He first performed in a children's choir at his local Presbyterian church. Williams and his three older brothers Bob, Dick, and Don, formed a quartet, the Williams Brothers, in the late 1930s. The brothers performed on radio in the Midwest, first at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and later at WLS in Chicago and WLW in Cincinnati. Williams graduated from Western Hills High School in Cincinnati. They appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record "Swinging on a Star" (1944). This led to a nightclub act with entertainer Kay Thompson from 1947 to 1951.
Williams's solo career began in 1952 after his brothers left the act. He recorded six sides for RCA's label "X," but none of them were popular hits. After landing a spot as a regular on Steve Allen's Tonight Show in 1955, he was signed to a recording contract with Cadence Records, a small label in New York run by conductor Archie Bleyer. His third single, "Canadian Sunset" (1956) hit the Top Ten, and was soon followed his only Billboard #1 hit, "Butterfly" (a cover of a Charlie Gracie record on which Williams imitated Elvis Presley). More hits followed, including "The Hawaiian Wedding Song," "Are You Sincere," "The Village of St. Bernadette," and "Lonely Street," before Williams moved to Columbia Records in 1961, having moved from New York to Los Angeles. In terms of chart popularity, the Cadence era was Williams's peak although songs he introduced on Columbia became much bigger standards. Two top ten hits from the Cadence era, "Butterfly" and "I Like Your Kind of Love" were apparently believed to not suit Williams's later style; they were not included on a Columbia reissue of his Cadence greatest hits in the 1960s.
During the 1960s, Williams became one of the most popular vocalists in the country and signed what was to that time the biggest recording contract in history. He was primarily an album artist, and at one time he had earned more gold albums than any solo performer except Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. By 1973 he had earned as many as 17 gold album awards. Among his hit albums from this period were Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses (number one for 16 weeks in mid-1963), The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Dear Heart, The Shadow of Your Smile, Love, Andy, Get Together with Andy Williams, and Love Story. In these recordings Williams displays an incredible vocal technique along with an uncanny ability to make each song his very own, often rivaling or surpassing the version by the original artist. These attributes, along with his natural affinity for the music of the 1960s and early 1970s, combined to make him one of the premier easy listening singers of that era.
Williams forged an indirect collaborative relationship with Henry Mancini, although they never recorded together. Williams was asked to sing Mancini and Johnny Mercer's song "Moon River" at the 1962 Oscar Awards (where it won), and it quickly became Williams's theme song. This was repeated the next year with the pair's "Days of Wine and Roses" (which also won), Mancini's "Dear Heart" at the 1965 awards and "The Sweetheart Tree" (also written with Mercer) at the 1966 awards.
Williams also competed in the teenage-oriented singles market as well and had several charting hits including "Can't Get Used to Losing You," "Happy Heart," and "Where Do I Begin", the theme song from the 1970 blockbuster film, Love Story. Building on his experience with Allen and some short-term variety shows in the 1950s, he became the star of his own weekly television variety show in 1962. This series, The Andy Williams Show, won three Emmy Awards for outstanding variety program. Among his series regulars were the Osmond Brothers. He gave up the variety show in 1971 while it was still popular and retrenched to three specials per year. His Christmas specials, which appeared regularly until 1974 and intermittently from 1982 into the 1990s, were among the most popular of the genre. Williams has recorded eight Christmas albums over the years. He hosted the Grammy Awards for three consecutive years in the 1970s. He returned to television to do a syndicated half-hour series in 1976-77.
In the early 1990s, Williams gave up most of his touring schedule in order to open his own theatre in Branson, Missouri, the Andy Williams Moon River Theater. He continues to do 8 to 12 shows a week from September to December and occasionally makes tours of Europe earlier in the year.
His 1967 recording of "Music to Watch Girls By" was a surprise UK hit in 1999, when it reached number 9 after featuring in an advert (beating the original peak of number 33 in 1967). In 2002 he took part in a new duet of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" with British actress and singer Denise van Outen. Nearly everything Williams ever recorded has now been made available on CD through a series of compilations from 1997 to 2004.
Williams met Claudine Longet when he pulled over to aid her on a Las Vegas road. She was a dancer at the time at the Folies Bergere. They married on Christmas Day, 1961, and had three children, Noelle, Christian, and Robert. They separated in 1969 and finally divorced 6 years later. In 1976 Longet was charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend, skier Vladimir "Spider" Sabich and Williams supported her. He married a second time in May 1991 to the former Debbie Haas. They make their homes at Branson, Missouri and La Quinta, California. Williams' homes have been featured in Architectural Digest, and he is a noted collector of modern art. Williams is an avid golfer. He hosted a major golf tournament in San Diego for many years, which was known as the Andy Williams San Diego Open during that time.
Williams' birthplace is a tourist attraction open most of the year.
