The Best of Times - original sources

Selections in this compilation are from the following
: feature RCA Victor recordings:; WE GET LETTERS ~ 1957 LPM-1463; They Can't Take that Away From Me; I Had the Craziest Dream; It's Easy to remember; Recorded at Webster Hall; and RCA Victor Studio's 2 & 3, New York City; A&R Producer Ed O. Welker; With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & "Como's Little Combo"; All tracks are monaural; SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MR. C ~ 1958 LSO-1004 & LSP-1971; It Had to Be You; Red Sails In the Sunset; Album produced by Joe Reisman; With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers.; Arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews; Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson; Released here in monaural only without explanation; COMO SWINGS ~ 1959 LSP-2010; Begin the Beguine; 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; FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART ~ 1961 LSP-2343; 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; SING TO ME MR. C. ~ 1961 LSP-2390; All I Do Is Dream of You; Gigi; The Way You Look Tonight; Produced by Hugo & Luigi; With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra, Tony Mottola on Guitar; & The Ray Charles Singers; Arrangements: Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews; Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson; Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City; May 15th, 17th and 26th, 1961; BY REQUEST ~ 1962 LSP-2567; Moon River; Produced by Hugo & Luigi; With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers; Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City; Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson; THE SONGS I LOVE ~ 1963 LSP-2708; Days of Wine and Roses; 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; LOOK TO YOUR HEART ~ 1968 LSP-4052; How to Handle a Woman; Try to Remember; The Father of Girls; 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; recording date erroneously listed as 1963 within "The Best of Times" compilation; THE BEST OF TIMES ~ 1983 SINGLE; The Best of Times; Song On the Sand ( La da da da ); Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito; With the Ray Charles Singers; Produced by Mike Berniker; COMPILATION BY DON BURKHIMER AND TOMMY LOFTUS; PROJECT SUPERVISION BY PAUL WILLIAMS; DIGITALLY REMASTERED BY MICHAEL MORAN; Special thanks to Eileen Cafarella, Phoebe Kranish and Nancy Chessare; Copyright 1986 RCA / Ariola International; THE BEST OF TIMES ~ 16 TRACKS ( I MEDLEY ) TIME 55:35; 1986 BMG UK; RCA PD 89970

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