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Perry Como - The
Romantic Como GBPC-6A/S1
-
Readers
Digest UK Production 1971
- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6841
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Matrix Numbers
2441/42
- Sources and Mastering Unknown
-
Original
Compilation 1971
-
- Side 1 — Record One
-
-
Fly
Me to the Moon (
In Other Words )
- Words and Music by Bart Howard
-
- Santa
Lucia
- Original
Italian melody by Teodoro Cottrau , 1850
- Musical
adaptation by Nick Perito with
Italian/English lyrics adapted by Ray Charles
-
- Scarlet
Ribbons
- Music by Evelyn Danzig and lyrics by Jack Segal , 1949
-
- Arrivederci
Roma ( Goodbye to Rome )
- ~ featured in
the 1958 Hollywood musical "Seven Hills of
Rome"
- Music by Renato Ranucci with Italian lyrics
by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini
- English lyrics
by Carl Sigman
-
- Together Forever ( from the Broadway
musical "I Do! I Do!" )
- Music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones
-
- Souvenir
d'Italie
- Music by Lelio Luttazzi and English lyrics
by Carl Sigman
- Original
Italian lyrics by Giulio Scarnicca and Renzo Tarabusi , 1957
-
- Side 2 —
Record One
-
- ( The )
Hawaiian Wedding Song
(
Ke Kali Nei Au )
- Music by Charles E. King
- with English lyrics by Al Hoffman and
Dick Manning, 1959
- Original written in
1926 by Charles E. King
- with Hawaiian words and title
"Ke Kali Nei Au"
-
- Funny How Time Slips Away
- Words and Music
by Willie Nelson, 1962
-
-
Slightly
Out of Tune ( Desafinado )
- Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim
- with original lyrics by Newton Mendonça, 1962
- English lyrics by Jon Hendricks and Jessie Cavanaugh
-
- Quiet
Nights of Quiet Stars ( Corcovado )
- Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by
Gene Lees and Buddy Kaye
-
- Lollipops and
Roses
- Words and
Music by Tony Velona, 1962
-
- How
Insensitive ( Insensatez )
- Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by
Vinicius De Moraes
- English lyrics by Norman Gimbel
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Perry Como - The
Romantic Como GBPC-6A/S1
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Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6841
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Original
Compilation 1971
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Perry Como - Como's
Big Hits GBPC-6A/S2
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Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6842
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Matrix Numbers
2443/44
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-
Original
Compilation 1971
-
- Side 1 — Record
Two
-
-
Don't
Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes ( with The Ramblers
)
- ~ recorded by Perry in
November, 1952
- Words and Music by Slim
Willet, 1952
-
- Delaware
- Words and Music by Irving Gordon
- With Mitchell Ayres'
Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers
- Recorded December 28, 1959, New York, Produced by
Charles Grean
-
- Prisoner of
Love
- ~ introduced and featured by Russ
Columbo in 1931
- Music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill
- with lyrics by
Leo Robin, 1931
-
- Hot
Diggity ( Dog
Ziggity Boom )
- ~ Adapted from Alexis Chabrier's
1st theme of España, Rhapsody for Orchestra
- Words and Music by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, 1956
-
-
Magic
Moments
- ~ recorded by Perry in December,
1957
- Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics
by Hal David , 1958
-
-
Papa Loves
Mambo
- ~ recorded by Perry in
August, 1954
- Words and Music by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and
Bix Reichner 1954
-
- Side 2 — Record
Two
-
-
It's Impossible
- Original music and Spanish lyrics by Canache Armando Manzanero,
1970
- with English lyrics by
Sid Wayne
-
-
Raindrops
Keep Fallin' On My Head
- Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1969
-
-
Something
- Words and Music by George Harrison
-
- ( They Long to
Be )
Close to
You
- Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1970
-
-
I
Think I Love You
- Words and Music by Tony Romeo, 1970
-
-
A
House is Not a Home
- Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1964
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Perry Como - Como's
Big Hits GBPC-6A/S2
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Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6842
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Matrix Numbers
2443/44
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Original
Compilation 1971
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Perry Como - The
