~ Reader's Digest ( US )

           CD DISK: ONE

TILL THE END OF TIME

~ Golden Memories from the '40s

 

Till the End of Time

~ adapted from Chopin's Polonaise No. 6 in A Flat Major

Words and Music by Ted Mossman and Buddy Kaye, 1945

 

Prisoner of Love ( 1946 Version )

~ introduced and featured by Russ Columbo in 1931

Music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill

with lyrics by Leo Robin, 1931

 

You Won't Be Satisfied ( Until You Break My Heart ) ( with The Satisfiers )

Words and Music by Freddy James and Larry Stock, 1946

 

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows ( with The Satisfiers )

~ melody adapted from Chopin's "Fantaisie Impromptu in C# Minor

Music by Harry Carroll and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, 1917, 1946

 

Forever and Ever

Music and original German lyrics by Franz Winkler

English lyrics by Malia Rosa, 1949

 

Surrender

Words and Music by Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss , 1946

Bennie Benjamin Music Inc.

 

Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba   ( My Bambino Go to Sleep )

Music by Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston 

with lyrics by Mack David, 1947

 

When You Were Sweet Sixteen  ( with The Satisfiers )

~ from the Bing Crosby Productions, Inc., Picture "The Great John L."

Words and Music by James Thornton

and Published 1898

 

Temptation ( 1945 )

~ from the MGM film "Going Hollywood"

Music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed , 1933

 

A Dreamer's Holiday

Music by Mabel Wayne and lyrics by Kim Gannon , 1949

 

Because

~ featured by Mario Lanza in "The Great Caruso", 1951

Music by Guy d'Hardelot

with lyrics by Edward Teschemacher, 1902

 

CATCH A FALLING STAR

~ Golden Memories from the '50s

 

Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes ( with The Ramblers )

~  recorded by Perry in November, 1952

Words and Music by Slim Willet, 1952

 

If  (1950)

Music by Tolchard Evans, lyrics by Robert Hargreaves

and Stanley J. Damerell , 1934

 

Catch a Falling Star

Words and Music by Lee Pockriss

and Paul Vance

 

No Other Love

~ from the 1953 Stage Musical "Me and Juliet"

Words and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1953

 

Papa Loves Mambo

Words and Music by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning

and Bix Reichner 1954

 

Round and Round

Words and Music by Joe Shapiro

and Lou Stallman, 1956

 

Wanted

Words and Music by Lois Steele

and Jack Fulton , 1954

 

Magic Moments

Music by Burt Bacharach

and lyrics by Hal David , 1958

 

Wild Horses

Words and Music by Johnny Burke ( K.C. Rogan )

Adapted from "Wilder Reiter" ( "Wild Horseman" ) by Robert Schumann

 

Tina Marie

Words and Music by Bob Merrill

           CD DISK: TWO

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING

~ Perry On Broadway

 

Some Enchanted Evening

~ from the 1949 Stage musical "South Pacific"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

 

They Say It's Wonderful

~ from the musical production "Annie Get Your Gun" and Published 1946

Words & Music by Irving Berlin

 

If I Loved You

~  recorded by Perry in May, 1945

from the Musical Show "Carousel"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II 1945

 

You're Just In Love ( I Wonder Why ) ( with The Fontane Sisters )

~ from the 1950 Broadway musical "Call Me Madam"

Words and Music by Irving Berlin , 1950

 

Hello Young Lovers ( 1951 Version )

~ from the 1951 musical production "The King and I"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

 

I Love You

from the 1944 Stage musical "Mexican Hayride"

Words and Music by Cole Porter

 

Two Lost Souls ( with Jaye P. Morgan )

from the 1944 Stage musical "Mexican Hayride"

~ from the musical production "Damn Yankees"

Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross , 1955

 

Bali Ha'i

~ from the musical production "South Pacific"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

 

All At Once You Love Her ( and The Ray Charles Singers )

~ from the musical production "Pipe Dream"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

 

Make Someone Happy

Music by Julie Styne 

with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

 

DIG YOU LATER ( A Hubba-Hubba Hubba )

~ Havin' Some Fun With Perry

 

( I Love You ) Don't You Forget It

Music by Henry Mancini 

with lyrics by Al Stillman ,1963

 

A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba ( Dig You Later )

~ from the Hollywood Musical "Doll Face", 1945

Music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Harold Adamson, 1945

 

Hot Diggity  ( Dog Ziggity Boom ) ( Alternate Take )

~ Adapted from Alexis Chabrier's 1st theme of España, Rhapsody for Orchestra

Words and Music by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, 1956

 

Juke Box Baby

Music by Joe Sherman

with lyrics Noel Sherman, 1956

 

Delaware

Words and Music by Irving Gordon 

 

