If I Could Be With You ( One Hour Tonight )

~ featured in the 1953 Hollywood musical "The Jazz Singer"

Music by James P. Johnson and lyrics by Henry Creamer , 1930

Remick Music Corporation

With "Como's Little Combo" a section of Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, 155 East 24th Street, New York City

A&R Producer: Ed O. Welker

Recording Engineer: not listed

Recording Time 2:32

Recorded June 18, 1956 ~ Matrix No. G2PB 5656 Take 3

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Electric Guitar ~ Anthony "Tony" Mottola

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

Drums ~ Terry Snyder

Tenor Sax ~ Abraham Richman

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell

NOT RELEASED

Album issue: Camden-LP12 "Door of Dreams" CASX-2482 ELECTRONIC STEREO 1971

Album reissue: Camden-LP12 "Perry Como Sings" CDS-1091 UK ELECTRONIC STEREO 1971

Album issue: Box Set "Perry Como" BOTMC RECORDS 11-7775 MONO 1984

Album issue: Camden-LP12 "Perry Como Box Set Vol. 2" CDS-1091 / CDS-1101 / CDS-1137 Circa 1980s

Note: This song was recorded in June of 1956 as one of five tracks during an early session for what would become Perry's September 1957 RCA Victor pop album release "We Get Letters" . Only three songs from this session were eventually used in the album with other tracks recorded in February of 1957. Of the two unreleased songs, only one was released in later years within an RCA Camden compilation. This song remained un-released until it's inclusion within the 1971 RCA Camden compilation "Door of Dreams" as listed above. ( see unreleased listings within the album link )