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Saturday, February 23, 2019

Billy Williams

Glory Of Love
Billy Williams
Cover Photo by Hobart Baker
Coral Records CRL 57184
1957

From the back cover: Billy bowed into television on the Max Liebman "Show of Shows" with his famous Quartet in 1951, and during the next five seasons he racked up the incredible total of 160 appearances on the popular hour and a half revue. He has become one of the biggest attractions in nightclubs and theaters all over the country, and his Coral recordings are always among the label's best sellers.

From Billboard - October 28, 1957: Material in this package is done in Williams' highly stylized manner, with swinging arrangements. Some of the sides generate real excitement as "The Honeydripper," with ork by Sy Oliver, and "Cry Baby," with arrangement by Dick Jacobs. Williams, of course, is pidgin well as a singles artist currently, and this is a good opportunity to sample other of his wares. Package includes "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" and other tunes with which he is associated.

I'm Gonna Write My Baby A Letter
Butterfly
Follow Me
The Honeydripper
Glory Of Love
Cry Baby
A Crazy Little Palace (That's My Home)
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
Love Me
Pray
Whenever Wherever
I Guess I'll Be On My Way

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