You Lay So Easy on My Mind
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You Lay So Easy on My Mind is an album
by American pop singer Andy Williams
that was released in the fall of 1974 by Columbia Records
. It made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LP's & Tapes
chart in the issue dated December 28, 1974, and remained there for four weeks, peaking at number 150. The album was released in the UK on February 14, 1975, and on March 1, 1976, the British Phonographic Industry
awarded it with Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units.
The first song from the album to be released as a single by Williams was "Another Lonely Song
", which entered Billboard
magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in the US in the issue dated September 21, 1974, and stayed on the chart for eight weeks, peaking at number 29. "Cry Softly" entered that same chart in the April 12, 1975, issue and reached number 20 over the course of six weeks, and the title track from the album entered the UK singles chart the following month, on May 31, for a seven-week stay that took the song to number 32.
You Lay So Easy on My Mind was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records
on February 19, 2002, the other album being Williams's Columbia
release from the summer of 1975, The Other Side of Me
. Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2, which contains 15 of his studio albums and two compilations and was released on November 29, 2002. It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution
on June 21, 2004, paired this time with Williams's album from 1980, Let's Love While We Can
.
made it to number three on the Country
singles chart in Billboard
magazine with "You Lay So Easy on My Mind". The highest charting version of "I Love You So Much It Hurts
" was the recording by Jimmy Wakely
that went to number one on the magazine's list of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records
. Olivia Newton-John
reached the top spot on the magazine's pop
and Easy Listening charts with "I Honestly Love You
", and "A Mi Esposa con Amor (To My Wife with Love)" by Sonny James
got as high as number four on the Country singles chart.
Tammy Wynette
had number one Country hits with "Another Lonely Song
" and "My Elusive Dreams
", the latter being a duet with David Houston
. Jim Croce
's "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
" went to number one Easy Listening. "I Love My Friend
" by Charlie Rich
made it to the top spot on both the Country and Easy Listening charts, and Nancy Ames made it to number 18 Easy Listening with "Cry Softly".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American pop singer Andy Williams
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
that was released in the fall of 1974 by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. It made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LP's & Tapes
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart in the issue dated December 28, 1974, and remained there for four weeks, peaking at number 150. The album was released in the UK on February 14, 1975, and on March 1, 1976, the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
awarded it with Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units.
The first song from the album to be released as a single by Williams was "Another Lonely Song
Another Lonely Song
"Another Lonely Song" is a 1974 single by Tammy Wynette, who co-wrote the song with Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson. "Another Lonely Song" was Wynette's fourteenth number-one solo hit on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a two weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...
", which entered Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of the week in the US in the issue dated September 21, 1974, and stayed on the chart for eight weeks, peaking at number 29. "Cry Softly" entered that same chart in the April 12, 1975, issue and reached number 20 over the course of six weeks, and the title track from the album entered the UK singles chart the following month, on May 31, for a seven-week stay that took the song to number 32.
You Lay So Easy on My Mind was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums on one CD by Collectables Records
Collectables Records
Collectables is a reissue record label founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Greene was previously associated with New York City's Times Square Record Shop, Philadelphia's Record Museum retail chain, and the Lost Nite and Crimson record labels....
on February 19, 2002, the other album being Williams's Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
release from the summer of 1975, The Other Side of Me
The Other Side of Me (album)
The Other Side of Me is an album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the summer of 1975 by Columbia Records. Although it did not make it onto Billboard magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the US, it did spend one week on the UK album chart in October 1975 at number 60.The UK...
. Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Classic Album Collection, Vol. 2, which contains 15 of his studio albums and two compilations and was released on November 29, 2002. It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
on June 21, 2004, paired this time with Williams's album from 1980, Let's Love While We Can
Let's Love While We Can
Let's Love While We Can is an album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the U.K. in 1980 by CBS Records. It was made available on June 21, 2004, as one of two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution, the other album being Williams's Columbia release from the fall of 1974,...
.
Track listing
- "You Lay So Easy on My Mind" (Charles W. Fields, Bobby G. RiceBobby G. RiceRobert Gene Rice is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as Bobby G. Rice. Between 1970 and 1988, Rice released nine albums and charted thirty songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...
, Donald L. Riis) - 2:41 - "I Love You So Much It HurtsI Love You So Much It Hurts"I Love You So Much It Hurts" is a song written and recorded by Floyd Tillman in 1948. His version reached number six on the Folk Best Seller charts and spent a total of nineteen weeks on the chart.-Notable cover versions:...
" (Floyd TillmanFloyd TillmanFloyd Tillman was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984.-Early life:Tillman grew up in the cotton-mill town of Post,...
) - 2:33 - "I Honestly Love YouI Honestly Love You"I Honestly Love You" was a worldwide pop hit single for Olivia Newton-John in 1974. The song was Newton-John's first number-one single in the United States and Canada, thus cementing her as a household name in North America....
" (Peter AllenPeter AllenPeter Allen was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, Arthur's Theme, winning an Academy Award in 1981...
, Jeff BarryJeff BarryJeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
) - 3:33 - "A Mi Esposa con Amor (To My Wife with Love)" (Sonny JamesSonny JamesJames Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...
, Craig Smith) - 3:05 - "Again" (Joe Allen) - 2:47
- "Another Lonely SongAnother Lonely Song"Another Lonely Song" is a 1974 single by Tammy Wynette, who co-wrote the song with Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson. "Another Lonely Song" was Wynette's fourteenth number-one solo hit on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a two weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...