Swinging Como GBPC-6A/S3
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Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6843
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-
Matrix Numbers
2445/46
- Sources and Mastering Unknown
-
Original
Compilation 1971
-
- Side 1 — Record
Three
-
-
I've
Got You Under My Skin ( 1959
Version )
- ~ from the
1936 Hollywood musical "Born to Dance"
- Words and
Music by Cole Porter
-
- Everybody's
Talking
( 1970 'Live'
Version )
- ~ from the movie "Midnight
Cowboy"
- Words and Music by Fred Neil, 1969
-
-
( The )
Father of Girls ( 1968 Album
Version )
- Words and Music by Ervin M. Drake
-
- Let a
Smile Be Your Umbrella ( On a Rainy Day )
- Music by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Irving Kahal
- and
Francis Wheeler , 1928
-
- Hello,
Young Lovers ( 1960 Version )
- ~ from the 1951 Stage musical
"The King and I"
- Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
, 1951
-
- If I
Had a Hammer
( 1970
'Live' Version )
- Music and lyrics Lee Hays and Pete Seeger, 1958, 1962, 1963
-
- Side 2 — Record
Three
-
-
Snowbird
- Words and Music by Gene MacLellan, 1970
-
- El
Condor Pasa
- Original English Lyrics by Paul Simon
- Arrangement of 18th Century Peruvian
folk melody by Jorge Milchberg
- Notated in 1916 by Daniel Alomias
Robles
-
- Everybody
is Looking for an Answer
- Words and Music by Evangeline Seward
-
- You
Came A Long Way From St. Louis
- Music by John Benson Brooks with lyrics by
Bob Russell , 1948
-
- We've
Only Just Begun
- Words and Music by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, 1970
-
- What's New
?
- Music by Bob Haggart with lyrics by Johnny Burke 1939
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-
Perry Como - The
Swinging Como GBPC-6A/S3
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Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6843
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Matrix Numbers
2445/46
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Original
Compilation 1971
-
Perry Como - Como at
Home GBPC-6A/S4
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Readers
Digest UK Production 1971
- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6844
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-
Matrix Numbers
2447/48
- Sources and Mastering Unknown
-
Original
Compilation 1971
-
- Side 1 — Record Four
-
-
May
The Good Lord Bless And Keep You
- Words and
Music by Meredith Willson
-
- When
You Come to The End of The Day
- Music by Frank C. Westphal and lyrics by
Gus Kahn
-
- I May
Never Pass This Way Again
- Words and
Music by Murray Wizel and Irving Melcher
-
- I
Believe
- Words and Music by Ervin Drake,
- Irvin Graham,
Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman
-
- Whither
Thou Goest
- Music and
Lyrics Guy Singer, 1954
-
-
Bless
This House
- Words and Music by Helen Taylor
- and May H. Morgan
( a.k.a. Brahe ), 1927
-
- Side 2 — Record
Four
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-
Nearer
My God To Thee
- Words and Music by Sarah F. Adams
- and Lowell Mason
-
- A
Still Small Voice
- Music by Ben Weisman and lyrics by Al Stillman
-
- Abide
With Me
- Music by William Henry Monk
- with
lyrics by Henry Francis Lyte,
1861
-
- The
Rosary
- Words and Music by Robert Cameron Rogers
- and
Ethelbert Nevin
-
- Only
One
- Words and
Music by Sunny Skylar, Tom Glazer, and Andrew Ackers
-
- Prayer
For Peace
- Music by Nick Acquaviva with English Lyrics
by Norman Gimbel
-
-
Perry Como - Como at
Home GBPC-6A/S4
-
Readers
Digest UK Production 1971
- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6844
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Matrix Numbers
2447/48
- Sources and Mastering Unknown
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Original
Compilation 1971
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Perry Como - Como In
Love GBPC-6A/S5
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Readers
Digest UK Production 1971
- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6845
STEREO
-
Matrix Numbers
2449/50
- Sources and Mastering Unknown
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Original Compilation 1971
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- Side 1 — Record Five
-
-
'Till
the End of Time
- ~ adapted from Chopin's Polonaise
No. 6 in A Flat Major
- Words and Music by Ted Mossman and Buddy Kaye, 1945
-
- Because
- ~ featured
by Mario Lanza in "The Great Caruso", 1951
- Music by Guy d'Hardelot and lyrics by Edward Teschemacher,
1902
-
- When
You Were Sweet Sixteen (
with The Satisfiers )
- ~ from the Bing Crosby Productions, Inc.,
Picture "The Great John L."
