The Songs I Love ~ Japan 1993Perry Como
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The Songs I Love - Perry Como
 
" . . . one of the great TV traditions."
 
JAPAN BVCP-1013
Produced by Hugo & Luigi
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra ( and The Ray Charles Singers )
Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City ~ Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
Original Release 1963 ~ CD Release 1993
 
( The ) Songs I Love
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn
 
( I Left My Heart ) In San Francisco
Music by George Cory and lyrics by Douglas Cross
 
Fly Me to the Moon  ( In Other Words )
Words and Music by Bart Howard
 
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
 
This is All I Ask
Words and Music by Gordon Jenkins, 1963
 
( The ) Hawaiian Wedding Song ( Ke Kali Nei Au )
Music by Charles E. King
with English lyrics by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, 1959
Original written in 1926 by Charles E. King
with Hawaiian words and title "Ke Kali Nei Au"
 
Days of Wine and Roses
~ from the 1962 film "Days of Wine and Roses"
Music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1962
 
Carnival
~ 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 )
 
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
 
I Wanna Be Around
~ Mrs. Vimmerstedt, a housewife from Youngstown, Ohio, sent Johnny Mercer the title and idea for this song. Mercer wrote it and shared the royalties which emanated from the popular recording by Tony Bennett.
Words and Music by Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt, 1963
 
When I Lost You
~ This song was composed the year Mr. Como was born. Irving Berlin wrote this ballad after the death of his young bride, who died shortly after their honeymoon. It had a tremendous sheet music sale and remains one of Berlin's most moving songs.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin , 1912
 
What Kind of Fool Am I ?
~ from the 1961 Stage Musical "Stop the World I Want to Get Off"
Music by Leslie Bricusse and lyrics by Anthony Newley
 
Produced by Hugo and Luigi
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and ( The Ray Charles Singers )
Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
Recorded March 18th, 19th, 25th & 26th, 1963

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 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.

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First Edition Summer 1992
Second Edition Christmas 1993
Web Page Edition Christmas 1997
Revision Christmas 2011
 
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