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- Dear Mr. C.
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- JAPAN BOX SET ( 5 DISCS )
- 104 TRACKS
- 1993
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- DISK 1
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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
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I'm Gonna Love That Gal ( Like She's Never Been Loved Before )
- Words and Music by Frances Ash 1945
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If I Loved
You
- ~ recorded by Perry in May,
1945
- from the Musical Show
"Carousel"
- Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II 1945
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A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba (
Dig You Later )
- ~ from the Hollywood Musical
"Doll Face", 1945
- Music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Harold Adamson, 1945
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Temptation
- ~ from the MGM film "Going
Hollywood"
- Music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by
Arthur Freed , 1933
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Prisoner of Love
- ~ introduced and featured by Russ
Columbo in 1931
- Music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill
- with lyrics by
Leo Robin, 1931
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I'm
Always Chasing Rainbows
- ~ from the 20th Century-Fox
picture "The Dolly Sisters"
- Music by Harry Carroll and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, 1917, 1946
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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
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Because
- ~ featured
by Mario Lanza in "The Great Caruso", 1951
- Music by Guy d'Hardelot and lyrics by Edward Teschemacher,
1902
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- If
(1950)
- ~ a
Gold Record for Perry in 1951
- Music by Tolchard Evans, lyrics by Robert Hargreaves and
Stanley J. Damerell , 1934
- With
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
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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
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Papa Loves Mambo
- ~ recorded by Perry in
August, 1954
- Words and Music by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and
Bix Reichner 1954
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Wanted
- ~ recorded by Perry in
December, 1953
- Words and Music by Lois Steele and Jack Fulton , 1954
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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
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- More
- ~ a double charting single from May,
1956, with flip side "Glendora"
- Music by Alex Alstone and lyrics by Tom Glazer
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Glendora
- ~ a double charting single from May,
1956, with flip side "More"
- Words and Music by Ray
Stanley, 1956
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Round and Round
- ~ recorded by Perry in
January, 1957
- Words and Music by Joe Shapiro
and Lou Stallman, 1956
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Mi Casa, Su Casa ( My
House Is Your House )
- ~ recorded by Perry in January,
1957
- Words and Music by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning
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Catch
a Falling Star
- ~ first certified "Gold"
record by R.I.A.A. in 1958
- Words and Music by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance
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Magic Moments
- ~ recorded by Perry in December,
1957
- Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics
by Hal David , 1958
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Kewpie
Doll
( with Ray Charles )
- ~ a popular single for Perry from
March, 1958
- un-credited duet with Perry's Choral
Director, Ray Charles
- Words and Music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
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I
May Never Pass This Way Again
- Words and
Music by Murray Wizel
- and Irving Melcher
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- Delaware
- Words and Music by Irving
Gordon
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It's Impossible
- Original music and Spanish lyrics by Canache Armando Manzanero,
1970
- with English lyrics by
Sid Wayne
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- SONG BOX DISC 1 ~ 24 TRACKS
TIME 69:17
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- DISK 2
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Goodbye Sue
- ~ Perry's first recording for RCA
Victor from June, 1943
- original flip side "There'll Soon
Be a Rainbow" and re-released on "B" side of
"Temptation" in 1945
- Words and Music by Jimmy Rule, Lou Ricca and
Jules Loman, 1943
- Recorded a cappella during the American
Federation of Musicians ( AFM ) recording ban with Mixed Chorus
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio
2, New York City, June 20, 1943
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- Long Ago
(
And Far Away )
- ~ a double charted single from
February, 1944, the "B" flip side to "I Love You"
- from the 1944 Hollywood
musical "Cover Girl"
- Music by Jerome Kern and lyrics Ira Gershwin, 1944
- Recorded a cappella during the American
Federation of Musicians ( AFM ) recording ban with Mixed Chorus
- Recorded
at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City,
February 8, 1944
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They
Say It's Wonderful
- ~ from the musical production
"Annie Get Your Gun" and Published 1946
- Words & Music by Irving Berlin
- With Russ Case and His
Orchestra
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City,
April 2, 1946
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Surrender
- Words and Music by Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss , 1946
- Bennie Benjamin Music Inc.
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Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba ( My Bambino Go to Sleep )
- Music by Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
- with lyrics by Mack David, 1947
- Oxford Music Corp.