- Words and Music by James Thornton and Published
1898
-
- Maria
- ~ from the 1957 Broadway musical
production "West Side Story"
- Music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim, 1957
-
- The Sweetest
Sounds
- ~ from the
Stage musical "No Strings"
- Words and
Music by Richard Rodgers, 1962
-
- I'll Remember
April
- ~ from the
1942 Western Musical Comedy "Ride 'em Cowboy"
- Music by Gene DePaul and lyrics by Patricia Johnston, and
Don Raye
-
- Side 2 — Record Five
-
-
Yesterday
- Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1966
-
- Somebody Cares
- Words and
Music by Johnny Robba, Frank Reardon and Ernest G. Schweikert
-
- Look
to Your Heart ( from the TV
production "Our Town" )
- Music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
-
- Sweet Adorable You
- Words and Music
by Thomas Baker Knight
-
- Once
I Loved ( Amor e Paz )
- Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by
Vinicius De Moraes
- English lyrics by Ray Gilbert
-
- My
Cup Runneth Over ( from the Broadway
musical "I Do! I Do!" )
- Music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones
-
-
Perry Como - Como In
Love GBPC-6A/S5
-
Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6845
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Matrix Numbers
2449/50
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Original Compilation 1971
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Perry Como - Como
Sings the Show Stoppers GBPC-6A/S6
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Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6846
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Matrix Numbers 2451/52
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Original Compilation 1971
-
- Side 1 — Record
Six
-
-
Moon River
- ~ from the
1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
- Music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer
-
- Sunrise
Sunset ( from the Broadway
and musical production "Fiddler on the Roof" )
- Music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
-
- How
to Handle a Woman ( from the Broadway
and musical production "Camelot" )
- Music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner
-
- Try
to Remember ( from the musical
production "The Fantasticks" )
- Music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones
-
- ( The
) Shadow of
Your Smile ( Love theme from
"The Sandpiper" )
- Music by Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster,
1965
- Arranged by Torrie Zito
-
- When
You're in Love ( from the film
"Seven Brides and Seven Brothers" )
- Music by Gene De Paul and lyrics by Johnny Mercer
-
- Side 2 — Record
Six
-
-
Moonglow and Theme
from "Picnic"
- ~ from the
1956 film "Picnic"
- Words and
Music by Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange, and Irving Mills 1934, 1956
- Theme from
"Picnic" Words by Steve Allen and Music by George Duning 1956
-
- My Favorite Things
- ~ from
"The Sound of Music" 1959, 1965
- Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
-
- Days
of Wine and Roses
- ~ from the 1962 film "Days
of Wine and Roses"
- Music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1962
-
- Carnival
- ~ from
the film "Black
Orpheus"
- Music by Luiz Bonfa and lyrics by Antonio Mariz, 1960
-
- Can't Help Falling
In Love
- Words and
Music by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore ( Hugo & Luigi
)
-
- What
Kind of Fool Am I ?
- ~ from the 1961 Stage Musical
"Stop the World I Want to Get Off"
- Music by Leslie Bricusse and lyrics by
Anthony Newley
-
-
Electronically
Reprocessed Stereo
-
-
Perry Como - Como
Sings the Show Stoppers GBPC-6A/S6
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Readers
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- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS RDS-6846
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-
Matrix Numbers 2451/52
- Sources and Mastering Unknown
-
Original Compilation 1971
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-
-
-
Readers
Digest UK Production
- RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS GBPC-6A
- Stereo & Electronic Reprocessed
Monaural
- Sources and Mastering Unknown
-
Original
Compilation 1971
-
- Selections in this compilation
are from the following
- feature RCA
Victor albums:
- I Believe
- Bless this House
- Nearer My God to Thee
- Abide with Me
- The Rosary
-
-
Compilation Produced
by Charles Grean
- Originally Assembled in 1956
- Don't Let the Stars Get In Your
Eyes
- Delaware
- Prisoner of Love
- Hot Diggity ( Dog Ziggity Boom
)
- Magic Moments
- Papa Loves Mambo
- 'Till the End of Time
- Because
- When You Were Sweet Sixteen
-
-
Original Compilation
Assembled in 1958
- Added
to UK Compilation in 1970
- Scarlet Ribbons
- May the Good Lord Bless
and Keep You
- When You Come to the End of the
Day
- I May Never Pass this Way Again
Wither Thou Goest
- A Still Small Voice
- Only One
- Prayer for Peace
-
-
Produced
by Joe Reisman
-
with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
& The Ray
Charles Singers
-
Arrangements
by Joe Reisman, Jack Andrews and Joe Lipman
-
Recorded
in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York,
-
on April 30, May 1,
June 18, 19, and 23, 1958
-
Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella
( On a Rainy Day )
- You Came a Long Way from St.
