The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LPs & Tapes chart in the issue dated November 17, 1973, and remained there for six weeks, peaking at number 185.

[5] Williams's rerecording of another song from the album, "Remember", as a duet with his daughter Noelle resulted in another Easy Listening chart entry as of the January 5, 1974, issue that made it to number 30 over the course of seven weeks.

[9] Solitaire was paired with the UK version of Alone Again (Naturally) (entitled The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)) as two albums on one disc by Sony Music Distribution in 2003.

'"[11] The magazine's editor Nat Freedland wrote, "The total sound of the Solitaire LP is not drastically different from other Williams albums; pretty ballads and lush string backgrounds are still much in evidence.

"One doesn't usually think of Andy Williams as someone ahead of the curve in popular music trends, but in 1973 he anticipated the comeback of Neil Sedaka by recording the songwriter's tune 'Solitaire' and using it as the title track and lead single of an album.

"With his record sales falling, Williams did not make a spring album in 1973, waiting until the fall to issue Solitaire, on which he not only cut his interpretations of recent pop hits ('You Are the Sunshine of My Life,' 'My Love') but also worked a little harder at song selection, resurrecting the Everly Brothers oldie 'Walk Right Back' and covering LP tracks by George Harrison ('That Is All') and Nicky Hopkins ('The Dreamer').

"[1] Billboard gave the album a positive reviews, saying "Solitare and "Make it Easy for Me" are examples of Andy's distinct vocal sound"[13] This is the first Williams album that credits the musicians involved (with the exception of Lincoln Mayorga, credited on one track, God Only Knows, on the 1967 album Love, Andy), and they are listed on the back cover of the LP with each track as follows:[2] "Walk Right Back" by The Everly Brothers reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100,[14] and their run on the UK singles chart that paired the song with "Ebony Eyes" included three weeks in the number one position.

[26] In 1973 Herman's Hermits lead singer Peter Noone released "Getting over You" as a single,[27] and a trio of albums featured recordings of some of the lesser-known songs here: "Remember" was first sung by Johnny Mathis on Me and Mrs. Jones;[28] George Harrison's "That Is All" was included on Living in the Material World;[29] and "The Dreamer" was recorded by its composer/lyricist, Nicky Hopkins, for The Tin Man Was a Dreamer.