Perry Como

RCA VICTOR LPM-1085 ( F2PP-4734/35 )

REEL-TO-REEL TAPE BP-12

NEW-ORTHOPHONIC MONAURAL

SEPTEMBER 1955

 

Side One

 

It's A Good Day

Words and Music by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour, 1947

 

As Time Goes By

~ from the 1931 Stage musical "Everybody's Welcome" and the 1942 film "Casablanca"

Words and Music by Herman Hupfeld

 

I've Got The World On A String

~ featured in the 1950 Hollywood musical "I'll Get By"

Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, 1933

 

My Funny Valentine

~ featured in the 1955 Hollywood musical "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, 1937

 

For Me And My Gal

~ featured in the 1942 Hollywood musical "For Me and My Gal"

Music by George W. Meyer, lyrics by Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz, published 1917

 

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, 1932

 

Side Two

 

Breezin' Along With The Breeze

~ appeared in the 1955 Hollywood musical "Pete Kelly's Blues"

Words and Music by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons and Richard Whiting, 1926

 

It's The Talk of The Town

~ featured by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

Music by Jerry Livingston and lyrics by Marty Symes with Al J. Neiburg, 1933

 

You Do Something To Me

~ featured in the 1952 Hollywood musical "Because You're Mine"

Words and Music by Cole Porter , 1929

 

It Happened In Monterey

~ from the 1930 film "King of Jazz" with Paul Whiteman

Music by Mabel Wayne and lyrics by William Rose, published 1930

 

One For My Baby ( and One More for the Road )

~ featured in the 1955 Hollywood musical "Young at Heart"

Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1943

 

In The Still of The Night

~ from the 1937 Hollywood musical "Rosalie"

Words and Music by Cole Porter

 

Unreleased recordings from this session:

 

Talk of the Town

Music by Chester Conn with lyrics by Gus Kahn

 

Ain't Misbehavin'

~ featured in the Stage Musical "Hot Chocolates"

Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks 

with lyrics by Andy Razaf , 1929

 

When You're Away

~ featured in the Stage Musical "The Only Girl"

Music by Victor Herbert with lyrics by Henry Blossom , 1914

 

Nobody

~ from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1910 and the 1955 movie "Seven Little Foys"

Music by Bert Williams and lyrics by Alex Rogers, 1905

 

Trees

~ featured in the 1948 Musical "Melody Time"

Music by Oscar Rasbach with lyrics by Joyce Kilmer , 1922, 1931

 

RCA 45 EPB-1085 ( 2 DISC ) 1955 ( F2PH-4736/37/38/39 )

RECORD NOS. 547-0660/661 

EXCLUDED FROM THE 45 EP

 

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers

Arrangements by Joe Lipman, Joe Reisman and Jack Andrews

Recorded January 20th, 25th and February 8th, 17th, 1955

Album notes by Jack O'Brien, Newspaper Columnist

All tracks are monaural

 

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