The Best of Perry Como

~ Release by Perry Como (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Magic Moments
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1957-12-03) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1957-12-03)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1957-12-03)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1958)
recording of:
Magic Moments (on 1957-12-03)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and MCA Music Ltd.
3.152:42
2Catch a Falling Star
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1957)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers and Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
Catch a Falling Star (in 1957)
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
42:30
3Papa Loves Mambo
producer:
Joe Carlton
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1954-08-31) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1954-08-31)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1954-08-31)
recording of:
Papa Loves Mambo (on 1954-08-31)
writer:
Al Hoffman, Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Bickley Reichner
2.52:42
4Mandolins in the Moonlight
recording of:
Mandolins in the Moonlight
writer:
Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. and Rachel’s Own Music
sub-publisher:
Basart Belgium Editions and BMC Publishing NV
2:44
5Love Makes the World Go Round
recording of:
Love Makes the World Go ’Round (1958 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ollie Jones (in 1958)
2:53
6It's Impossible
producer:
Ernie Altschuler
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1970-05-05)
conductor:
Marty Manning (on 1970-05-05)
arranger:
Marty Manning
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)
recording of:
It’s Impossible (on 1970-05-05)
composer:
Armando Manzanero (in 1970)
translator:
Sid Wayne
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc.
translated version of:
Somos novios
33:16
7Hot Diggity
producer:
Joe Carlton
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1956-02-02) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1956-02-02)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1956-02-02)
arranger:
Joe Reisman
recording of:
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) (on 1956-02-02)
writer:
Al Hoffman and Dick Manning (American songwriter)
12:24
8Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1952, on 1952-11-04), The Ramblers (backup vocalists for two Perry Como singles) (in 1952) and The Ramblers (US doo wop group, tracks "So Sad", "Come On Back") (on 1952-11-04)
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra (in 1952) and Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (on 1952-11-04)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (on 1952-11-04)
lyricist and composer:
Slim Willet
4.52:42
9Beats There a Heart So True
recording of:
Beats There a Heart So True
writer:
Jack Keller and Noel Sherman
3:09
10Tomboy
recording of:
Tomboy
writer:
Jim Conway (US songwriter) and Joseph T. Farrell
2:03
11The Things I Didn't Do
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1954) and The Ray Charles Chorus (in 1954)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1954)
recording of:
The Things I Didn’t Do
writer:
Fred Jay (in 1954), Ira Kosloff (in 1954) and Irving Reid (in 1954)
3:11
12Dream Along With Me
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
performer:
The Ray Charles Singers
recording of:
Dream Along With Me
writer:
Carl Sigman
2:55
13Moon Talk
recording of:
Moon Talk
writer:
Al Hoffman and Dick Manning (American songwriter)
2:36
14There Never Was a Night So Beautiful
recording of:
There Never Was a Night So Beautiful
writer:
John Rox
3:07
15For the Good Tmes
cover recording of:
For the Good Times
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Careers Music, Inc., Careers-BMG Music, Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd., Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., Valentine Music Ltd. and Universal Music Careers (in 1968)
3:41
16And I Love You So
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1973-01-19)
conductor:
Cam Mullins (on 1973-01-19)
arranger:
Cam Mullins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records, Inc. (this is a company, only use in companies fields such as Copyright and Manufacturer - for the label use RCA) (in 1973)
cover recording of:
And I Love You So (on 1973-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Co. Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), The Welk Music Group, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
33:21
17Something
cover recording of:
Something
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:35
18(They Long to Be) Close to You
cover recording of:
(They Long to Be) Close to You
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Albert Music Publishing, Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David LP, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Jac Music, Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., U.S. Songs, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Windswept Music (London) Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
3:17
19What Kind of Fool Am I?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1963)
recording of:
What Kind of Fool Am I?
lyricist and composer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
publisher:
Essex Music and Ludlow Music
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1963 winner)
part of:
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
2:43
20The Father of Girls
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1968)
recording of:
The Father of Girls
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Drake (songwriter)
3:33