The Wonderful World of Love
| The Wonderful World of Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1963 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 28:50 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jim Foglesong | |||
| Robert Goulet chronology | ||||
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The Wonderful World of Love is the fourth studio album by American singer Robert Goulet, released in April 1963, by Columbia Records.[1] It was produced by Jim Foglesong, and contains a mix of ballads old and new, exciting and sentimental romance tunes including "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", I'll Take Romance" and "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries".[2]
The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 27, 1963, and remained on the chart for 29 weeks, peaking at number 11.[3] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated December 29, 1962, and remained on the chart for a total of 33 weeks, peaking at number eight.[4]
The Wonderful World of Love was included in a box set entitled The Wonderful World of Robert Goulet - The First Four Albums, released on June 23, 2017.[5]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| Record Mirror | [8] |
Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review and believed it "should be a powerhouse" for Goulet.[1] Cashbox notes Goulet's "handles these bold and bluesy tunes with deftness and sureness as he eassays 'I'll Take Romance', and 'Life Is Just A Bowl of Cherries'.[9] Variety noted "The peg is romance, of course, and Goulet presents it in the masculine manner that's been working so well for him."[10] American Record Guide notes Goulet "employs good material such as the excellent old Ben Oakland-Oscar Hammerstein 'I'll Take Romance'."[11] Record Mirror referred to it as a "romantic mood".[8]
Track listing
Side one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Take Romance" (from the Columbia Pictures film: I'll Take Romance) | Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland | 2:13 |
| 2. | "(I Wanna Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I'll Be Happy" | Cliff Friend, Lew Brown, Sidney Clare | 2:21 |
| 3. | "S'posin" | Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker | 1:57 |
| 4. | "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" | James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Do It Again" (from the Broadway Musical: The French Doll) | George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva | 2:14 |
| 6. | "No Moon At All" | David Mann, Redd Evans | 2:43 |
Side two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mean to Me" | Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk | 2:29 |
| 2. | "All I Do Is Dream Of You" (from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures film: Sadie McKee) | Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Out of This World" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (from the Broadway Musical: George White's Scandals of 1931) | Ray Henderson, Lew Brown | 1:53 |
| 5. | "All of Me" | Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons | 2:28 |
| 6. | "The Wonderful World of Love" | Jack Brooks, Sid Ramin | 2:40 |
Charts
| Chart (1962–1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 11 |
| US Cash Box[4] | 8 |
References
- ^ a b "Pop Spotlight: The Wonderful World of Love". Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 15. April 13, 1963. p. 29.
- ^ "Wonderful World of Love". AlbumLinerNotes.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 312. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955–1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "The Wonderful World of Robert Goulet: The First Four Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ The Wonderful World of Love at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 842. ISBN 9780195313734.
- ^ a b Jopling, Normon; Jones, Peter (May 1, 1965). "Normon Jopling and Peter Jones new albums reviewed by Norman Jopling and Peter Jones new albums: 2 wild albums from Everlys" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 216. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ "Cashbox Album Popular Pick Reviews: The Wonderful World of Love". Cashbox. Vol. 24, no. 29. April 13, 1963. p. 22.
- ^ "Variety Record Reviews Goulet's Love, Wilson's Workout, Ella's B'way, Pitney's You Top LPs:". Variety. Vol. 230, no. 6. April 3, 1963. p. 88.
- ^ "Unlikely Corners". American Record Guide. Vol. 29, no. 10. June 1963. p. 832.