VOLUME THREE

 

Begin the Beguine

~ from the 1959 RCA Victor album "Como Swings"

Words and Music by Cole Porter

~ from the 1935 Stage musical "Jubilee"

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Arranged by Joe Lipman & Produced by Joe Reisman

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City, March 5, 1958

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

Delaware

Words and Music by Irving Gordon

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Charles Grean

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City, December 28, 1959

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

US Chart Position No. 22

 

What Kind of Fool Am I?

~ from the 1965 RCA Victor album "The Songs I Love"

Music by Leslie Bricusse and lyrics by Anthony Newley

~ from the 1961 Stage Musical "Stop the World I Want to Get Off"

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Produced by Hugo & Luigi

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City, March 26, 1963

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

Dream On Little Dreamer

~ from the 1965 RCA Victor album "The Scene Changes"

Words and Music by Jan Crutchfield and Fred Burch

with The Anita Kerr Quartet

Arranged by Anita Kerr

Produced by Chet Atkins

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, 

Nashville, Tennessee, February 11, 1965

Recording Engineer: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort 

 

Bumming Around  (  not released  ) 

Words and Music by Pete Graves, 1953

with The Anita Kerr Quartet

Arranged by Anita Kerr

Produced by Chet Atkins

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, 

Nashville, Tennessee, June 22, 1965

Recording Engineer: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort ( not confirmed )

 

( The ) Summer Wind

Music by Henry Mayer ( original German lyrics by Hans Bradtke ) 1965

English lyrics Johnny Mercer

with The Anita Kerr Quartet

Arranged by Anita Kerr

Produced by Chet Atkins

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, 

Nashville, Tennessee, June 23, 1965

Recording Engineer: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort ( not confirmed )

 

How Insensitive ( Insensatez )

~ from the 1966 RCA Victor album "Lightly Latin"

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinicius De Moraes

English lyrics by Norman Gimbel

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

Choral Director: Ray Charles and the Ray Charles Singers.

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City, December 29, 1965

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

Anema e core

~ from the 1966 RCA Victor album "Perry Como In Italy"

Music by Salve D'Esposito with Italian lyrics by Tito Manlio , 1954

English lyrics by Manny Curtis and Harry Akst

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito,

With The Allesandro Allessandroni Singers under the direction of Ray Charles

Produced on location by Andy Wiswell

Recorded in the RCA Italiana Studios, Rome, Italy, May 17, 1966

Recording Engineer: Pino Mastroianni

 

( The ) Father of Girls

~ from the 1968 RCA Victor album "Look to Your Heart"

Words and Music by Ervin M. Drake

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

With The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Recorded in RCA Victor Studio A, December 29, 1967

and Webster Hall, New York City, June 19, 1968

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

Sunrise, Sunset ( from the Broadway and musical production "Fiddler on the Roof" )

~ from the 1968 RCA Victor album "Look to Your Heart"

Music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City, June 19, 1968

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

In These Crazy Times

~ from the 1968 RCA Victor album "Look to Your Heart"

Music by Sydney Lippman and lyrics by Sylvia Dee

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City, June 7, 1968

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

It's Impossible

~ from the 1970 RCA Victor album "It's Impossible"

Original music and Spanish lyrics by Canache Armando Manzanero, 1970

with English lyrics by Sid Wayne

Arranged and Conducted by Marty Manning

Produced by Ernie Altschuler

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City, May 5 & 6, 1970

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

Something

~ from the 1970 RCA Victor album "It's Impossible"

Words and Music by George Harrison

Conducted by Nick Perito and Arranged by Don Costa

Produced by Don Costa Productions, Inc.

