The Very Best Of Perry Como

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

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Catch A Falling Star
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and Ray Charles Singers
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1957)
recording of:
Catch a Falling Star
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
Perry Como2:31
2Magic Moments
Perry Como2:41
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
Perry Como2.52:43
4Bali Ha'i
Perry Como2:57
5Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Perry Como3:13
6I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Perry Como3:17
7As Time Goes By
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Perry Como3:16
8Some Enchanted Evening
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1949-03-01)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1949-03-01)
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Perry Como3:36
9Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and Ray Charles Singers
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1956)
recording of:
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
writer:
Al Hoffman and Dick Manning (American songwriter)
Perry Como2:25
10Juke Box Baby
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1956) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1956)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1956)
recording of:
Juke Box Baby
writer:
Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman
Perry Como2:21
11Rambling Rose
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1947) and The Satisfiers (in 1947)
performer:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Rambling Rose
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943) (in 1947)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer) (in 1947)
Perry Como2:30
12Ko Ko Mo
Perry Como2:40
13Days Of Wine And Roses
recording of:
Song of Songs
lyricist:
Clarence Lewis (in 1914)
composer:
Moya
Perry Como2:48
14Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
choir vocals:
Hugo Winterhalter Chorus
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and The Ramblers (backup vocalists for two Perry Como singles)
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1952)
recording of:
Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Slim Willet
Perry Como2:44
15Till the End of Time
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
Till the End of Time (on 1945-07-03)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1945)
composer:
Ted Mossman (in 1945)
is based on:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Perry Como3:12
16Wanted
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and Hugo Winterhalter Chorus
orchestra:
Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) (in 1953)
recording of:
Wanted
writer:
Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) and Lois Steele
Perry Como3:09
17Arrivederci Roma
recording engineer:
Pino Mastroianni (sound engineer)
producer:
Andy Wiswell
choir vocals:
The Allesandro Allessandroni Singers
conductor:
Nick Perito
chorus master:
Ray Charles (Charles Raymond Offenberg, NOT the famous blind pianist)
arranger:
Nick Perito
recorded at:
RCA Italiana Studios in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy
recording of:
Arrivederci Roma (English version) (from 1966-05-13 until 1966-05-18)
lyricist:
Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini
composer:
Renato Rascel (Italian singer)
translator:
Carl Sigman
translated version of:
Arrivederci Roma (italian original)
Perry Como3:28
18Tina Marie
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1955) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1955)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1955)
recording of:
Tina Marie
writer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
Perry Como2:35
19Round & Round
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1957) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1957)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1957)
recording of:
Round and Round
writer:
Joe Shapiro (US songwriter) (in 1956) and Lou Stallman (Songwriter and producer active since the 1950s) (in 1956)
Perry Como2:37
20Blue Skies
Perry Como2:19
21Idle Gossip
Perry Como3:04
22I've Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
Perry Como2:19
23Hello Young Lovers
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1961)
recording of:
Hello, Young Lovers (The King and I)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd. and Williamson Music Ltd.
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Perry Como2:50
24When You Were Sweet Sixteen
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and Satisfiers
orchestra:
Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1947)
recording of:
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1898 song)
lyricist and composer:
James Thornton (American songwriter)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishers
Perry Como3:13
25I May Never Pass This Way Again
recording of:
I May Never Pass This Way Again
lyricist:
Murray Wizell
composer:
Irving Melsher
Perry Como2:12
26They Can't Take
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Perry Como2:32
27You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Perry Como2:18
28Mandolins 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
Perry Como2:45
29I Believe
Perry Como3:28
30Love Letters
Perry Como2:36
31Prisoner Of Love
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
orchestra:
Russ Case Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1945-12-18)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Perry Como3:31
32Accentuate The Positive
recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1944)
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Perry Como2:16
33More
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1956) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1956)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1956)
recording of:
More
lyricist:
Tom Glazer
composer:
Alex Alstone (a.k.a. Siegfried Stein/Gaston Lecoque)
Perry Como2:39
34Fly Me To The Moon
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1963)
cover recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Perry Como3:14
35My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
Perry Como1:38
36Thank Heaven For Little Girls
Perry Como1:43
37'A' You're Adorable
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1949-03-01) and The Fontane Sisters (on 1949-03-01)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1949-03-01)
cover recording of:
‘A’ – You’re Adorable (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1948) and Fred Wise (in 1948)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter) (in 1948)
publisher:
Aria Music Co. and Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN)
Perry Como2:26
38Moon Talk
recording of:
Moon Talk
writer:
Al Hoffman and Dick Manning (American songwriter)
Perry Como2:36
39Glendora
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1956) and The Ray Charles Singers (in 1956)
performer:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1956)
recording of:
Glendora
writer:
Ray Stanley (rockabilly artist)
Perry Como2:47
40A Bushel and A Peck
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1950) and Betty Hutton (in 1950)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1950)
recording of:
A Bushel and a Peck
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
Perry Como & Betty Hutton2:48
41Forever And Ever
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1949) and Mitchell Ayres Chorus (in 1949)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1949)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1949)
recording of:
Forever and Ever
lyricist:
Malia Rosa and Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
composer:
Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
arranger:
Walter Baumgartner (Swiss composer and conductor)
is based on:
Fliege mit mir in die Heimat
Perry Como3:24
42Forget Me Nots In Your Eyes
Perry Como3:51
43Love Makes The World Go Round
recording of:
Love Makes the World Go ’Round (1958 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ollie Jones (in 1958)
Perry Como2:55
44Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Perry Como4:44