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The Sandpipers was an LP album featuring the group of the same name, released by A&M Records in May 1967. The album reached #53 on the Billboard charts.

The Sandpipers
Studio album by The Sandpipers
Released	May 1967
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	A&M LP 125/SP 4125
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
The Sandpipers chronology
Guantanamera (1966) The Sandpipers (1967) Misty Roses (1967)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The catalog numbers were LP 125 in monaural and SP 4125 in stereo in the U.S. and AML 901 in the U.K. Other international releases included Argentina (Fermata LF-130, titled Los Sandpipers Volumen 2), Australia (A&M SAML-932), Canada (A&M LP 125), Germany (A&M 212 005), Italy (A&M AP 4125), South Africa (A&M LAM 2014, titled The French Song), Spain (A&M HD (S) 371-08), Taiwan (First FL-S-1555, red vinyl, and Bell SWL-1068, orange vinyl), and Venezuela (Fermata LP-7212).[2] The album was also released under license in Australia by World Record Club with a different cover titled Softly As I Leave You (R-03855).

The May 6, 1967 issue of Record World reviewed the album: Enticing, sultry group crooning of the Sandpipers is building a reputation. This package will enhance it. They select old and new, familiar and unfamiliar tunes like "Inchworm," "Yesterday" and their new single, "Glass."[3]

Track listing

Side One

1. "The French Song" (Harry Pease/Larry Vincent) 3:10
2. "Bon Soir Dame" (Bud Dashiell) 2:45
3. "For Baby" (John Denver) 2:46
4. "Inch Worm" (Frank Loesser) 3:15
5. "It's Over" (Jimmie Rodgers) 2:50
6. "Glass" (Marks/Sheldon) 3:08

Side Two

1. "Rain, Rain Go Away" (Kuiokalani Lee) 2:15
2. "Yesterday" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 2:21
3. "Michelle" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 3:00
4. "Try To Remember" (Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt) 2:55
5. "I'll Remember You" (Kuiokalani Lee) 2:34
6. "Softly As I Leave You" (Antonio De Vita/Giorgio Calabrese/Hal Shaper) 3:00

Production

• Producer: Tommy LiPuma
• Arranger: Nick DeCaro (Side 1), Mort Garson (Side 2)
• Engineer: Bruce Botnick
• Album design: Peter Whorf
• Album notes: Barry Gold

Reissue

The album was combined with Guantanamera in a 2000 CD release by Collectors' Choice Music.

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