A Time For Us
Andy Williams Lyrics
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When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free
A time when dreams so long denied
Can flourish as we unveil the love we now must hide
A time for us at last to see
A life worthwhile for you and me
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me
A time for us at last to see
A life worthwhile for you and me
And with our love through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me
The song "A Time For Us" by Andy Williams speaks about the hope and longing for a time when love can triumph over the obstacles that prevent it from flourishing. The opening line “A time for us, some day there'll be When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free” alludes to the idea that through love, the chains that bind us can be broken, permitting courage and freedom to manifest. The lyrics go on to describe a world where dreams long suppressed are finally given their due. This idea is encapsulated in the line “A time when dreams so long denied can flourish”.
The song speaks to the struggles that lovers face but professes that through the power of love, these trials can be conquered. “And with our love, through tears and thorns We will endure as we pass surely through every storm” describes the strength that love can bring to a relationship when things get tough. The song speaks of a future where the triumphs of love will be evident, and a new world of hope and possibilities will be created. The closing lines of the song offer the reassurance of that hope: “A time for us, some day there'll be a new world, A world of shining hope for you and me. For you and me.”
Line by Line Meaning
A time for us, some day there'll be
There will come a time for love, when we can express our feelings freely without any constraints.
When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free
The love that we share will give us the strength to break free from any bondage or limitation that we may encounter.
A time when dreams so long denied can flourish
We will have the opportunity to live our dreams that we have suppressed for a long time due to our fears and uncertainties.
As we unveil the love we now must hide
We will finally reveal and celebrate the love that we have kept hidden for so long, unable to share it with the world.
A time for us, at last to see
The time will come when we can finally see the value and worth of our love and relationship.
A life worthwhile for you and me
Our lives will finally become meaningful and fulfilling because of the love we share with each other.
And with our love, through tears and thorns
We will face all the struggles, hardships, and challenges that life may throw at us, with the support of our love for each other.
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
Our love will help us to persist through tough times without losing hope and togetherness.
A time for us, some day there'll be a new world
In the future, there will come a time where everything will change, and we will be able to live in a new and better world.
A world of shining hope for you and me
This new world will be filled with optimism, possibilities and great hope for our future together.
For you and me
This future world will be for us, and we can make our dreams come true in it.
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ROBERT EARL KEEN
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@firstbornjordan
@@renecampos6231 Here is the correct answer you search for - from the creator and one who embodies pure love:
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, [2] but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
(1 Corinthians 13:3-7) - The Bible
@lavoxii
A time for us some day there'll be
When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free
A time when dreams so long denied
Can flourish
as we unveil the love we now must hide
A time for us at last to see
A life worthwhile for you and me
And with our love through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me
For you and me
And with our love through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us some day there'll be a new world
A world of shining hope for you and me
A world of shining hope for you and me
@tropicwave1
A Time For Us (love theme from "Romeo & Juliet")
Andy Williams
A time for us, someday there'll be
When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free
A time when dreams, so long denied
Can flourish as we unveil the love we now must hide
A time for us at last to see ( 2 c )
A life worthwhile for you and me
And with our love through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us, someday there'll be
A new world, a world of shining hope for you and me
A time for us at last to see
A life worthwhile for you and me
And with our love through tears and thorns
We will endure as we pass surely through every storm
A time for us, someday there'll be
A new world, a world of shining hope for you and me
For you and me
Songwriters: Robert Earl Keen
A Time For Us (love theme from "Romeo & Juliet") lyrics © BMG Rights Management US, LLC
@donaldchang6036
It is a lovely song. In fact, it is more than a love song; I do hope that mankind will have a shining world for you and me in the future.
@sunryse111
An excellent comment. Thank you, Donald.
@anthonyagudo208
Yeah
@janabarros6591
Yessssssssss 👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🇧🇷🇧🇷
@renecampos6231
LOVE IS A WORD CREATED TO BE USED FOR MANY THINGS COULD BE A NICE FEELING OR TO HURT SOMEONE. ITS REALLY A DEEP WORD NO ONE HAS UNDERSTOOD WELL. WHERE SHALL WE GET CORRECT ANSWER. SOMEWHAT WEIRD IS'NT IT.
@firstbornjordan
@@renecampos6231 Here is the correct answer you search for - from the creator and one who embodies pure love:
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, [2] but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
(1 Corinthians 13:3-7) - The Bible
@stevenjohnson1927
Oh Righteous and Holy God in the High Heaven's , will we ever get back any moment in time , to see Performer's and hear songs of this kind ?
These songs bring back pleasant memories of Joy and delight. Andy If its the will of God , we will come across each other In Heaven with joy and wonder. Big Thanks.
@kimyongkyun386
I am a Korean, seen that movie when I was middle school days and did not know anything about
the song wors but now became figure it out the meaning that it was really wonderful. Deeply moved. I am now 68 years old.
@wahlokng
I came back to listen to this song after watching the sad Korean drama Snowdrop. The director gave it a sad ending just like Romeo and Juliet.
@attiadriati5571
Helo Kyongku., its nice song, forever.