In The Still Of The Night

~ from the 1937 Hollywood musical "Rosalie"

Words and Music by Cole Porter

Chappell & Company Inc.

1st recording 1955 ~

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

Arranged by Joe Lipman

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City

A&R Producer Joe Carlton

Recording Time 2:45

Recorded February 17, 1955 ~ Matrix No. F2PB 1604 Take 8

SESSION MUSICIANS & CHORAL

February 17, 1955

A&R Production Joe Carlton

Orchestra

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross ( Sax )

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

Trumpet ~ Melven Soloman

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo

Trombone ~ Robert Byrne

Trombone ~ John D'agostino

Violin ~ Sylvan Shulman

Violin ~ Zelly Smirnoff

Violin ~ Mac Ceppos

Violin ~ Raoul Poliakin

Violin ~ Jack Zayde

Violin ~ Maurice Hershaft

Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz

Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff

Viola ~ Isadore Zir

Viola ~ Howard Kay

Cello ~ Maurice Brown

Cello ~ Abram Borodkin

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

Drums ~ Terry Snyder

Harp ~ Reinhardt Elster

French Horn ~ John Barrows

French Horn ~ Anthony Miranda

Choral

Contractor: Ray Charles

Lois Winter

Marilyn Palmer

Marilyn Jackson

Lillian Clark

Miriam Workman

Elisa Bretton

Stephen Steck

Jack Brown

Robert Spiro

David Vogel

Arthur Malvin

Michael Stewart

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "So Smooth" LPM-1085 MONO SEPTEMBER 1955

Album issue: RCA UK-LP12 "We Get Letters Vol 2" RD-27070 MONO CIRCA 1958

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2nd recording 1972 'Television Soundtrack' ~

Performed by Perry Como

Musical Director: Elliott Lawrence

Arrangements: Nick Perito

NBC Television Production

Bell System Family Theatre

Recorded September 11th to 15th, and 22nd to 24th, 1972

Broadcast date: January 17, 1973

Album issue: Private Label-LP12 "Cole Porter in Paris" BELL SYSTEMS MONO 1973

Notes: ~ introduced by Nelson Eddy in the 1937 Hollywood musical "Rosalie" and it was heard again in the 1945 Cole Porter biography Hollywood musical "Night and Day." Perry's version was recorded in February 1955 for his first full length album "So Smooth" and believed to be the first recorded Como sessions specifically intended for inclusion within the new 12" long play album format.

A Perry Como Discography

& CD Companion

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First Edition Summer 1992

Second Edition Christmas 1993

Web Page Edition Christmas 1997

Revision January 2010

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In The Still Of The Night

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2nd recording 1972 'Television Soundtrack' ~

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