The Wonderful World of Love


The Wonderful World of Love is the fourth studio album by American singer Robert Goulet, released in April 1963, by Columbia Records. 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".
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. 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.
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.

Critical reception

Billboard selected the album for a "Spotlight Album" review and believed it "should be a powerhouse" for Goulet. 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'. Variety noted "The peg is romance, of course, and Goulet presents it in the masculine manner that's been working so well for him." American Record Guide notes Goulet "employs good material such as the excellent old Ben Oakland-Oscar Hammerstein 'I'll Take Romance'." Record Mirror referred to it as a "romantic mood".