" (Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
, Norris WilsonNorro WilsonNorris "Norro" Wilson is an American country music singer, songwriter and producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
, Tammy WynetteTammy WynetteVirginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
) - 2:56 - "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a SongI'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song"I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" is the title of a posthumously released single by the American singer-songwriter Jim Croce. The song was written by Croce and was originally found on his album I Got a Name....
" (Jim CroceJim CroceJames Joseph "Jim" Croce January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973 was an American singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and 11 singles...
) - 2:25 - "I Love My FriendI Love My Friend"I Love My Friend" is a 1974 single written by Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson and recorded by Charlie Rich. "I Love My Friend" was Rich's sixth number one on the country chart. The single remained at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart....
" (Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
, Norris WilsonNorro WilsonNorris "Norro" Wilson is an American country music singer, songwriter and producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
) - 2:33 - "My Elusive DreamsMy Elusive Dreams"My Elusive Dreams" is a country music song written by Billy Sherrill and Curly Putman, which has been recorded by several artists. The best-known version was recorded as a duet by David Houston and Tammy Wynette, becoming a No. 1 hit in October 1967; the song also peaked at No...
" (Curly PutmanCurly PutmanClaude "Curly" Putman, Jr. is an American songwriter, based in Nashville. His biggest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" , which was covered by Elvis Presley, Johnny Darrell, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roberto Leal, Merle Haggard, Bobby Bare, Joe Tex, Nana...
, Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
) - 3:36 - "Cry Softly" (Buddy KillenBuddy KillenWilliam Doyce “Buddy” Killen was a record producer and music publisher, and a former owner of Trinity Broadcasting Network, and the largest country music publishing business, before he sold it in 1989...
, Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
, Glenn SuttonGlenn SuttonGlenn Sutton was a country music songwriter and producer. Born Royce Glenn Sutton in Hodge, Louisiana, he was one of two chief architects of the countrypolitan sound .Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early hits including, "You're Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad",...
) - 3:14
Song information
Bobby G. RiceBobby G. Rice
Robert Gene Rice is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as Bobby G. Rice. Between 1970 and 1988, Rice released nine albums and charted thirty songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...
made it to number three on the Country
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
singles chart in Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine with "You Lay So Easy on My Mind". The highest charting version of "I Love You So Much It Hurts
I Love You So Much It Hurts
"I Love You So Much It Hurts" is a song written and recorded by Floyd Tillman in 1948. His version reached number six on the Folk Best Seller charts and spent a total of nineteen weeks on the chart.-Notable cover versions:...
" was the recording by Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
James Clarence Wakeley , better known as Jimmy Wakely, was an American country-Western singer and actor, one of the last crooning cowpokes following World War II...
that went to number one on the magazine's list of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
. Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
reached the top spot on the magazine's pop
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and Easy Listening charts with "I Honestly Love You
I Honestly Love You
"I Honestly Love You" was a worldwide pop hit single for Olivia Newton-John in 1974. The song was Newton-John's first number-one single in the United States and Canada, thus cementing her as a household name in North America....
", and "A Mi Esposa con Amor (To My Wife with Love)" by Sonny James
Sonny James
James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...
got as high as number four on the Country singles chart.
Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
had number one Country hits with "Another Lonely Song
Another Lonely Song
"Another Lonely Song" is a 1974 single by Tammy Wynette, who co-wrote the song with Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson. "Another Lonely Song" was Wynette's fourteenth number-one solo hit on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a two weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...
" and "My Elusive Dreams
My Elusive Dreams
"My Elusive Dreams" is a country music song written by Billy Sherrill and Curly Putman, which has been recorded by several artists. The best-known version was recorded as a duet by David Houston and Tammy Wynette, becoming a No. 1 hit in October 1967; the song also peaked at No...
", the latter being a duet with David Houston
David Houston (singer)
Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:...
. Jim Croce
Jim Croce
James Joseph "Jim" Croce January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973 was an American singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and 11 singles...
's "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
"I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" is the title of a posthumously released single by the American singer-songwriter Jim Croce. The song was written by Croce and was originally found on his album I Got a Name....
" went to number one Easy Listening. "I Love My Friend
I Love My Friend
"I Love My Friend" is a 1974 single written by Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson and recorded by Charlie Rich. "I Love My Friend" was Rich's sixth number one on the country chart. The single remained at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart....
" by Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich
Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...
made it to the top spot on both the Country and Easy Listening charts, and Nancy Ames made it to number 18 Easy Listening with "Cry Softly".
Personnel
- Andy WilliamsAndy WilliamsHoward Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
- vocals - Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
- producer - Bill McElhineyBill McElhineyWilliam K. "Bill" McElhiney was a longtime musical arranger and trumpeter who was based in Nashville, Tennessee. He worked with many major talents, including Ray Charles, Connie Francis, Johnny Cash, Floyd Cramer, Johnny Tillotson and Patsy Cline.Danny Davis chose McElhiney to arrange for and help...
- string arrangements ("Another Lonely Song", "Cry Softly", "A Mi Esposa con Amor", " You Lay So Easy on My Mind") - Bergen White - string arrangements ("I'll Have To Say I Love You in a Song", "I Honestly Love You", "I Love You So Much It Hurts", "My Elusive Dreams", "Again", "I Love My Friend")
- The Nashville Edition - background vocals
- Lou Bradley - engineer
- Ron Reynolds - engineer
- Keats Tyler - photography
- John Brogna - design