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"Moon River" was a hit single for Jerry Butler in late 1961. Released simultaneously with Mancini's, it reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [ 15 ] and number 3 Easy Listening [ 16 ] in December, two weeks before Mancini's recording reached the same chart ranking.
Compilations of his early recordings, including "Moon River", have been issued on CD. He died in December 2005 of lung cancer, at the age of 63. [5] Williams was married three times, and is survived by his two daughters (Natali and Melody Williams) and two sons, the actor Anthony Barclay and Michael Stewart.
Moon River" is a 1961 song by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini. Moon River may also refer to: Rivers. Moon River (Ontario), a river in west central Ontario, Canada;
Moon River Estates is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 [2] that was declared on October 17, 1984. [3] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Highway 3 , approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Lethbridge .
Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes was released on compact disc for the first time by Columbia in 1987. [1] It was also released as one of two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution on May 15, 2001, the other album being Williams's Columbia album from February 1962, Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing. [8]
Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released on October 13, 2009. [1] A note from Williams inside the CD booklet explains that the album "was put together to coincide with my memoir Moon River and Me, published by Viking/Penguin.
1961: "Moon River" (music by Henry Mancini) for Breakfast at Tiffany's; 1962: "Days of Wine and Roses" (music by Henry Mancini) for Days of Wine and Roses; Mercer was also nominated for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 Mancini collaboration Darling Lili. [45]
One of these projects, 1962's Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes, became his first album to reach the top 10 on Billboard's Top LPs chart [3] and his earliest recording to receive Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. [1]