So Smooth ~ Japan CD

Perry Como

JAPAN R25J-1039 20 BIT MASTERED

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers

Arrangements by Joe Lipman, Joe Reisman and Jack Andrews

All tracks are monaural

Original Release 1955 ~ CD Release 1989

It's A Good Day

Words and Music by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour, 1947

As Time Goes By

~ from the 1931 Stage musical "Everybody's Welcome" and the 1942 film "Casablanca"

Words and Music by Herman Hupfeld

I've Got The World On A String

~ featured in the 1950 Hollywood musical "I'll Get By"

Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, 1933

My Funny Valentine

~ featured in the 1955 Hollywood musical "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, 1937

For Me And My Gal

~ featured in the 1942 Hollywood musical "For Me and My Gal"

Music by George W. Meyer, lyrics by Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz, published 1917

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, 1932

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

It's The Talk of The Town

~ featured by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

Music by Jerry Livingston and lyrics by Marty Symes with Al J. Neiburg, 1933

You Do Something To Me

~ featured in the 1952 Hollywood musical "Because You're Mine"

Words and Music by Cole Porter , 1929

It Happened In Monterey

~ from the 1930 film "King of Jazz" with Paul Whiteman

Music by Mabel Wayne and lyrics by William Rose, published 1930

One For My Baby ( and One More for the Road )

~ featured in the 1955 Hollywood musical "Young at Heart"

Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1943

In The Still of The Night

~ from the 1937 Hollywood musical "Rosalie"

Words and Music by Cole Porter

| Album Notes |

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers

Arrangements by Joe Lipman, Joe Reisman and Jack Andrews

Album notes by Jack O'Brien, Newspaper Columnist

All tracks are monaural

WARNING: Japan CD compilations are not generally available for sale in North America. A few of them have slipped through the cracks but sightings of ELVIS have been by far more numerous! Conventional wisdom suggests that the reasons for this have to do with the nature of Perry's contract with the original label. This phenomenon is not exclusive to Perry alone, it may well affect other RCA Victor artists with Perry's stature. Until this situation is resolved, Perry's original albums are unlikely to be available for sale in North America under the RCA Victor logo. Japan CDs, like their vinyl counterparts, have always been produced to a very high standard.

A Perry Como Discography

& CD Companion

| Site Links | Selekt Links | We Get Letters | Contact |

First Edition Summer 1992

Second Edition Christmas 1993

Web Page Edition Christmas 1997

Revision Christmas 2011

George Townsend

3 Seaview Avenue

Wolfville, Nova Scotia B4P 2G3

Canada

Telephone: (902) 542-5226

(902) 701-2442

| Album Notes |

| Site Links | Selekt Links | We Get Letters | Contact |

Friday, December 09, 2011