World of Dreams

Words and Music by Des O'Connor

Roncom Music Company

Produced by Chet Atkins

Arranged and Conducted by Cam Mullins,

Mike Leech and William E. Justis

Vocal Accompaniment by The Nashville Sounds

Recorded January 7th ~ May 28th, 1975

 

Jason

Words and Music by Debbie Hupp and Bob Morrison

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

Recorded early 1980s

 

Long Life, Lots of Happiness

Words and Music by Owen McGovern

Golden Egg Music, Inc.  ~ BMIC

Arranged and Conducted by Marty Manning

Produced by Ernie Altschuler

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

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recorded May 5, 1970

 

Wonderful Baby

Words and Music by Don McLean

Produced by Chet Atkins

Arranged and Conducted by Cam Mullins,

Mike Leech and William E. Justis

Vocal Accompaniment by The Nashville Sounds

Recorded January 7th ~ May 28th, 1975

 

Someone Who Cares ( Love Theme from the Motion Picture "Fools" )

Words and Music by Alex Harvey

Arranged and Conducted by Don Costa

with the Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Don Costa

Recorded  at RCA's Studio A, New York City

Recording Engineer: Tony Salvatore

Recorded April 29, 1971

 

What's One More Time

Words and Music by Richard Leigh

United Artists Music

Arranged by Byron Olsen and Conducted by Nick Perito

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

Recorded early 1980s

 

Love Looks So Good On You

Words and Music by Charlie Williams and Steve Stone

Central Songs Inc. BMI

Arranged and Conducted by Cam Mullins

Produced by Chet Atkins

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

Recording Engineer: Tom Pick

Recording Technicians: Roy Shockley and Milton Henderson

Recorded January 19, 1973

 

Meditation ( Meditaçao )

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with original lyrics by Newton Mendonça, 1963

English lyrics by Norman Gimbel , 1966

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

Choral Director: Ray Charles and the Ray Charles Singers.

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

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

December 29, 1965 ~ March 1, 1966

 

There'll Never Be Another Night Like This

Words and Music by David Reilly and Anthony Bygraves

Arranged by John Abbott and Conducted by Byron Olsen

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recorded at RCA Studios C and D, New York,

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

Recorded April, 1980

 

That's You ( Eres Tu )

Music and original Spanish lyrics by Joan Calderon Lopez

English lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans also titled "Eres Tu ( Touch the Wind ) "

Produced by Pete Spargo

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Recorded at RCA's Studio "C", New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recording Technicians: Joe Lopes and Tom Brown

Recorded January 4th, ~ May 1st, 1974

 

Beats There a Heart So True  ~ 1958MONO

Words and Music by Noel Sherman and Jack Keller 

EMI Longitude Music

Arranged and Produced by Joe Reisman

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

Recorded in RCA Studio A, New York City

Recorded June 5, 1958

 

I Thought About You

Words and Music by Ronald E. McCown

Sawgrass Music Publishers BMI

Produced by Chet Atkins

Recorded at RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Recording Engineer: Tom Pick

Recorded January 15th ~ April 4th, 1973

 

Unchained Melody  ~ 1956 MONO

~ from the 1955 Warner Brothers Film "Unchained"

Words and Music by Alex North and Hy Zaret

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Engineer: unknown

Recorded June 13, 1956

 

When She Smiles

Words and Music by Jerry Liliedahl

Arranged by John Abbott and Conducted by Byron Olsen

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recorded at RCA Studios C and D, New York,

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

Recorded April, 1980

 

So It Goes

Words and Music by John Barry Mason, Alec Gould and Michael Heath Johnson

Warner Brothers Music Corporation

Arranged by Byron Olsen and Conducted by Nick Perito

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

Recorded early 1980s

 

Where You're Concerned

Words and Music by Nancy Goland

Fiddleback Music Publishing Inc., BMI

Produced by Roncom Music Co.

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

The Tony Mansell Singers under the direction of Ray Charles

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

Recording Engineer: Phil Chapman.

 

You're Following Me  ~ 1961MONO

Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Bob Hilliard

With The Ray Charles Singers

and Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Produced by Hugo & Luigi

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

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recorded October 18, 1961

 

Stand Beside Me

Words and Music by Tompall Glaser, 1966

Perry Como with The Anita Kerr Quartet

Produced by Chet Atkins and Arranged by Anita Kerr

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

Nashville, Tennessee, February and June, 1965

Recording Engineers: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort

 

How Insensitive ( Insensatez )

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinicius De Moraes

English lyrics by Norman Gimbel

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

Choral Director: Ray Charles and the Ray Charles Singers.

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

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

December 29, 1965 ~ March 1, 1966

 

( The ) Hawaiian Wedding Song ( Ke Kali Nei Au )

Music by Charles E. King

with English lyrics by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, 1959

Original written in 1926 by Charles E. King

with Hawaiian words and title "Ke Kali Nei Au"

Produced by Hugo and Luigi

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and ( The Ray Charles Singers )

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recorded March 25th, 1963

 

Dancin'  ~ 1957MONO

Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City

Recorded July 1, 1957

 

Everybody is Looking for an Answer

Words and Music by Evangeline Seward

Spoone Music Corp. ASCAP

Produced by Don Costa Productions, Inc.

Conducted by Nick Perito

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

Recording Engineer: Mickey Crofford

 

You Are My World

Words and Music by Paul Vance and Bobby London

Arranged by Kenny Ascher and Conducted by Byron Olsen

Produced by Mike Berniker

Recorded at RCA Studios C and D, New York,

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman

Recorded April, 1980

 

Bless the Beasts and the Children

~ from the soundtrack of "Bless the Beasts and the Children"

Words and Music by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr., 1971

Violin Soloist: Jerry Vinci

Arranged, Conducted and Produced by Nick Perito

Co-Produced by Roncom Productions, Inc.

Violin Soloist: Jerry Vinci

Recorded at Evergreen Studios, Burbank, California

Orchestra Contractor: Joe Soldo

Recording Engineer: John Richards

Assistant Engineer: Mike Hatcher

Recorded February 2nd & 3rd, 1987

 

 

ALL TRACKS IN STEREO EXCEPT AS INDICATED

SECONDARY SOURCES ( NOT FIRST GENERATION )

RECORDED IN STEREO RELEASED HERE IN MONO

ORIGINAL MONAURAL RECORDING

 

RCA UK 74321278492 F: BM720

1 DISK ~ 24 TRACKS TIME 72:28

This compilation 1995 BMG RECORDS (UK) LTD.

A Bertelsmann Music Group Company

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