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
- ~ from the 20th Century-Fox Picture "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" 1947
- Music by Joe Howard and Harold Orlob,
- with lyrics
by Frank Adams and Will Hough,
1909
- Edward B. Marks Music Corp. ~ ASCAP
- Orchestra Conducted by Lloyd
Shaffer with The Satisfiers
- Produced by Mr. Kissinger
- Recorded at RCA
Victor Studio 2, New York City
- Recorded
May 29, 1947
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Rambling Rose
- Music by
Joseph Burke
- with lyrics by
Joseph Allan McCarthy Jr. 1948
- With Russ Case and His
Orchestra and the Satisfiers
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City
- Recorded
December 30, 1947
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- Far Away
Places
- Words and Music by Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney, 1948
- Bourne Co. ~ ASCAP
- With Orchestra Conducted by
Henri René
- Produced by Charles
Grean and J. Burgess
- Recorded
at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City
- Recorded December 14, 1948
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Forever and Ever
- ~ a double charted single from
January, 1949, with flip side "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes
Anymore"
- Music and original German
lyrics by Franz Winkler
- English lyrics by Malia Rosa,
1949
- With Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Mitchell Ayres
- Produced by Charles
Grean and J. Burgess
- Recorded at RCA
Victor Studio 2, New York City, January 14, 1949
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"A" ~ You're Adorable
- ~ a No. 1 hit single from
March, 1949, the "B" flip side to "When Is Sometime?"
- Music by Sidney Lippman with lyrics by Fred Wise and
Buddy Kaye,
1948
- With Mitchell
Ayres' Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters
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A
Dreamer's Holiday
- Music by Mabel Wayne and lyrics by Kim Gannon , 1949
- Skidmore Music Co., Inc. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. ~ ASCAP
- ~ recorded at RCA Studio 2, NYC,
August 11, 1949
- with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
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I Wanna Go Home
(
With You ) (
alternate take )
- ~ recorded by Perry in August, 1949
- Words and Music by Jack Joyce and Joe Candullo
- With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The
Fontane Sisters
- Produced by Charles Grean
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City,
August 11, 1949
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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo ( The Magic Song )
- ~ from the 1950 Walt Disney
film "Cinderella"
- Music by
Al Hoffman
and Mack David with lyrics by
Jerry Livingston
- Walt Disney Music Co., Inc. ~ ASCAP
- with Mitchell Ayres and His
Orchestra
- Produced by Henri René
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City
- Recorded
November 7, 1949
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Hoop-Dee-Doo
- ~ double charted single from
March, 1950, with flip side "On The Outgoing Tide"
- Music Milton de Lugg and lyrics by Frank Loesser
- With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The
Fontane Sisters
- Produced by Charles Grean
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City,
March 16, 1950
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Zing Zing Zoom Zoom
- Music by Sigmund Romberg
- with lyrics by Charles Tobias, 1951
- EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. and Ched
Music Corp. ~ ASCAP
- With Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by the
Composer Sigmund Romberg
- Produced by Bergman and Hugo
Winterhalter
- Recorded at Manhattan
Center, New York City
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Recorded December 5, 1950
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- Maybe
- ~ a double charted single from
May, 1952, with flip side "Watermelon
Weather"
- Words and Music by Allan Flynn and Frank Madden , 1940, 1952
- both songs with Eddie Fisher &
Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
- Produced by Dave Kapp
- Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York
City, May 13, 1952
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Say You're Mine Again
- Words and Music by Charles Nathan and Dave Heisler , 1953
- Blue River Music and Meridian Music
Corp. ~ ASCAP
- With Hugo Winterhalter's
Orchestra
- and The Ramblers
- Produced by Dave Kapp
- Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York
City
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No
Other Love
- ~ from the 1953 Stage Musical
"Me and Juliet"
- Words and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein,
1953
- With Henri
René's Orchestra and Chorus
- Produced by Hugo Winterhalter
- Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York
City, May 19, 1953
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Pa Paya Mama
- Words and Music by
Larry Coleman,
Norman Gimbel
- and
George Sandler
- With Hugo Winterhalter's
Orchestra
- and The Ramblers
- Produced by Joe Carlton
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- You
Alone
(
Solo Tu )
- ~ a double charted single from
August, 1953, the "B" flip side to "Pa-paya Mama"
- Music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman, 1953
- With Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and
Chorus
- Produced by Joe Carlton
- Recorded in Manhattan Center, New York
City, August 19, 1953
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- SONG BOX DISC 2 ~ 20 TRACKS
TIME 58:28
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DISK 3
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Ko-Ko-Mo ( I Love You So )
- Words and Music by Eunice Levy, Jake Porter and Forest Wilson , 1955
- Songs of PolyGram International ~
ASCAP
- With Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
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and The Ray Charles Singers
- Arranged by Joe Reisman and Produced
by Joe Carlton
- Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City
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Recorded January 4, 1955
