Perry Como In Person
at the International Hotel. Las Vegas
Produced
by Ernie Altschuler
Arranged
and Conducted by Nick Perito
Special
Material and Musical Consultant: Ray Charles
Vocal
Accompaniment by The Doodletown Pipers
Recorded
live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas on June 25,
26, and 27, 1970
Recording
Engineer: Mickey Crofford Album
notes by Ernie Altschuler
Notes: ~ Canadian folksinger
Gordon Lightfoot had a popular recording titled "If
You Could Read My Mind"
which is often confused with
this special-material composition by Ray Charles and Nick
Perito. The Lightfoot
song has no connection with this
song but it was on the charts at about the same time as
Mr. Como's recording
of "It's Impossible" and
not long following release of this live album. The Como
song pokes fun at his public
persona and it was used many
times in live performance with slight variations in the
lyric. Through the use
of very clever lyrics and self
depreciating humor, Mr. Como delivers the song with
impeccable diction and
timing. During the 1970s Canadian
impressionist Rich Little appeared on a Como Christmas
Special and
imitated Mr. C. with special lyrics in a
similar vein: "I'm beginning to sound a lot like Perrry! So relaxed
and cooool! My impression would be
complete, and it would be really neat, to fall asleep
while sitting
on his stool!" ( to the tune of
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" which
was a popular
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