A Portrait of Perry Como

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

Tracklist

| |
1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1With a Song in My Heart
recording of:
With a Song in My Heart
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Imagen Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:14
2Blue Room
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra
recording of:
Blue Room
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1926)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1926)
3:31
3Far Away Places
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1948)
orchestra:
Henri René & His Orchestra (in 1948)
recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
3:05
4Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1947)
performer:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero
writer:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist), Sidney Lippman (American songwriter) and Elizabeth Evelyn Moore
2:57
5Because
2:49
6What'll I Do3:03
7Love Me or Leave Me
cover recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
2:41
8Body and Soul
3:10
9I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
recording of:
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
lyricist:
Frank R. Adams (American author, screenwriter, composer & newspaper reporter) and Will M. Hough
composer:
Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:13
10When You Were Sweet Sixteen
3:14
11Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
background vocals:
The Satisfiers (in 1947)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1947-04-10)
orchestra:
Lloyd Shaffer and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter), Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
2:56
12Easter Parade
2:34
13Song of Songs
recording of:
Song of Songs
lyricist:
Clarence Lewis (in 1914)
composer:
Moya
2:47
14So Far
3:15
15All Through the Day
3:04
16If I'm Lucky2:56
17Surrender
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1946-04-02)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (on 1946-04-02)
recording of:
Surrender
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
3:13
18They Say It's Wonderful
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
2:35
19Girl of My Dreams
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra
recording of:
Girl of My Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Charles Clapp (in 1927)
3:14
20If You Were the Only Girl in the World
recording of:
If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Nat D. Ayer
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Vagabond Lover
3:37
21You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
recording of:
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:17
22Blue Skies
2:19
2CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Sonata
3:20
2A Garden in the Rain
recording of:
A Garden in the Rain
lyricist:
James Dyrenforth (in 1928)
composer:
Carroll Gibbons (in 1928)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:04
3More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:10
4Prisoner of Love
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)
3:27
5I'm Confessin' That I Love You
2:48
6I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
background vocals:
The Satisfiers (in 1945)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
recording of:
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Carroll and Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
publisher:
Burton Avenue Songs, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 リトルスター・コピーライトマネージメント (Little Star Copyright Management)
version of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
part of:
Irene (the musical)
3:06
7You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
background vocals:
The Satisfiers (in 1945)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
guest performer:
The Satisfiers
recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
2:11
8(Did You Ever Get) That Feeling in the Moonlight2:58
9Till 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”
3:10
10If I Loved You
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (in 1945)
conductor:
Russ Case (US trumpeter & bandleader)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:17
11I'm Gonna Love That Gal
2:40
12I'll Always Be With You
3:04
13Temptation
2:46
14Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) and Satisfiers
orchestra:
Russ Case Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:06
15More and More
2:52
16I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)3:31
17Lili Marlene
recording of:
Lili Marleen (Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens, original German version)
lyricist:
Hans Leip (from 1915-04-03 until 1937)
composer:
Norbert Schultze (in 1937)
2:57
18Long Ago and Far Away
3:09
19I Love You
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1944)
performer:
Ted Steele and His Orchestra (in 1944)
recording of:
I Love You (Mexican Hayride musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
2:10
20Have I Stayed Away Too Long?
recording of:
Have I Stayed Away Too Long
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
2:50
21Goodbye Sue
3:17
22Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
2:37