Louis
-
-
Produced
by Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro
-
with
Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Ray Charles
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th
Street, New York City
-
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson.
-
Recorded April 9th,
16th, 23rd & May 21st, 1959
- Hello, Young Lovers
-
-
Produced
by Hugo & Luigi.
-
with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
and Chorus
-
Arrangements:
O.B. Masingill
-
Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City.
-
Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
-
Recorded October
25th, 26th & November 2nd, 15th, 1960
- Lollipops and Roses
- What's New?
- Maria
-
The
Sweetest Sounds
-
I'll
Remember April
-
Somebody Cares
-
Moon River
-
Moonglow and Theme
from "Picnic"
-
My Favorite Things
-
Can't Help Falling
in Love
-
-
Produced
by Hugo & Luigi
-
With
Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers
-
Recorded
in Webster Hall, New York City
-
Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
-
Fly
Me to the Moon ( In Other Words )
-
The
Hawaiian Wedding Song
-
Slightly Out of Tune
( Desafinado )
- Days of Wine and Roses
- Carnival
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
-
-
Perry
Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
-
Produced
by Hugo & Luigi
-
Recorded
in Webster Hall, New York City
-
Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
- Funny How Time Slips Away
- Sweet Adorable You
-
-
Perry Como with
The Anita Kerr Quartet
-
Produced
by Chet Atkins and Arranged by Anita Kerr
-
Recorded
in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio,
-
Nashville, Tennessee
-
Recording
Engineers: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort
-
- Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
( Corcovado )
- How Insensitive
( Insensatez )
- Yesterday
- Once I Loved
( Amor e Paz )
- The Shadow of Your Smile
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
-
-
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 ~ March 1, 1966
-
-
-
- Santa Lucia
- Arrivederci Roma
( Goodbye to Rome )
- Souvenir d'Italie
-
-
Produced
by Andy Wiswell
-
Arranged
and Conducted by Nick Perito
-
The
Alessandro Alessandroni Singers Directed by
Ray Charles
-
Recorded
in the RCA Italiana Studios, Rome, Italy.
-
Recording
Engineer: Pino Mastroianni
-
May 9 - 19, 1966
- Together Forever
- The Father of Girls
- Look to Your Heart
- My Cup Runneth Over
- Sunrise Sunset
- How to Handle a Woman
- Try to Remember
- When You're in Love
-
-
Produced
by Andy Wiswell
-
Arranged
and Conducted by Nick Perito with the Ray Charles Singers
-
Recorded
in Webster Hall, New York City circa June 1968
-
Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
-
Released
in "Seattle" compilation album 1969
- Everybody's Talking
- If I Had a Hammer
-
-
Produced
by Ernie Altschuler.
-
Arranged
and Conducted by Nick Perito.
-
Special
Material and Musical Consultant: Ray Charles.
-
Vocal
Accompaniment by The Doodletown Pipers.
-
Recorded
live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas on June 25,
26, and 27, 1970.
-
Recording
Engineer: Mickey Crofford
- It's Impossible
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
- Something
- ( They Long to
Be )
Close to You
- I Think I Love You
- A House is Not a Home
- Snowbird
- El Condor Pasa
- Everybody Is Looking for
an Answer
- We've Only Just Begun
-
-
Produced
by Don Costa Productions, Inc.
-
Conducted
by Nick Perito
-
Recorded
at the International Hotel, Las Vegas circa November,
1970
-
Recording
Engineer: Mickey Crofford
-
-
Title
track "It's Impossible" produced by Ernie
Altschuler
-
Arranged
and Conducted by Marty Manning
-
Recorded
at RCA's Studio A, New York City, May 5/6, 1970
-
Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
Listing, credits
and graphics for "The Best of Perry Como" were
contributed by Matthew Long, England
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