BMG 6368-1-R STEREO

RECORDED & RELEASED 1987

 

Side One

 

Making Love To You

Music by Nick Perito

and lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Violin Soloist: Jerry Vinci

Trombone Soloist: Chauncey Welch

 

Sing Along With Me

Music by Nick Perito

and lyrics by Dee Williams

 

Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You

Music by Michael Masser 

and lyrics by Gerry Goffin, 1983

 

Butterfly ( I'll Set You Free )

Music by L. Russell Brown

and lyrics by Irwin Levine

 

Bless the Beasts and the Children

~ from the soundtrack of "Bless the Beasts and the Children"

Words and Music by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr., 1971

Violin Soloist: Jerry Vinci

 

That's What Friends Are For

Music by Burt Bacharach

and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, 1985

 

Side Two

 

( The )  Wind Beneath My Wings

Words and Music by Larry Henley 

and Jeff Silbar, 1983, 1988

 

I'm Dreaming of Hawaii

Music by Nick Perito

and lyrics by Jennifer L. Perito and Dick Williams

 

You're Nearer

~ from the 1940 Broadway Musical film version of "Too Many Girls"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart

Guitar Soloist: Dennis Budmir

 

My Heart Stood Still

~ from the 1927 London and American Stage musicals

"One Dam Thing After Another" and "A Connecticut Yankee"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart 1927

Trombone Soloist: Chauncey Welch

 

Do You Remember Me

Music by Nick Perito

and lyrics by Richard B. Matheson

 

( The )  Best of Times

~ from the score of the Broadway musical "La Cage Aux Folles"

Words and Music by Jerry Herman, 1983

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Note: album LP Side 2 sequencing on the back cover differs from the content.

The actual sequencing within the album is as listed above.

 

Arranged, Conducted and Produced by Nick Perito

Co-Produced by Roncom Productions, Inc.

Recorded at Evergreen Studios, Burbank, California

Recorded February 2nd & 3rd, 1987

Recording Engineer: John Richards

Assistant Engineer: Mike Hatcher

Remixing by Mike Moran, RCA Studios, New York City.

Mastered by Jack Adelman at RCA, New York City

First Como recording released simultaneously on LP and Compact Disc

 

Orchestra Contractor: Joe Soldo

Violin Soloist: Jerry Vinci on "Making Love To You" and "Bless The Beasts and The Children"

Guitar Soloist: Dennis Budmir on "You're Nearer"

Trombone Soloist: Chauncey Welch on "Making Love To You" and "My Heart Stood Still"

 

Art Direction: Ria Lewerke

Photography: Michael Tighe

Special Thanks to Dick Williams, Mickey Glass, Terry Woodson,

Amanda Armstrong, Laurie Marks, Ria Lewerke and Laurel Dann

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