Prayer For Peace

Music by Nick Acquaviva with English Lyrics by Norman Gimbel

Roncom Music Company

 

Arranged by Joe Reisman

Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Joe Reisman

 

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York,

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recording Time 2:56

 

Recorded May 1st, 1958  ~ Matrix No. J2PB-3142 Take 11

SESSION MUSICIANS & CHORAL

May 1, 1958 

A&R Joe Reisman

 

Orchestra

 

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

 

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman

Sax ~ Abraham Richman

Sax ~ Stanley Webb 

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind 

 

Trumpet ~ Malven Soloman 

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo 

Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow 

Trumpet ~ Louis Oles 

 

Trombone ~ Robert Byrne 

Trombone ~ John D'agostino 

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander 

 

French Horn ~ Anthony Miranda 

French Horn ~ Fred Klein 

 

Tuba ~ Harvey Phillips 

 

Violin ~ Tosha Samaroff 

Violin ~ Max Hollander 

Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz 

Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff 

Violin ~ Mac Ceppos 

Violin ~ Arnold Eidus 

Violin ~ Harry Urbont 

Violin ~ Ralph Silverman 

Violin ~ Harry Hoffman 

Violin ~ Maurice Hershaft 

Violin ~ Samuel Rand 

Violin ~ George Ockner 

 

Viola ~ Isadore Zir 

Viola ~ Howard Kay 

Viola ~ Soloman Deutsch 

 

Cello ~ Maurice Brown 

Cello ~ Lucien Schmit 

Cello ~ Harvey Shapiro

Cello ~ Abram Borodkin

 

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

 

Guitar ~ Danny Perri 

 

Drums ~ Terry Snyder 

 

Bass ~ Robert Haggart 

 

Percussion ~ Philip Kraus

 

Harp ~ Gloria Agostini

 

Choral

 

Contractor: Ray Charles

 

Lois Winter

Sue Singleton 

Trudy Packer

Carla Houston 

Rose Marie Jun

Bernice Massi 

Joyce De Young 

Anne Ryan McCord

 

Alan Sokoloff 

Jack Brown 

James Stover 

Steve Steck 

James Stuart 

Robert Harris

Robert Spiro

Herbert Davidson 

Robert Hartman 

David Vogel 

Leonard Stea 

Lee Book 

 

UK Single release: RCA-78/45RPM-1062 ( June 1958 )

Single Flip Side: "I May Never Pass This Way Again "

 

AUSTRALIA Single release: RCA-78/45RPM-10522 ( J2PW-0523 )

Single Flip Side: "I May Never Pass This Way Again "

 

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "When You Come to the End of the Day" LSP-1885 STEREO OCTOBER 1958

Album issue: RCA-45RPM EP "Perry Como Sings" UK RCX-114 ( EPA-4309 ) MONO 1958

Album issue: CAM-LP12 "The Lord's Prayer" CAS-2299 STEREO 1969

Album issue: Box Set "The Best of Perry Como" RD UK STEREO GBPC-6A 1971

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