The Essential Andy Williams is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK by Sony Music Entertainment in 2002.
The label also released a two-CD compilation with the same title in the U.S. & Australia in 2013 that had a different cover photo and contained 36 tracks.
[2] The lead track from the UK compilation, a new recording of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" performed with Denise van Outen, was released as a single in the UK and debuted the week of June 29, 2002, on the UK singles chart, where it reached number 23 over the course of seven weeks.
[3] This compilation first appeared on the UK album chart on July 6 of that year and remained there for four weeks, peaking at number 32.
[3] On July 22, 2013, the British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 100,000 units.