RECORDING SESSIONS

Perry returned to New York in the fall of 1965 where he made his first recordings with Nick Perito as conductor and arranger and, of course, The Ray Charles Singers. This is the first of a dozen albums which Perry would record with Perito at the helm over the next thirty years.
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December 29th, 1965 ~ March 1st, 1966  
Album Sessions "Lightly Latin" LSP-3552 Serial Nos. SPRS 6240/41 14S
Produced by Andy Wiswell
Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito
Choral Director: Ray Charles and the Ray Charles Singers.
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
December 29, 1965
Happiness Comes, Happiness Goes    SPA1-6222 Take 7  Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British"

		
How Insensitive    SPA1-6223 Take 2
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps     SPA1-6224 Take 10  Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British"
Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma    SPA1-6225 Take 4
December 30, 1965
Baia    SPA1-6226 Take 8
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars ( Corcovado )      SPA1-6227 Take 8
Little Boat  ( O Barquinho )     SPA1-6228 Take 7  Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British"
Pardon My English  ( Samba Torto )     SPA1-6229 Take 1 Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British"
February 22, 1966
The Shadow of Your Smile    SPA1-6230 Take 7
Stay With Me    SPA1-6231 Take 1+
Once I Loved    SPA1-6232 Take 3
February 25, 1966
Baia    SPA1-6226 Take 20 Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British"
Meditation     SPA1-6233 Take 5
And Roses And Roses    SPA1-6234 Take 19
February 28, 1966
Manhã de Carnaval ( Carnival )    SPA1-6235 Take 17
Yesterday    SPA1-6236 Take 5
Dindi    SPA1-6237 Take 2
March 1, 1966
Stay With Me    SPA1-6231  ( REMAKE )
Once I Loved    SPA1-6232  ( REMAKE )
Lightly Latin ~ RCA Victor LSP-3552  ~  1966
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