A Legendary Performer (Perry Como album)
| A Legendary Performer | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Length | 37:27[1] | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Perry Como chronology | ||||
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A Legendary Performer is a compilation album by Perry Como released by RCA Records in 1976.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Charles S. Wolfe wrote in his retrospective review for AllMusic that the release was "worth getting in album form for the booklet and photos."[1]
Track listing
[edit]12-inch LP (RCA CPL1-1752)[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Impossible" | S. Wayne—A. Manzanero | Recorded May 8, 1970 in New York City Arranged and Conducted by Marty Manning | 3:15 |
| 2. | "And I Love You So" | Don McLean | Recorded January 17, 1973 in Nashville,Tennessee Arranged by Chet Atkins | 3:12 |
| 3. | "The Father of Girls" | Drake | Recorded December 29, 1967 in New York City Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito | 3:29 |
| 4. | "This Is All I Ask" | Gordon Jenkins | Recorded March 19, 1963 in New York City Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Souvenir d'Italie" | Scarnicci–Tarabusi–Luttazzi–Sigman | Recorded May 19, 1966 in Italy Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Dream Along with Me (I'm on My Way to a Star)" | Carl Sigman | Recorded June 7, 1956 in New York City Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | 2:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Temptation" (from the motion picture Going Hollywood) | Arthur Freed—Nacio Herb Brown | Recorded April 29, 1974 in New York City Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito | |
| 2. | "My Favorite Things" (from the Broadway musical production The Sound of Music) | Rodgers–Hammerstein | Recorded June 14, 1962 in New York City Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | |
| 3. | "Anema e core" | Tito Manlio—Salve D'Esposito—Manny Curtis—Harry Akst | Recorded May 17, 1966 in Italy Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito | |
| 4. | "Manhã de Carnaval (Carnival)" (from the film Black Orpheus) | Bonfá–Maria–Peretti–Creatore | Recorded February 28, 1966 in New York City Conducted by Nick Perito with the Ray Charles Singers | |
| 5. | "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" | Hoffman–Manning | Recorded February 2, 1956 in New York City Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | |
| 6. | "Sunrise, Sunset" (from the Broadway musical production Fiddler on the Roof) | Bock–Harnick | Recorded June 19, 1968 in New York City Arranged and Conducted by Nick Parito |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Charles S. Wolfe. A Legendary Performer - Perry Como. AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ Colin Larkin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. p. 1991. Retrieved May 25, 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Perry Como – A Legendary Performer – Vinyl (LP, Compilation, Stereo), 1976". 1976 – via Discogs.
