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In 1962, a music publisher brought John Kander
and Fred Ebb together and suggested that they become a songwriting team.
This wistful song of lost love, told in terms of colour, was their first
effort and a major hit. Although they wrote it with supper-club and
comedienne Kaye Ballard in mind, it became a hit for recording artist Sandy
Stewart, who introduced it on one of the top TV programmes of the year, 'The
Perry Como Show'! Kander and Ebb quickly moved from Tin Pan Alley to
Broadway and started writing musicals with great success. Among their
achievements: 'Cabaret', 'The Happy Time', 'Zorba', and 'Chicago'.
( notes from " The
Incomparable Como" Readers Digest UK
compilation 1975 )
- Produced by Hugo and Luigi
- With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and
( The Ray Charles Singers )
- Recorded in Webster Hall, New
York City
- Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
- Recorded March 26th, 1963
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- Notes:
~ Introduced
by Kaye Ballard in nightclubs. The song made it's
national debut when sung by Sandy Stewart on the Como
television show. Stewart also recorded the song for Colpix as did Kitty Kallen for RCA and Barbara Streisand
for Columbia. Both Kaye Ballard and Sandy Stewart were
regulars on the Como television show and performed on the
1962 album "The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from
Mr. President" with Mr. Como for RCA Victor. That
album was released just prior to "The Songs I
Love" and one of the five albums produced by Hugo
& Luigi with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The Ray
Charles Singers.
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