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Round and Round
- Words and Music by Joe Shapiro
and Lou Stallman, 1956
- Rush Music Corporation
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- Original single recording 1957 ~
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- Arranged by Joe Reisman and Ray
Charles
- With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
and the Ray Charles Singers
- Produced by Joe Carlton
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- Recorded at Webster Hall, New
York City
- Recording Time 2:30
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- Recorded January
15, 1957 ~ Matrix No. H2PB 0965 Take 15
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- Orchestra Studio Time 2:00 PM to
7:00PM
- Chorus 1:00 pm to 7:00 PM
- Session times include "I
Accuse" and "I Have You to Thank"
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- Conductor: Mitchell Ayres
- Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross
( Sax )
- Choir Contractor: Ray Charles
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- Sax ~ Hank Ross, Harry Terrill, Bernard Kaufman,
- Stanley Webb, Philip Zolkind, Abraham Richman
- Trumpet ~ Melven Solomon, James Maxwell,
James Milazzo, Bernie Glow
- Trombone ~ Robert Byrne, Warren
Covington, John
D'Agostino, Bart Varsalona
- Piano ~ Henry Rowland
- Guitar ~ Danny Perri, Anthony
"Tony" Mottola
- Bass ~ Jack Lasberg
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- Choir ~ Ray Charles, Lois Winter, Sue
Singleton, Carla Houston,
- Rosemary Jun, Ann Phillips, Ann Ryan, Steve Steck,
James Tushar,
- Jack
Brown, Bob Harris, Robert Spiro, Herbert Davidson,
- David Vogel, Leonard Stea
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- Single release:
RCA-78/45RPM-20/47-6815.
- Single Flip Side: "Mi Casa, Su Casa
( My House Is
Your House )"
- US Chart Position No. 1 /
German Chart Position No. 9
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- Single release:
RCA-78/45RPM-BY/WBY-50 Children's Bluebird Series
- Single Flip Side: "Tina
Marie"
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- UK Single release: HMV-78RPM-POP-328 (
April 1957 )
- Single Flip Side: "Mi Casa, Su Casa
( My House Is
Your House )"
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- RCA Gold Standard Series
78/45-RPM-420/447-0815
- Single Flip Side: "Catch
a Falling Star"
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- Collectables Single release:
COL-045287
- Single Flip Side: "Magic
Moments"
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On an icy January afternoon in
1957, Perry Como recorded one of his hottest hits. For perhaps an hour,
Perry and the musicians experimented with the background sound, then settled
on drummer Terry Snyder's wire brushes on his drum case. 'We all thought it
would be a hot one,' Perry said later of Round and Round. But if we handed
it to an arranger, what could he arrange? There was really nothing there. I
said why don't we do a row-row-row-your boat-thing. I started the beat on
the piano, and that's what we came up with.' And that's how some
million-sellers are born!
( notes from "The
Incomparable Como" Readers Digest UK
compilation 1975 )
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"Perry Como" medley 'Live' 1980 ~
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- Arranged and Conducted
by Nick Perito
- with Vocal Arrangements by Ray Charles
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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
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- Recording Engineer:
Mike Moran
- RCA Mobile Unit: Ron Olson and Tom Brown
- Mastering Engineer: Mike Posner
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- Recorded 'Live' at the
Mill Run Theatre, Niles, Illinois, July
29th, 30th, 31st, 1980
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- 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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