It Had to Be You ~  album linksPerry Como ~ Mr. Saturday Night!
~ from the 1944 Hollywood musical "Show Business"
Music by Isham Jones and lyrics by Gus Kahn, 1924, 1944
 
Arranged by Joe Lipman
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
 
Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A , 155 E. 24th Street, New York City
Recording Time 2:34
 
Recorded February 19th, 1958   ~   Matrix No. J2PB-1599 Take 8
 
Perry Como Stereo '58 ~ simulated coverSaturday Night With Mr. C. ~ stereo half-track recording tape edition
 
Dream Along With Me ~ theme onlySaturday Night With Mr. C. ~ 1958 EP releaseDear Perry ~ The Perry Como Show ( UK Release )
 
Perry Como Alla TVWe Get Postcards ~ UK
 
Thursday Night With Mr. C. ~ AustraliaSaturday Night With Mr. C. ~ LSP-1971
 
Door of DreamsPerry Como Sings ~ UK Release
 
The First Thirty Years ~ Perry Como RCA UK1975The Best of Times - RCA / Ariola 1986Perry Como RCA Camden Set Volume 2
 
Album issue: RCA-45RPM-EP "Perry Como Stereo '58" ESP-4317 STEREO 1958
Original Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Saturday Night With Mr. C." LOP / LSO-1004 MONO / STEREO MAY / JULY 1958
Stereo-Orthophonic Tape 7 ½ " per second for "In-Line" Heads "Saturday Night With Mr. C." RCA CPS-153 JULY 1958
Album Reissue: RCA-LP12 "Saturday Night With Mr. C." LPM / LSP-1971 MONO / STEREO FALL 1958
Album issue: RCA-45RPM EP "Saturday Night With Mr. C." EPA / EPS-4285 MONO / STEREO MAY / JULY 1958
Album issue: RCA Records UK LP12 "Dear Perry" RD-27017/SF-5011 MONO/STEREO 1958
Album issue: RCA Italiana LP12 "Perry Como Alla TV" LOP-1004 MONO 1958
Album issue: RCA Australia LP12 "Thursday Night With Mr. C." L10511 MONO 1959
Album issue: RCA-45RPM EP "We Get Postcards" RCX-184 MONAURAL 1959
Album issue: RCA-45RPM EP "We Get Postcards" SRC-7008 STEREO 1959
Album issue: RCA-45RPM EP "Thursday Night With Mr. C." 20155 MONAURAL 1959
Album issue: RCA German Teldec LP12 "Saturday Night With Mr. C." LPM C/LSP-1971 MONO/STEREO 1959
Album issue: RVC/Japan "Saturday Night With Mr. C." RVP-6372 STEREO 1979
Song Re- issue: Camden-LP12 "Door of Dreams" CASX-2482 ELECTRONIC STEREO 1971
Album reissue: Camden-LP12 "Perry Como Sings" CDS-1091 UK ELECTRONIC STEREO 1971
Album issue: RCA-UK-LP12 "The First Thirty Years" LFL4-7522 ELECTRONIC STEREO 1975
Album issue: RCA / Ariola-UK-LP12 "The Best of Times" PL-89970 MONO 1986
Album issue: Camden-LP12 "Perry Como Box Set Vol. 2" CDS-1091 / CDS-1101 / CDS-1137 Circa 1980s
Original RCA RecordingVinyl Version | Album Session | Album Notes |  Album Large View |
Arranged by Joe Lipman
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
Recorded February 12 ~ 20 & March 5 ~ 12, 1958
Produced by Joe Reisman
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

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