A Sentimental Date With Perry Como ~ LPM-1177 Released 1956

RCA VICTOR LPM-1177

MONAURAL MATRIX NO. F2PP-7422/3

ASSEMBLED IN 1956

Side One

When Day Is Done

~ a German song originally titled "Madonna, Du Bist Schöner als der Sonnenschein!"

Music and original German lyrics by Robert Katscher , 1926

English lyrics by B.G. DeSylva

Carolina Moon

~ best remembered as the theme song of Morton Downey, who used it on his radio shows and public appearances.

Music by Joe Burke and lyrics by Benny Davis , 1929

What'll I Do?

~ featured in "Big City", 1948, sung by Danny Thomas

Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1924

If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts ( We'll Just Be The Same Old Friends )

~ featured by Andy Russell and The Pied Pipers in the mid-forties

Music by James V. Monaco and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy , 1915

Blue Room

~ from the 1948 M-G-M film "Words and Music"

Words and Music by Rodgers and Hart, 1926

With A Song In My Heart

~ from the 1948 M-G-M film "Words and Music"

Words and Music by Rodgers and Hart, 1926

Side Two

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows ( with The Satisfiers )

~ melody adapted from Chopin's "Fantaisie Impromptu in C# Minor

Music by Harry Carroll and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, 1917, 1946

Love Me Or Leave Me ( with The Satisfiers )

~ from the 1928 Stage musical "Whoopee"

Music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn

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

When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver ( I Will Love You Just The Same )

~ a popular song on radio with leading recording by "Bud and Joe Billings"

Music by Peter De Rose and lyrics by Charles Tobias, 1930

Lies ( with The Ramblers )

~ popular flipside to Perry's 1952 gold record "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes"

Music by Harry Barris and lyrics by George Springer, 1930

No Other Love

~ from the 1953 Stage Musical "Me and Juliet"

Words and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1953

added in 1956 for the 12" LP format

This compilation album is an expansion of Perry's original Musical Smart Set and 10" LP with the addition of four songs: "Blue Room" and "Without a Song" were recorded in December, 1948, for the last Hollywood Musical in which Perry appeared, while "No Other Love" and "Lies" were two popular hits for Perry in 1953. The first three were recorded with Henri René and His Orchestra and "Lies" was recorded with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and The Ramblers and a popular flipside to Perry's Gold Record "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes". Winterhalter also produced "No Other Love" which was based on the haunting theme "Beneath the Southern Cross" written for the television series "Victory at Sea" telecast by NBC-TV for twenty-six weeks during 1952-1953.

Original eight tracks with Russ Case and His Orchestra, with the exception of "Body and Soul" with Lloyd Shaffer

Recorded July 10th & 11th and September 25th & 30th, 1947 with the exception of "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" which was recorded in 1945.