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[edit] Albums

• Words and Music by Paul Williams
• The Holy Mackerel (with The Holy Mackerel [1969])
• We've Only Just Begun (by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams)
• Someday Man [1970]
• Just an Old Fashioned Love Song [1971]
• Life Goes On [1972]
• Here Comes Inspiration [1974]
• A Little Bit of Love [1974]
• Phantom of the Paradise [1974]
• Ordinary Fool [1975]
• Bugsy Malone [1976]
• A Star is Born (Motion picture Soundtrack; with Kenny Ascher) [1976]
• Classics [1977]
• " One on One: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Lyrics by Paul Williams, music by Charles Fox; performed by Seals and Crofts (1977))
• A Little on the Windy Side [1979]
• The Muppet Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher [1979])
• ...And Crazy for Loving You [1981]
• The Secret of N.I.M.H.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [1982] (features songs written by Jerry Goldsmith; Paul Williams performs the song "Flying Dreams"
• The Best of Paul Williams [1983]
• Back to Love Again (1997)
• I'm Going Back There Someday (2005)

[edit] Notable songs

• "Nice to Be Around" (Cinderella Liberty Soundtrack)
• "Evergreen" (Love Theme from A Star Is Born), (#1 hit for Barbra Streisand)
• "Rainy Days and Mondays", (#2 hit for The Carpenters)
• "We've Only Just Begun" (#2 hit for The Carpenters)
• "You and Me Against the World" (Top-10 hit for Helen Reddy)
• "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (Top-10 hit for Three Dog Night)
• "Family of Man" (#12 hit for Three Dog Night)
• "Out in the Country" (#15 hit for Three Dog Night)
• "I Won't Last a Day Without You", (Top-20 hit for The Carpenters)
• "The Rainbow Connection" (Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated song)
• "When the River Meets the Sea" (from Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas)
• "One More Angel"
• "Moonlight Becomes You"
• "You're Gone"
• "Waking Up Alone" (Biggest single as performer)
• "Flying Dreams" (from The Secret of Nimh soundtrack)
• "Gone Forever"
• "Where Do I Go From Here (Thunderbolt and Lightfoot)"
• "Someday Man" (Monkees - 1969 - "A" Side of "Listen To The Band" single)

[edit] TV themes (lyricist)

• "The McLean Stevenson Show"
• "Theme to the Love Boat"
• "It Takes Two"
• "Sugar Time!"
• "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas"

[edit] Notable recordings

• "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (from Just an Old Fashioned Love Song [1971])
• "Bitter Honey" (from The Holy Mackerel [1969])
• "Don't Call It Love" (from Ordinary Fool [1975])
• "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) ([1977])
• "The Family of Man" (from A Little Bit of Love [1974])
• "Faust" (from Phantom of the Paradise [1974])
• "Flash" (from Ordinary Fool [1975])
• "For Goodness Sake" (from A Little on the Windy Side [1979])
• "Flying Dreams" (from The Secret of N.I.M.H. [1982])
• "The Hell of It" (from Phantom of the Paradise [1974])
• "Here's Another Fine Mess" (from A Little on the Windy Side [1979])
• "If We Could Still Be Friends" (from Here Comes Inspiration [1974])
• "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (from Life Goes On [1972])
• "Let Me Be the One" (from An Old Fashioned Love Song [1971])
• "A Little Bit of Love" (from A Little Bit of Love [1974])
• "Loneliness" (from A Little Bit of Love [1974])
• "Ordinary Fool" (from Ordinary Fool [1975])
• "Out in the Country" (from Life Goes On [1972])
• "Rainy Days and Mondays" (from Here Comes Inspiration [1974])
• "Sad Song (That Used to Be Our Song)" (from A Little Bit of Love [1974])
• "Save Me a Dream" (from A Little on the Windy Side [1979])*
• "Someday Man" (from Someday Man [1970])
• "To Put Up with You" (from Someday Man [1970])
• "Trust" (from Someday Man [1970])
• "Waking Up Alone" (from Classics [1977])
• "We've Only Just Begun" (from An Old Fashioned Love Song [1971])
• "When I Was All Alone" (from An Old Fashioned Love Song [1971])
• "You and Me Against the World" (from Here Comes Inspiration [1974])

