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

UK Single release: RCA-78RPM-1055 ( May 1958 )

Single Flip Side: "Dance Only With Me "

UK Chart Position No. 9

German Single release: RCA-45RPM-47-9182

Single Flip Side: "It's a Good Day"

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

Album issue: CAM-LP12 "Dreamer's Holiday" CAL-582 MONO 1960

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.