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo ( The Magic Song ) 

~ from the 1950 Walt Disney film "Cinderella"

Music by Al Hoffman and Mack David

with lyrics by Jerry Livingston

 

Ko-Ko-Mo ( I Love You So ) ( Alternate Take )

Words and Music by Eunice Levy, Jake Porter

and Forest Wilson , 1955

 

Chee Chee-Oo Chee ( Sang the Little Bird )

Music by Saverio Seracini  

with English lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons, 1955

Original Italian lyrics by Ettore Minoretti

 

Kewpie Doll ( with Ray Charles )

Words and Music by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett

 

Glendora

Words and Music by Ray Stanley, 1956

           CD DISK: THREE

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE

~ "MR. C." in the '60s and '70s

 

It's Impossible  ( Alternate Take )

Music by Canache Armando Manzanero

with lyrics by Sid Wayne

 

Caterina

Words and Music by Earl Shuman 

and Maurice "Bugs" Bower, 1961

 

And I Love You So

Words and Music by Don McLean

 

Seattle ( from the Screen Gems TV production "Here Come the Brides" )

Music by Hugo Montenegro 

with words by Ernie Sheldon and Jack Keller

 

( The )  Father of Girls

Words and Music by Ervin M. Drake

 

"A" -- YOU'RE ADORABLE

~ Perry and Friends

 

"A" ~ You're Adorable

Music by Sidney Lippman

with lyrics by Fred Wise and Buddy Kaye, 1948

 

Maybe ( with Eddie Fisher  )

Words and Music by Allan Flynn

and Frank Madden , 1940, 1952

 

A Bushel and A Peck ( with Betty Hutton )

Introduced by Vivian Blaine in the musical production "Guy's and Dolls"

Words and Music by Frank Loesser, 1950

 

Watermelon Weather ( with Eddie Fisher  )

~  a double charted single from May, 1952, with flip side "Maybe"

Words and Music by Hoagy Carmichael and Paul Francis Webster

 

Hoop-Dee-Doo ( with The Fontane Sisters )

Music by Milton de Lugg 

with lyrics by Frank Loesser

 

LONG AGO (  And Far Away  )

~ Gettin' Sentimental With Perry

 

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now ( Ted Weems 1939 Version )

Music by Joe Howard and Harold Orlob, 

with lyrics by Frank Adams and Will Hough, 1909

 

Far Away Places

Words and Music by Alex Kramer

and Joan Whitney, 1948

 

Long Ago  ( And Far Away )

from the 1944 Hollywood musical "Cover Girl"

Music by Jerome Kern and lyrics Ira Gershwin, 1944

 

I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore

Words and Music by Bennie Benjamin

and George Weiss

 

Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk  ( Alternate Take )

from the 1949 Broadway musical production "Miss Liberty"

Words and Music by Irving Berlin

 

DREAM ALONG WITH ME

~ Gettin' Romantic With Perry

 

More

Music by Tom Glazer

with lyrics by Alex Alstone

 

All Through the Day

from the 1945 20th Century-Fox film "Centennial Summer"

Music by Jerome Kern

with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II 1945

 

Love Makes the World Go 'Round

Words and Music by Ollie Jones

 

Dream Along With Me ( I'm On My Way to a Star )

Words and Music by Carl Sigman, 1956

           A Message from Perry ( recorded in June 1998 approximately 10 sec. )

 

SPECIAL FEATURES:

~ first documented alternate 'take' of "Hot Diggity ( Dog Ziggity Boom )" ( US & UK Versions )

~ first documented alternate 'takes' of "Ko-Ko-Mo ( I Love You So )" and "Let's Take an Old Fashioned Walk"

~ alternate 'take' release of "It's Impossible" ( first released in "Legendary Performer" CD )

~ rare mono re-release of "Hello, Young Lovers" 1951 single version ( also from "Broadway Hits" album )

~ unusual release of "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now", a non RCA Victor recording from Perry's Decca years

~ rare stereo re-release for  "Love Make the World Go 'Round" and "Delaware"

~ special 10 second message from Perry recorded at his home in Jupiter, Florida, in 1998

           DOCUMENTED ERRORS:

~ the electronic stereo version of "Kewpie Doll" is obviously in error

~ 8 out of 13 stereo recordings are re-released here in mono including "Seattle" and "Caterina"

~ the premise for releasing "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" is erroneous

 

READER'S DIGEST US/CANADA CD BOX SET ( 3 DISK ) 1999

RECORD NUMBER GCD3 5591-3 ( 3409-1/3 )

60 TRACKS + 10 sec message

PRICE $49.96 US

           | UK Version |

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The quality of these recordings is market dependent and it's you the consumer who will eventually determine this standard.

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A Perry Como Discography 

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