[edit] Scores

[edit] Films

• The Loved One [1965]
• The Chase [1966]
• The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing [1972]
• Cinderella Liberty [1973]
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ("Where Do I Go From Here" [1974])
• Phantom of the Paradise [1974]
• The Day of the Locust [1975]
• Bugsy Malone [1976]
• A Star Is Born [1976]
• Lifeguard (Theme song "Time and Tide" [1976])
• Smokey and the Bandit [1977]
• One on One [1977]
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas [1977]
• The End [1978]
• Agatha [1979]
• Stone Cold Dead (1979)
• The Wild Wild West Revisited 1979
• The Muppet Movie ("Rainbow Connection" [1979])
• The Secret of NIMH ("Flying Dreams" [1982])
• Ishtar [1987]
• The Muppet Christmas Carol [1992]
• The Rules Of Attraction [2002]
• The Princess Diaries 2 [2004]
• A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa [2008]
• Paul Williams Still Alive [2011]

[edit] Theatre

• Bugsy Malone [1997]
• Happy Days The Musical [2007]
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas [2008]

[edit] Cinema songs

• "Where Do I Go From Here" (composed and performed by Williams for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot [1974])
• "Evergreen (Love Song from A Star Is Born)" (lyrics written by Williams, Academy and Golden Globe winner for Best Original Song [1976])
• "Rainbow Connection" (co-composed by Williams for The Muppet Movie [1979])
• "Flying Dreams" (co-composed [with Jerry Goldsmith] and performed by Williams for The Secret of N.I.M.H [1982])

[edit] Acting

[edit] Films The Loved One, 1965 The Chase, 1966 Watermelon Man, 1970 Battle for the Planet of the Apes, 1973 Phantom of the Paradise, 1974 Smokey and the Bandit, 1977, as Little Enos, a recurring part The Cheap Detective, 1978 The Muppet Movie, 1979 Stone Cold Dead, 1979 Wild Wild West Revisited, 1979 Smokey and the Bandit II, 1980 Rooster, 1982 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, 1983 The Night They Saved Christmas, 1984, as Ed Frog, 1987 The Doors, 1991 Headless Body in Topless Bar, 1995 The Rules of Attraction, 2002 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, 2004, as Lord Harmony            Georgia Rule, 2007 Valentine's Day, 2010, as Romeo Midnight (Narrator) [edit] Theatre Under the Sycamore Tree Tru on Broadway, 1989

[edit] Television Hawaii Five-O Police Woman B. J. and the Bear Hardy Boys The Love Boat The McLean Stevenson Show Match Game The Gong Show It Takes Two Sugar Time! Baretta Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, produced by Jim Henson The Muppet Show The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Brady Bunch Hour The Donny & Marie Show The Mary Tyler Moore Hour The Odd Couple Fantasy Island 227 - "Play It Again, Stan" Batman: The Animated Series - The Penguin Babylon 5 Walker: Texas Ranger Star Trek: Voyager Courage the Cowardly Dog, 2004, as Professor Lame Dexter's Laboratory, 1998, as Professor Williams Yo Gabba Gabba A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, 2008, as the Head Elf Silver Spoons Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 2011, as himself The View, 2012, as himself

[Publius]

Paul Williams sang background on the Roger Nichols and Friends recordings at A&M. In 1968, he created Holy Mackerel at Warner Brothers to showcase his songs. This was the first time Paul's voice was heard on lead vocals. He also got Richard Perry to produce, and this was the beginning of Perry's career before he produced Barbra Streissand and got rich.

I was doing college radio in Philadelphia in 1968 when this single came out. This should have been a huge hit, and to this day I don't know why it failed to make the charts. I especially love the key change when he goes to the chorus.

Holy Mackerel: "Bitter Honey"

[Publius]

This was being played at KING in Seattle when I was in the process of successfully infiltrating the station in 1972. I still don't know why this wasn't a hit. It is one of the greatest pain songs ever written.

Paul Williams: "Waking Up Alone"

It's my favorite Paul Williams song and is absolutely heartbreaking.