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Chee Chee-Oo Chee
( Sang the Little Bird
)
- Music by
Saverio Seracini
- with English lyrics by
John Turner and
Geoffrey Parsons, 1955
- Original Italian lyrics by
Ettore Minoretti
- Unichappell Music Inc. &
United Artists Italy Edizioni BMI
- With Mitchell Ayres'
Orchestra
- and Jaye P. Morgan
- Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City
- Recorded April 28,
1955
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Tina
Marie
- Words and Music by Bob
Merrill
- With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
and The Ray Charles Singers
- Arranged by Joe Reisman and Produced
by Joe Carlton
- Recorded in Webster Hall, New York
City, June 21, 1955
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( The )
Rose Tattoo
- ~ a popular single for Perry in Japan
from September, 1955
- inspired by the
Paramount-Wallis film "The Rose Tattoo"
- Music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Jack Brooks
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Juke
Box Baby
- Music by Joe Sherman and lyrics Noel
Sherman, 1956
- With Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
and The Ray Charles Singers
- Arranged by Joe Reisman and Produced
by Joe Carlton
- Recorded at Webster Hall, New York
City, February 2, 1956
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Somebody Up There
Likes Me
- Music by Bronislau Kaper
- and lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
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Dream Along With
Me (
I'm
On My Way to a Star )
- ~ recorded by Perry in June,
1956
- theme song from "The
Perry Como Show"
- Words and Music by Carl Sigman, 1956
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Chincherinchee
- ~ one
of Perry's popular singles from September, 1956
- Words and Music by John Jerome, 1956
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I Know
- ~ a popular charted single for
Perry from May, 1959, with flip side "You Are In Love"
- Words and Music by Carl Stutz and Edith Lindeman
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Make
Someone Happy
- ~ a
charted single from October, 1960, with flip side "Gone Is My
Love"
- from the Broadway production
"Do Re Mi"
- Music by Julie Styne and lyrics by Betty Comden and
Adolph Green
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- Caterina
- Words and Music by Earl Shuman and Maurice "Bugs" Bower, 1961
- Roncom Music Company
- With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
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and the Ray Charles Singers
- Produced by Hugo & Luigi
- Recorded in Webster
Hall, New York City
- Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
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Recorded February 14, 1962
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- ( I Love You )
Don't
You Forget It
- Music by Henry Mancini
- with lyrics by Al Stillman ,1963
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- Dream
On Little Dreamer
- Words and
Music by Jan Crutchfield
- and Fred Burch
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Stop!
And Think It Over
- Words and Music by Sid Tepper
- and Roy C. Bennett
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- ( The )
Father of Girls
- Words and Music by Ervin M. Drake
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Seattle ( from the Screen
Gems TV production "Here Come the Brides" )
- Music by Hugo Montenegro
- with words by Ernie Sheldon and
Jack Keller
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I
Think of You
- Music by Francis Albert Lai
- with lyrics by Rod McKuen
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And I
Love You So
- Words and Music by Don McLean
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I Don't Know What He Told You
- Original Italian Words and
Music by Giulio Rapetti, Elio Cesari, Alberto Testa
- English lyrics by Robert I. Allen
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World of Dreams
- Words and Music by Des O'Connor
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TIME 53:59
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- Over
The Rainbow ( with Sally
Sweetland )
- ~ from the Hollywood musical
"The Wizard of Oz"
- Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg , 1939
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When
You're Smiling
(
The Whole World Smiles With You )
( with The
Satisfiers )
- ~ recorded by Perry in November,
1947
- a late 40s single with flip side
"My Melancholy Baby"
- Words and Music by Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin and
Larry Shay , 1928
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More Than You Know
~ 1951
- ~ Perry's second recording of
this song from January, 1951
- from the 1929 musical
production "Great Day"
- Music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by
Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu
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Blue Skies
~ 1946
- ~ Perry's first recording of
this song from March, 1946
- sung by Bing Crosby in "Blue
Skies" 1946
- Words & Music by Irving Berlin
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My Melancholy
Baby
- ~ recorded by Perry in
November, 1947
- sung by Bing Crosby in the Hollywood musical
"The Birth of the Blues" ( 1941 )
- Music by Ernie Burnett
with lyrics by George A. Norton and Maybelle E. Watson , 1912
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Without a
Song ~ 1951
- ~ Perry's first recording of
this song from January, 1951
- from the 1929 musical
production "Great Day"
- Music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by
Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu
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Me and My Shadow
- ~ recorded by Perry in
January/February, 1951
- Music by Al Jolson and Dave Dreyer and lyrics by
Billy Rose, 1927
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Carolina
Moon
- Music by Joe Burke and lyrics
by Benny Davis , 1929
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What'll
I Do?
