Perry Como Highlighter ~ Kleenex Tissues Presents 1957

KLEENEX TISSUES

Presents

Perry Como

Highlighter

A 1957 Special Products Division Release

featuring 6 complete hits

RCA VICTOR 45 EP SPD-28

NEW ORTHOPHONIC HIGH FIDELITY

MONAURAL RECORDINGS

ASSEMBLED JULY 1957

Side 1
Matrix No. H2NH-4847

South of The Border

Words and Music by Jimmy Kennedy

and Michael Carr, published 1939

Because

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

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

Bless This House

Words and Music by Helen Taylor

and May H. Morgan ( a.k.a. Brahe ), 1927

Side 2
Matrix No. H2NH-4848

Breezin' Along With The Breeze

~ appeared in the 1955 Hollywood musical "Pete Kelly's Blues"

Words and Music by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons and Richard Whiting, 1926

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

You'll Never Walk Alone

~ from the musical production "Carousel"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Dear Friends:

For a change, I thought I'd like to write

all you nice people a letter.

For one thing, I hope you enjoy this

Highlighter Album — the songs in it happen

to be among my personal favorites.

I've wanted for a long time to thank you for the many

wonderful letters you send me.

I figured out the best way I could do this was to say it with music.

And that's the story behind our new album, WE GET LETTERS.

It's your album really because all the songs in it are the ones most requested by you

in your letters to me. We tried to present them the way you liked them on our

TV show, with a couple of Mitch Ayres boys backing me in the rhythm department.

If we overlooked your favorite tune this time, we'll

try to include it next album around.

Thanks again. Keep those letters coming in.

This 45 RPM Extended Play compilation was released circa 1957. It is one of two special compilations sponsored by Kleenex Tissues and available by mail order throughout the United States and Canada in conjunction with Perry's successful television show. This promotion preceded Perry's Guinness Book of World Records' contract with Kraft in 1959 and their exclusive sponsorship of what became known as the "Perry Como Kraft music Hall", a 25 Million Dollar Contract widely publicized in the press.