To Know You ( Is To Love You )

Music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Allan Roberts , 1952

Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc. / Music Sales Corp. ~ ASCAP

1st recordings 1952 ~

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Fontane Sisters / Betty Hutton

Produced by Dave Kapp

Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City

Final Recording Time 2:40

SESSION MUSICIANS

Orchestra

EVENING 7:00 TO 10:30 PM

Conductor: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry Ross

Trumpet ~ Melven Solomon, James Maxwell, James Milazzo

Trombone ~ Lou McGarity, John D'agostino, Warren Covington

Sax ~ Harry Terrill, Bernard Kaufman, Stanley Webb, Philip Zolkind

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

Drums ~ Terry Snyder

Accordion ~ Nicholas Periot

Recorded June 19, 1952 ~ Matrix No. E2VB-6610 Take 1 - 1A ( Betty Hutton )

Remake September 09, 1952 ~ Matrix No. E2VB-6610 Take 2 - 2A ( The Fontane Sisters )

Single release: RCA-78RPM-20-4959

Single Flip Side: "My Lady Loves to Dance"

US Chart Position No. 19

UK Single release: HMV-78RPM-B-10400 ( January 1953 )

Single Flip Side: "Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes"

Album issue: Camden-LP12 "Dreamer's Holiday" CAL-582 MONO 1960

Album issue: UK Camden-LP12 "Dreamer's Holiday" CDN-149 MONO 1961

Album issue: Windmill-LP12 "Perry Como ~ Superstar" WMD-251 MONO 'Live' Broadcast Version 1975

Album issue: Napoleon-LP12 "Perry Como" Italy NLP-11090 MONO 'Live' Broadcast Version 1975

Album issue: Deja Vu - Italy-LP12 "Perry Como Collection" DVLP 2109 ELECTRONIC STEREO 'Live' Broadcast Version 1987

Dreamer's Holiday ~ circa 1961 UK Version

The Perry Como Collection ~ 20 Golden Greats

| Lyrics | 1959 Lyrics | CD-Finder | Perry with The Fontane Sisters |

| Alphabetical 'NR' List | Chronological 'NR' List |

| A Bushel and a Peck | She's a Lady | The Last Straw |

Note: ~ album credits for "Dreamer's Holiday" list this track as being recorded with Betty Hutton but in fact it is with The Fontane Sisters. The listing was corrected for it's supposed second release within the 1965 Camden album "No Other Love" but the track included there was Perry's 1959 recording from the RCA album "Como Swings" where he sings in duet with his choral director Ray Charles. Perry is known to have recorded four songs with Betty Hutton, the first two on September 12, 1950, including "A Bushel & A Peck" and "She's a Lady", followed by two unreleased songs on June 19, 1952, including "The Last Straw" and "To Know You ( Is to Love You )", the latter which was remade with the Fontane Sisters in September of that year.

2nd recording 1959 ~

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews

Produced by Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro

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

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Final Recording Time 2:16

Recorded May 21, 1959 ~ Matrix No. K2PB-2336 Take 1

SESSION MUSICIANS & VOCAL ACCOMPANIMENT

May 21, 1959

Produced by Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro

Orchestra

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind

Sax ~ Abraham Richman

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo

Trumpet ~ Ernest Royal

Trumpet ~ Carl Poole

Trumpet ~ Melvin Davis

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander

Trombone ~ Chauncey Welsch

Trombone ~ John D'agostino

Trombone ~ Richard Hixon

Trombone ~ Robert Byrne

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Guitar ~ Allen Hanlon

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Drums ~ Terry Snyder

Drums ~ Milton Schlesinger

Bass ~ Arnold Fishkin

Tuba ~ Don Butterfield

Vocal Accompaniment

Ray Charles ( Solo )

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Como Swings" LSP-2010 STEREO SEPTEMBER 1959

Album issue: RCA-45RPM EP "Delaware" GERMAN EP EPA-9734 MONO 1960

Album issue: Camden-LP12 "No Other Love" CAS-941(e) ELECTRONIC STEREO 1965

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Como Swings" UK STARCALL HY-1035 STEREO 1976

| Lyrics | Album Notes | Session | Original 1952 Lyrics | CD-Finder |

Notes: ~ recorded with The Fontane Sisters in 1952 (Charted at #19) and again in duet with his long time choral director Ray Charles, although not credited, for the 1959 RCA Victor Living Stereo album "Como Swings" which was recorded in early 1959. Arranger/Choral Director Ray Charles also sang in duet with Mr. Como on the recording "Kewpie Doll" in 1958 charting at #6 on Billboard.