- ~ featured in "Big City",
1948, sung by Danny Thomas
- Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1924
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With a Song in My Heart
- ~ from the 1948 M-G-M film
"Words and Music"
- Words and Music by Rodgers and Hart,
1926
- With Chorus and Orchestra
directed by Henri René
- Produced by Charles
Grean and J. Burgess
- Recorded at NBC Studio 3, New York City,
December 23, 1948
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Love Me Or Leave Me
- ~ from the 1928 Stage musical
"Whoopee"
- Music by
Walter Donaldson and lyrics by
Gus Kahn
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Body
and Soul
- ~ from the United
Artists Film "Body and Soul"
- Music by Johnny Green
- and lyrics by Robert B. Sour,
Edward Heyman, and Frank Eyton
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It's
Only a Paper Moon
- ~ a double charted single from
February, 1944, the "B" flip side to "I Love You"
- from the 1944 Hollywood
musical "Cover Girl"
- Music by Jerome Kern and lyrics Ira Gershwin, 1944
- With Mitchell
Ayres' Orchestra
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If I Could Be With You
( One Hour Tonight )
- ~ featured in the 1953
Hollywood musical "The Jazz Singer"
- Music by
James P. Johnson and lyrics by
Henry Creamer , 1930
- Remick Music Corporation
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Love
Letters
- ~ from the 1945 Paramount film
"Love Letters"
- Music by Victor
Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman,
1945
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- It
Had To Be You
- ~ from the 1944 Hollywood
musical "Show Business"
- Music by Isham Jones and lyrics by Gus Kahn, 1924, 1944
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Young
at Heart
- ~ featured in the 1955 film
"Young at Heart"
- Music by Johnny Richards and lyrics by
Carolyn Leigh, 1954
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Try
to Remember ( from the musical
production "The Fantasticks" )
- Music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones
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The
Very Thought of You
- Words and Music by Ray
Noble, 1934
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Smile
- Music by Charles Chaplin
- and lyrics by John Turner
- and Geoffrey Parsons, 1954
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Raindrops
Keep Fallin' On My Head
- Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1969
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- Something
- Words and Music by George Harrison
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A
House is Not a Home
- Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1964
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We've
Only Just Begun
- Words and Music by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, 1970
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If ( Gates )
- Words and
Music by David A. Gates
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Yesterday
I Heard the Rain
- Music by Canache Armando
Manzanero
- with lyrics by Gene Lees
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Bridge
Over Troubled Water
- Words and Music by Paul Simon
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Where
Do I Begin ( from "Love
Story" )
- Music by Francis Lai
- with lyrics by Carl Sigman, 1970
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For
All We Know ( from the Motion
Picture "Lovers and Other Strangers" )
- Music by Fred Karlin
- with lyrics by Arthur James and
Robb Wilson, 1970
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The
Way We Were
- Music by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by
Marilyn and Alan Bergman , 1973
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The
Hand's of Time ( Brian's Song )
- Music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman
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Beyond
Tomorrow ( theme from
"Serpico" )
- Words and Music by Mikis Theodorakis and
Larry Kusik
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You
Are the Sunshine of My Life
- Words and Music by Stevie Wonder
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Here,
There and Everywhere
- Words and
Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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Michelle
- Words and Music by John Lennon
- and Paul McCartney, 1966
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There's
a Kind of Hush
- Words and Music by David Leslie Reed
- and Geoff Stevens, 1966
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You
Light Up My Life
- ~ from the film "You Light
Up My Life"
- Words and Music by Joe Brooks , 1977
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Feelings
- Music by Mauricio Kaiserman with English lyrics by
Morris Albert , 1975
- Brazilian song with original
Portuguese words by Thomas Fundera
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The
Colors of My Life
- ~ from the Broadway musical
"Barnum"
- Music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Michael Stewart , 1980
- Arranged by Kenny Ascher
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You
Are So Beautiful
- Words and Music by Billy
Preston and Bruce Fisher
- Arranged by Stanley Schwartz
and Gerald Alters
- Orchestra Conducted by Nick Perito
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- SONG BOX DISC 5 ~ 20 TRACKS
TIME 65:06
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- JAPAN
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- 5 CD
BOX SET 104 TRACKS
- 1993
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- CD RELEASE MAY 21, 1993 9000 YEN ( $90 US )
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- A Perry Como
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