Accentuate The Positive

Music by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer , 1944

1st recording 1958 ~

Arranged by Joe Lipman

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A , 155 E. 24th Street, New York City

Recording Time 2:53 ( with theme "Dream Along with Me" )

Recorded February 19, 1958 ~ Matrix No. J2PB-1601 Take 7

SESSION MUSICIANS

February 19, 1958

A&R Joe Reisman and Ed O. Welker

Orchestra

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Thomas Parshley

Sax ~ Wolffe Taninbaum

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

Trumpet ~ Malven Soloman

Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow

Trumpet ~ Louis Oles

Trumpet ~ Nick Travis

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander

Trombone ~ Frank Rehak

Trombone ~ John D'agostino

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Drums ~ Osie Johnson

Drums ~ Philip Kraus

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

Choral

Contractor: Ray Charles

Lois Winter

Sue Singleton

Carla Houston

Rose Marie Jun

Joyce De Young

Anne Ryan

Steve Steck

Alan Sokoloff

Jack Brown

Bob Harris

Bob Spiro

Herbert Davidson

David Vogel

Leonard Stea

German Single release: RCA-45RPM-47-9243-A

Single Flip Side: "Love Letters"

7½" IPS HALF-TRACK "Saturday Night With Mr. C." CPS-153 STEREO ORTHOPHONIC TAPE JULY 1958

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Saturday Night With Mr. C." LOP / LSO-1004 MONO / STEREO MAY / JULY 1958

Album issue: RCA-UK-LP12 "Dear Perry" RD-27078 MONAURAL 1959

Saturday Night With Mr. C. ~ stereo half-track recording tape edition

Dear Perry ~ The Perry Como Show ( UK Release )

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2nd recording 1980 'Live' Medley version~

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with Vocal Arrangements by Ray Charles

Live recording on location produced by Mike Berniker

Time 31:36 Side A and 28:42 Side B applause and talk included

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

Notes: ~ This song was included within a tribute to Bing Crosby which Perry performed several times in live performance and on his well known television specials throughout the 1980s. The tribute was again featured in live performance on a 1989 PBS television special with the Boston Pops and John Williams which included an encore performance with Perry singing "The Wind Beneath My Wings" interspersed with Crosby and Como video footage from their 1960 television shows where each was the guest of the other. This PBS Special was repeated many times during the years following.