- Sing to Me Mr. C
Infobox Album | Name = Sing to Me Mr. C
Type =Album
Artist =Perry Como
Released = 1961
Recorded = May 15th, 17th and 26th, 1961
Genre =Vocal
Length = 43:50
Label =RCA Victor
Producer =Hugo & Luigi
Reviews =
* " [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mq5k8qfpbtx4 All Music Guide] " Rating|4|5
Last album = "For The Young At Heart " 1960
This album = "Sing To Me Mr. C"
(1961)
Next album = "By Request " (1961)"Sing to Me Mr. C" was Perry Como's Eighth
RCA Victor 12" long-play album and the sixth recorded in full "living" stereophonic sound."Sing To Me Mr. C" was recorded in the same manner as the medley segments on Perry Como's popular TV show, complete with performances of his opening and closing themes, plus six medleys of three full songs each. The total time of the album was nearly 43-minute running time, which was unusually long for a pop album of the era. Most
Hugo & Luigi albums are known for being cohesive and well constructed and most critics agreed that the material was terrific, with the album featuring many popular standards.Track listing
Side One
#"Sing to Me Mr. C" (Words and Music by Ray Charles)
#"All By Myself" (Words and Music byIrving Berlin )
#"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face " (Music byFrederick Loewe and lyrics byAlan Jay Lerner )
#"So In Love " (Words and Music byCole Porter )
#"Say It Isn't So" (Words and Music by Irving Berlin)
#"Blue Skies" (Words and Music by Irving Berlin)
#"Here's That Rainy Day" (Music byJimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke)
#"All I Do Is Dream of You " (Music byNacio Herb Brown and lyrics byArthur Freed )
#"Gigi" (Music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)
#"The Way You Look Tonight " (Music byJerome Kern and lyrics byDorothy Fields )Side Two
#"Sing to Me Mr. C" ( The Ray Charles Singers )
#"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" (Music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)
#"You Were Meant For Me" (Music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed)
#"A Fellow Needs a Girl " (Music byRichard Rodgers and lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II )
#"You Alone (Solo Tu)" (Music by Robert Allen and lyrics byAl Stillman )
#"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter " (Music byFred E. Ahlert andJoe Young )
#"A Portrait of My Love" (Music by Cyril Ornadel and lyrics by David West)
#"Smile" (Music byCharles Chaplin )
#"How Deep is the Ocean? " (Words and Music by Irving Berlin)
#"This Nearly was Mine" (Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)Closing Theme:
#"You Are Never Far Away From Me" (Music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Allan Roberts)References
[http://www.kokomo.ca Perry Como Discography]
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