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Hot Diggity ( Dog
Ziggity Boom )
- Words and Music by Al Hoffman and
Dick Manning, 1956
- Adapted from Alexis Chabrier's
1st theme of Espaņa, Rhapsody for Orchestra
- Roncom Music Co. ~ ASCAP
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- Original single recording 1956 ~
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- With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
- and The Ray Charles Singers
- Arranged by Joe Reisman and Produced by Joe Carlton
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- Recorded at Webster
Hall, New York City
- Recording Time 2:20
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- Recorded February 02, 1956
~ Matrix No. G2PB 1200 Take 9
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- Single release:
RCA-78/45RPM-20/47-6427
- Single Flip Side: "Juke
Box Baby"
- US Chart Position No. 1 /
German Chart Position No. 10
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- UK Single release: HMV-78RPM-POP-212 (
May / June 1956 )
- Single Flip Side: "My
Funny Valentine"
- UK Chart Position No. 4
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- UK Single release: HMV-45RPM-7MC-39 (
Pirate Issue )
- UK Matrix No.
7XAV-1428-1N
(
See Note )
- Single Flip Side: "Juke
Box Baby"
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- Japan Single release: RCA
ES-5036
- Single Flip Side: "Juke
Box Baby"
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- RCA Gold Standard Series
78/45-RPM-420/447-0814
- Single Flip Side: "Juke
Box Baby"
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- GERMANY Single release:
RCA-45RPM-PPBO-4106
- Single Flip Side: "Caterina "
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- Collectables Single release:
COL-045277
- Single Flip Side: "Catch
a Falling Star"
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- Mexico Single release:
RCA-45RPM-SP-4531 RCA Mexicana ( White Label ) 1977
- Single Flip Side: "Papa
Loves Mambo"
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- Album issue: RCA-45RPM-EP
"Somebody Up There Likes Me"
EPA-903 MONO
1956
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Note: At the time of this release, records in the UK were
reportedly pirated from records received from the United States. A new
master was created from the American record and, hence, a new matrix
number was created. This HMV release appears to be an example of this
activity which is said to have been common.
Al Hoffman and Dick Manning also
provided Perry with this peppy novelty. The perky melody first saw the light
of day as one of the themes in Emmanuel Chabrier's
Espaņa
rhapsody. Hoffman and Manning turned the Spanish piece into a new fangled love
song, and Perry and the Ray Charles Singers had a ball recording it.
( notes from "The
Incomparable Como" Readers Digest UK
compilation 1975 )
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- Note: beginning in the 1960s, electronically
reprocessed stereo versions were released for many popular RCA Victor
albums including "Como's Golden Records". These albums were
designated with an "LPE" number or with an enclosed lower case
"(e)" following the regular album designation. Despite several
attempts to make them sound better, the majority of them were bad.
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- "Perry Como" medley 'Live' 1980 ~
( instrumental Overture only )
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- Live recording on
location produced by Mike Berniker
- ( Time 31:36 Side A
and 28:42 Side B applause and talk included )
- Arranged and Conducted
by Nick Perito with Vocal Arrangements by Ray Charles
- Recording Engineer:
Mike Moran / RCA Mobile Unit: Ron Olson and Tom Brown /
Mastering Engineer: Mike Posner.
- Recorded 'Live' at the
Mill Run Theatre, Niles, Illinois, July
29th, 30th, 31st, 1980.
- Album issue: RCA-LP12
"Perry Como Live On Tour" AQL1-3826 STEREO 1981
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- Note: The opening Overture ( Como
Medley ) includes: Till the End of Time / Round and Round / Catch a
Falling Star / Prisoner of Love / Temptation / Hot Diggity / It's
Impossible arranged and conducted by Nick Perito
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