Accentuate The Positive 

Music by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer , 1944

 

1st recording 1958 ~

 

Arranged by Joe Lipman

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

 

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A , 155 E. 24th Street, New York City

Recording Time 2:53 ( with theme "Dream Along with Me" )

 

Recorded February 19, 1958   ~   Matrix No. J2PB-1601 Take 7

SESSION MUSICIANS

February 19, 1958 

A&R Joe Reisman and Ed O. Welker

 

Orchestra

 

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

 

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Thomas Parshley

Sax ~ Wolffe Taninbaum  

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind 

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

 

Trumpet ~ Malven Soloman 

Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow 

Trumpet ~ Louis Oles 

Trumpet ~ Nick Travis 

 

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander 

Trombone ~ Frank Rehak 

Trombone ~ John D'agostino 

 

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

 

Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola

Guitar ~ Danny Perri 

 

Drums ~ Osie Johnson 

Drums ~ Philip Kraus

 

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

 

Choral

 

Contractor: Ray Charles

 

Lois Winter

Sue Singleton

Carla Houston 

Rose Marie Jun

Joyce De Young 

Anne Ryan 

 

Steve Steck

Alan Sokoloff 

Jack Brown 

Bob Harris 

Bob Spiro

Herbert Davidson 

David Vogel 

Leonard Stea 

 

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With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

& The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Joe Reisman

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews

Recorded February 12 ~ 20 & March 5 ~ 12, 1958

 

Notes: ~ Also known as "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," this song was introduced by Bing Crosby

and Sunny Tufts in the 1944 Hollywood musical "Here Come the Waves." It was nominated for an

Academy Award. Best-selling records by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (Decca), and

Johnny Mercer (Capitol). Artie Shaw, vocal by Imogene Lynn (Victor), and Kay Kyser, vocal by

Dorothy Mitchell (Columbia), also had popular recordings. The song was on "Your Hit Parade"

for thirteen weeks, four times as #1. Perry recorded this song in early 1958 for one of his very

first full stereophonic albums as noted above.

A Perry Como Discography 

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