Kewpie Doll

Words and Music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett

Arranged and Produced by Joe Reisman

 

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers & Ray Charles

Arranged and Produced by Joe Reisman

 

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, New York City

Final Recording Time 2:30

 

Recorded March 4th, 1958   ~ Matrix No. J2PD-1866 Take 1 +

 

Recorded March 11th, 1958   ~ Matrix No. J2PD-1866 Take Take 1 & 17 & 20 ( Comp. )

SESSION MUSICIANS & CHORAL

March 11, 1958 

A&R Joe Reisman

 

Orchestra

 

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

 

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind 

Sax ~ Wolffe Taninbaum 

Sax ~ Stanley Webb 

 

Trumpet ~ Malven Soloman 

Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow 

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo 

Trumpet ~ Louis Oles 

 

Trombone ~ Thomas Mitchell 

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander 

Trombone ~ John D'agostino 

 

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

 

Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola

Guitar ~ Danny Perri 

Guitar ~ Sebastian Mure

Guitar ~ Mundel Lowe 

 

Drums ~ Don Lamond 

Drums ~ Philip Kraus

 

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

 

Choral

 

Contractor: Ray Charles ( Solo )

 

MALE MEMBERS ONLY

 

Alan Sokoloff 

James Stuart 

Jack Brown 

Robert Harris 

James Stover 

Robert Spiro

Herbert Davidson 

Robert Hartman 

David Vogel 

Leonard Stea  

 

Single release: RCA-45/78RPM-47/20-7202

Single Flip Side: "Dance Only With Me"

US Chart Position No. 6

 

Stereo Single release: RCA-45RPM-61-7202 ( same flip side )

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With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers & Ray Charles

Arranged and Produced by Joe Reisman

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, New York City

Recorded March 11, 1958

 

Note: Ray Charles himself, sometimes referred to as "the other Ray Charles", to distinguish him from

the popular American gospel/soul/blues singer/composer, joins Perry in an un-credited duet on

"Kewpie Doll". He did this one other time with Perry in his 1959 recording of "To Know You ( Is To Love You )"

for the album "Como Swings". Ray Charles was Perry's choral director for records and television for more

than forty years. The Ray Charles Singers have been featured on the majority of Perry's New York studio

recordings and they also appeared with him on television.

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