Legendary Singers:

Perry Como

       Disc 1

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

~  recorded by Perry in June, 1956

theme song from "The Perry Como Show"

Words and Music by Carl Sigman, 1956

 

Long Ago  ( And Far Away )

~  a double charted single from February, 1944, the "B" flip side to "I Love You"

from the 1944 Hollywood musical "Cover Girl"

Music by Jerome Kern and lyrics Ira Gershwin, 1944

 

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

 

I'll Remember April

~ from the 1942 Western Musical Comedy "Ride 'em Cowboy"

Music by Gene DePaul and lyrics by Patricia Johnston, and Don Raye

 

When I Fall in Love Time 2:58

~ featured in the 1957 film "Istanbul"       

Music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman, 1952

 

If

~  a Gold Record for Perry in 1951

Music by Tolchard Evans, lyrics by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J. Damerell , 1934

With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra

 

"A"— You're Adorable

~  a No. 1 hit single from March, 1949, the "B" flip side to "When Is Sometime?"

Music by Sidney Lippman and lyrics by Fred Wise and Buddy Kaye, 1948

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and The Fontane Sisters

 

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

 

Some Enchanted Evening

~ from the 1949 Stage musical "South Pacific"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

 

Prisoner of Love

~ introduced and featured by Russ Columbo in 1931

Music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill

with lyrics by Leo Robin, 1931

 

Roses of Picardy

~ recorded by Perry in November, 1947

written in England as a paean to British soldiers fighting in France

Music by Haydn Wood and lyrics by Frederick E. Weatherley, 1916

 

Wanted

~  recorded by Perry in December, 1953

Words and Music by Lois Steele and Jack Fulton , 1954

 

It's Easy To Remember

~ from the 1935 Paramount film "Mississippi"

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart 1935

 

Round and Round

~  recorded by Perry in January, 1957

Words and Music by Joe Shapiro and Lou Stallman, 1956

 

Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic"

~ from the 1956 film "Picnic"

Words and Music by Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange, and Irving Mills 1934, 1956

Theme from "Picnic" Words by Steve Allen and Music by George Dunning 1956

 

Disc 2

Catch a Falling Star  

~ first certified "Gold" record by R.I.A.A. in 1958

Words and Music by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance

 

Magic Moments

~  recorded by Perry in December, 1957

Music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David , 1958

 

Scarlet Ribbons

Music by Evelyn Danzig 

with lyrics by Jack Segal , 1949

 

Lollipops and Roses

Words and Music by Tony Velona, 1962

 

Fly Me to the Moon  ( In Other Words )

Words and Music by Bart Howard

 

Anema e core

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

English lyrics by Manny Curtis and Harry Akst

 

Arrivederci Roma ( Goodbye to Rome )

~ featured in the 1958 Hollywood musical "Seven Hills of Rome"

Music by Renato Ranucci with Italian lyrics by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini

English lyrics by Carl Sigman

 

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

Music by Hugo Montenegro 

with words by Ernie Sheldon and Jack Keller

 

( The ) Shadow of Your Smile  ( Love theme from "The Sandpiper" )

Music by Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, 1965

 

Baía 

Music and original lyrics by Ary Evangelista Barroso

English lyrics by Ray Gilbert

 

It's Impossible

Music by Canache Armando Manzanero

with lyrics by Sid Wayne

 

Try to Remember ( from the musical production "The Fantasticks" )

Music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones

 

 

I Think of You

Music by Francis Albert Lai 

with lyrics by Rod McKuen

 

For All We Know ( from the Motion Picture "Lovers and Other Strangers" )

Music by Fred Karlin 

with lyrics by Arthur James and Robb Wilson, 1970

 

And I Love You So

Words and Music by Don McLean

 

TIME-LIFE MUSIC

MONAURAL / STEREO NOT IDENTIFIED

2 DISCS 30 TRACKS TIME TBA

 

Legendary Singers: Perry Como
He was always Mr. Nice Guy. You could see it in his smile and hear it in his voice. 

This new collection gathers 30 of his best-loved songs from "A" You're Adorable to When I Fall in Love.

A Perry Como Discography 

& Digital Companion

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First Edition Summer 1992

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25th Anniversary Revision November, 2017

Digital Upgrade August, 2018

Easter 2023 Revised Edition

 

 

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