This Is Perry Como ~ 1970 Compilation

Volume One

RCA VICTOR VPS-6026 (e) ( ZPRS-5737- 40 )

ELECTRONICALLY REPROCESSED STEREO

ASSEMBLED 1970

Side 1

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

Round and Round

~ recorded by Perry in January, 1957

Words and Music by Joe Shapiro and Lou Stallman, 1956

Seattle

~ from the Screen Gems TV production "Here Come the Brides"

Words and Music by Hugo Montenegro, Ernie Sheldon and Jack Keller

Wanted

~ recorded by Perry in December, 1953

Words and Music by Lois Steele and Jack Fulton , 1954

'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

Side 2

Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes ( with The Ramblers )

Words and Music by Slim Willet, 1952

Prisoner of Love

~ introduced and featured by Russ Columbo in 1931

Music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill with lyrics by Leo Robin, 1931

Caterina

~ a popular single from February, 1962, with flip side "The Island of Forgotten Lovers"

Words and Music by Earl Shuman and Maurice "Bugs" Bower, 1961

No Other Love

~ a double charted single from May, 1953, with flip side "Keep It Gay"

from the 1953 Stage Musical "Me and Juliet"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Delaware

~ a popular single from December, 1959, with flip side "I Know What God Is"

this was Perry's last recorded single of the 50s and his first release of the 60s double charted

Words and Music by Irving Gordon ( composer of Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable" )

Side 3

Catch a Falling Star

~ a double charted single from October, 1957, with flip side "Magic Moments"

Words and Music by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance

Temptation

~ from the MGM film "Going Hollywood"

Music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed , 1933

I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore

~ a double charted single from January, 1949, with flip side "Forever and Ever"

Words and Music by Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss

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

Magic Moments

~ a double charted single from December, 1957, with flip side "Catch a Falling Star"

Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1958

Side 4

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

Here Comes My Baby ( Back Again )

Words and Music by Bill West and Dottie West, 1964

My One and Only Heart

~ a double charted single from March, 1953, with flip side "Say You're Mine Again"

Music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman

Because

~ featured by Mario Lanza in "The Great Caruso", 1951

Music by Guy d'Hardelot and lyrics by Edward Teschemacher, 1902

Papa Loves Mambo

~ recorded by Perry in August, 1954

Words and Music by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and Bix Reichner 1954

2 record compilation

Electronically Reprocessed Stereo with 3 tracks in stereo

First release of "Caterina" in Stereo

Re-mastered by Don Miller

Album notes by Arnold Shaw

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