Recorded at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, November 23, 1970

Recording Engineer: Mickey Crofford

 

I Think of You

~ from the 1971 RCA Victor album "I Think of You"

Music by Francis Albert Lai 

with lyrics by Rod McKuen

Arranged and Conducted by Don Costa

Produced by Don Costa

Recorded at RCA's Studio A, New York City, January 14, 1971

Recording Engineer: Tony Salvatore

 

Bridge Over Troubled Water

~ from the 1971 RCA Victor album "I Think of You"

Words and Music by Paul Simon

Arranged and Conducted by Don Costa

with the Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Don Costa

Recorded  at RCA's Studio A, New York City, April 30, 1971

Recording Engineer: Tony Salvatore

 

And I Love You So

~ from the 1973 RCA Victor album "And I Love You So"

Words and Music by Don McLean

Arranged and Conducted by Cam Mullins

Produced by Chet Atkins

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, 

Nashville, Tennessee, January 17 & 19, 1973

Recording Engineer: Tom Pick

Recording Technicians: Roy Shockley and Milton Henderson

 

For the Good Times

~ from the 1973 RCA Victor album "And I Love You So"

Words and Music by Kris Kristofferson

Arranged by Bergen White

Produced by Chet Atkins

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, 

Nashville, Tennessee, March 26 & April 4, 1973

Recording Engineer: Tom Pick

Recording Technicians: Roy Shockley and Milton Henderson

 

Where You're Concerned

~ from the 1978 RCA Victor album "Where You're Concerned"

Words and Music by Nancy Goland

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

Produced by Roncom Music Company

Recorded at Number One Studio, Olympic, Barnes, England, June, 1977

Recording Engineer: Phil Chapman

 

Not While I'm Around

~ from the 1980 RCA Victor album "Perry Como"

Words and Music by Stephen Sondheim, 1978

~ from "Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Arranged and Conducted by Byron Olsen

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recorded at RCA Studios C and D, New York, April, 1980

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

 

( The ) Colors of My Life

~ from the 1980 RCA Victor album "Perry Como"

Music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Michael Stewart , 1980

~ from the Broadway musical "Barnum"

Arranged by Kenny Ascher & Conducted by Byron Olsen

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recorded at RCA Studios C and D, New York, April, 1980

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

 

( The ) Best of Times  ( single version  ) 

~ from the score of the Broadway musical "La Cage Aux Folles"

Words and Music by Jerry Herman, 1983

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

With the Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recorded at RCA Studios C and D, New York, October, 1983

 

( The ) Wind Beneath My Wings

~ from the 1987 RCA Victor album "Perry Como Today"

Words and Music by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar, 1983, 1988

Arranged, Conducted and Produced by Nick Perito

Co-Produced by Roncom Productions, Inc.

Recorded at Evergreen Studios, Burbank, California, February, 1987

Orchestra Contractor: Joe Soldo

Recording Engineer: John Richards

Assistant Engineer: Mike Hatcher

Remixing by Mike Moran, RCA Studios, New York City.

Mastered by Jack Adelman at RCA, New York City

 

24 TRACKS ON DISK 1 ARE MONAURAL

23 TRACKS ON DISK 2 ARE MONAURAL PLUS 2 STEREO

22 TRACKS ON DISK 3 STEREO

 

RCA VICTOR 07863-660982 DISK 3 1993 BMG Music

Chronological compilation 1943 — 1987

 

All selections transferred to digital from original metal parts, analog master, first generation session and/or master tapes

and/or molds where available ~ "You Are Never Far Away From Me" (complete version) — "Try A Little Tenderness"

— "Unchained Melody" — "Bumming Around" are released here for the first time ~ "Delaware" and "The Summer Wind"

are released here in Living Stereo for the first time ~ "I Wanna Go Home (With You), recorded with the Fontane Sisters,

is an alternate 'take' to the original release ~ Both "The Summer Wind" and "Bumming Around" were recorded with

the Anita Kerr Quartet during the summer following Mr. Como's first recordings in Nashville in 1965 and his debut

album "The Scene Changes" RCA Victor LPM/LSP 3396

 

Compilation Produced by Paul Williams

Audio Restoration by Bill Lacey

Digital Re-mastering by Bill Lacey, Dick Baxter, Edward Tallia

A Perry Como Discography 

& Digital Companion

| Site Links | All Albums |  All Songs | The Recording Sessions |

First Edition Summer 1992

Second Edition Christmas 1993

Web Page Edition Christmas 1997

25th Anniversary Revision November, 2017

Digital Upgrade August, 2018

Easter 2023 Revised Edition

 

 

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