The Incomparable Como ~ 1975 UK Readers Digest Set

READER’S DIGEST UK GINC-6A

1975 Compilation ~ US Version | Notes |

Readers Digest UK Production

Electronically Reprocessed Stereo

Re-mastering Engineer: [unknown]

Original Compilation Release 1975

disc 1 — Golden Hits

Temptation ( 1945 )

~ from the MGM film "Going Hollywood"

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

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

Words and Music by Slim Willet, 1952

Because

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

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

Catch a Falling Star

~ first certified "Gold" record by R.I.A.A. in 1958

Words and Music by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance

Wanted

~ recorded by Perry in December, 1953

Words and Music by Lois Steele and Jack Fulton , 1954

Prisoner of Love

~ introduced and featured by Russ Columbo in 1931

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

Round and Round

~ recorded by Perry in January, 1957

Words and Music by Joe Shapiro and Lou Stallman, 1956

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

Papa Loves Mambo

~ recorded by Perry in August, 1954

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

Magic Moments

~ recorded by Perry in December, 1957

Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1958

Mi Casa, Su Casa ( My House Is Your House )

~ recorded by Perry in January, 1957

Words and Music by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning

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

disc 2 — By Request

Hello, Young Lovers ( 1960 )

~ from the 1951 Stage musical "The King and I"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II , 1951

Try to Remember ( from the musical production "The Fantasticks" )

Music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones

Seattle

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

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

You Came A Long Way From St. Louis

Music by John Benson Brooks and lyrics by Bob Russell , 1948

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1969

You Make Me Feel So Young

Music by Joseph Myrow and lyrics by Mack Gordon, 1946

( The ) Shadow of Your Smile ( Love theme from "The Sandpiper" )

Music by Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, 1965

No Other Love

~ a No. 1 Charted Single for Perry recorded in May, 1953

from the 1953 Stage Musical "Me and Juliet"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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

Tina Marie

~ popular 1955 single charting at No. 5

Words and Music by Bob Merrill

My Coloring Book

~ this song made it's national debut when sung by Sandy Stewart on the Como television show.

Music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, 1962

My Cup Runneth Over ( from the Broadway musical "I Do! I Do!" )

Music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones

disc 3 — Como Today

Behind Closed Doors

Words and Music by Kenny O'Dell

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree

Music by L. Russell Brown and lyrics by Irwin Levine , 1973

The Most Beautiful Girl

Words and Music by Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson

For The Good Times

Words and Music by Kris Kristofferson

Snowbird

Words and Music by Gene MacLellan, 1970

I Believe In Music

Words and Music by Mac Davis , 1972

It's Impossible

Music by Canache Armando Manzanero and lyrics by Sid Wayne

The Father of Girls

Words and Music by Ervin M. Drake

It All Seems To Fall Into Line

Music by Ben Weisman and lyrics by Al Stillman

A Hatchet, A Hammer, A Bucket of Nails

Words and Music by Sarah Graham, Richard Ahlert and Eddie Snyder

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

Killing Me Softly

Music by Charles Fox and lyrics by Norman Gimbel , 1973

disc 4 — Dream Along With Como

Dream On Little Dreamer

Words and Music by Jan Crutchfield and Fred Burch

Dream Along With Me ( I'm On My Way To A Star )

~ a double charted single from June, 1956, with flip side "Somebody Up There Likes Me"

theme song from "The Perry Como Show"

Words and Music by Carl Sigman, 1956

Fly Me to the Moon ( In Other Words )

Words and Music by Bart Howard

Once Upon a Time

~ from the 1962 Stage musical "All American"

Music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams

Girl Of My Dreams

~ recorded by Perry in March, 1946

Words and Music by Sunny Clapp, 1927

Moon River

~ from the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

Music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer

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

( I Love You ) Don't You Forget It

~ a popular single from May, 1963 with flip side "One More Mountain"

Music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Al Stillman ,1963

Lollipops and Roses

Words and Music by Tony Velona, 1962

"A"— You're Adorable ( with The Fontane Sisters )

~ a No. 1 hit single from March, 1949, the "B" flip side to "When Is Sometime?"

Music by Sidney Lippman and lyrics by Fred Wise and Buddy Kaye, 1948

Young at Heart

~ featured in the 1955 film "Young at Heart"

Music by Johnny Richards and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, 1954

I Think I Love You

Words and Music by Tony Romeo, 1970

disc 5 — Light And Latin

Oh Marie

Original Italian melody arranged and adapted by Ray Charles and Nick Perito

Additional Italian adaptation by Edoardo DiCapua

Santa Lucia

Original Italian melody by Teodoro Cottrau , 1850

Musical adaptation by Nick Perito with Italian/English lyrics adapted by Ray Charles

O Marenariello

~ an original Italian melody

Arranged and adapted by Ray Charles and Nick Perito

with additional Italian adaptation by Salvatore Gambardella

Forget Domani

~ from the MGM Motion Picture "The Yellow Rolls Royce"

Words and Music by Riziero Ortolani and Norman Newell

Love Theme from "La Strada" ( Traveling Down a Lonely Road )

Music and original Italian lyrics by Nino Rinaldi Rota and Michele Galdieri , 1954

English lyrics by Don Raye

Arrivederci Roma ( Goodbye to Rome )

~ featured in the 1958 Hollywood musical "Seven Hills of Rome"

Music by Renato Ranucci with Italian lyrics by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini

English lyrics by Carl Sigman

Yesterday I Heard the Rain

Music by Canache Armando Manzanero and lyrics by Gene Lees

Slightly Out of Tune ( Desafinado )

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim

with original lyrics by Newton Mendonça, 1962

English lyrics by Jon Hendricks and Jessie Cavanaugh

Manhã de Carnaval ( from the film "Black Orpheus" )

Music by Luiz Bonfa and lyrics by Antonio Mariz, 1960

English lyrics by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore ( Hugo & Luigi )

Meditation ( Meditaçao )

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with original lyrics by Newton Mendonça, 1963

English lyrics by Norman Gimbel , 1966

How Insensitive ( Insensatez )

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinicius De Moraes

English lyrics by Norman Gimbel

Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars ( Corcovado )

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Gene Lees and Buddy Kaye

disc 6 — Till The End Of Time

'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

My Days of Loving You

Words and Music by Eddie Snyder and Richard Ahlert

The Sweetest Sounds

~ from the Stage musical "No Strings"

Words and Music by Richard Rodgers, 1962

I'll Remember April

~ from the 1942 Western Musical Comedy "Ride 'em Cowboy"

Music by Gene DePaul and lyrics by Patricia Johnston, and Don Raye

Scarlet Ribbons

Music by Evelyn Danzig and lyrics by Jack Segal , 1949

I Think of You

Music by Francis Albert Lai with lyrics by Rod McKuen

May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You

Words and Music by Meredith Willson

I Believe

Words and Music by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman

Bless This House

Words and Music by Helen Taylor and May H. Morgan ( a.k.a. Brahe ), 1927

All Through The Night

Traditional Old Welsh Air Arranged by Ray Charles

When You Come to The End of The Day

Music by Frank C. Westphal and lyrics by Gus Kahn

You'll Never Walk Alone ( recorded 'Live' 1970 )

~ from the musical production "Carousel"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Readers Digest UK production

Many tracks Electronically Reprocessed Stereo

Re-mastering Engineer: [unknown]

Original Compilation Release 1975

The Incomparable Como ~ Reader's Digest UK

The Best of Perry Como ~ Reader's Digest U,S. 1975

The Best of Perry Como - 14 Track UK Reader's Digest

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