1966, In the Arms of Love . [13] The original album covers are displayed side by side on the front of these CD reissues,and it is clear that the color of the Born Free cover has been enhanced considerably for the Collectables release,as Williams's suntanned face from the original LP cover shown on the Sony release now has a more psychedelic orange glow. Born Free was included in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection,Vol. 1,which contains 17 of his studio albums and three compilations and was released on June 26,2001. [14]
