Many people relate to Paul Williams the songwriter, who wrote hit songs for The Carpenters (\u201cI Won\u2019t Last A Day Without You,\u201d \u201cRainy Days And Mondays,\u201d and \u201cWe\u2019ve Only Just Begin\u201d), Three Dog Night (\u201cOut In The Country,\u201d \u201cAn Old Fashioned Love Song,\u201d and \u201cFamily Of Man\u201d), and dozens of others. Some relate to Williams the actor, who appeared in several dozen films, most famously as Little Enos Burdette in the Smokey And The Bandit <\/i>films. Finally, some people are addicted to Paul Williams the singer and performer who has issued over 20 albums.<\/p>\n
During 1979, he issued his only album for the Portrait label. The album and the label disappeared soon afterwards. Now, A Little On The Windy Side <\/i>has been resurrected with four bonus tracks, a vibrant and clear sound, and a nice booklet that presents a history of Williams and his music.<\/p>\n
William has always been a master composer. His singing voice is adequate but takes some getting used to. While he has written some rock songs, his albums fall into the easy listening\/pop category. They are well-intentioned, light pieces of musical fluff that entertain for a time and make you smile. <\/p>\n
The only cover tune is a simple take on \u201cMoonlight Becomes You\u201d from the great American songbook. He gives it a light disco groove and adds some strings around the edges. <\/p>\n
The center of the album is five songs written with Kenny Ascher. There is the laidback ballad \u201cThe Gift\u201d and the shiny \u201cA Little Bit More.\u201d The upbeat \u201cFor Goodness Sake\u201d should have been released as a single as it just stays in your mind. <\/p>\n
In some ways, the album has a cobbled together feel because three songs first appeared in films and another is an updating of 1972\u2019s \u201cAnother Fine Mess,\u201d which was a country hit for Glen Campbell. <\/p>\n
The best of the bonus tracks are a gospel flavored \u201cWhen The River Meets The Sea,\u201d an unusual direction for Williams that was written for a Jim Henson special, and his simple take on \u201cLove Conquers All,\u201d a composition originally recorded by Seals and Crofts. <\/p>\n
A Little On The Windy Side <\/i>may not be Williams\u2019 best work, but is very representative of the many facets of his career. He still has a committed fan base that will no doubt appreciate this reissue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":32417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[9659],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-44176","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-paul-williams","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44176"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}