Como Swings
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| Studio album by Perry Como | |||||
| Released | 1959 | ||||
| Recorded | April 9th, 16th, 23rd & May 21st, 1959 | ||||
| Genre | Vocal | ||||
| Length | 34:56 | ||||
| Label | RCA Victor | ||||
| Producer | Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro | ||||
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Como Swings was Perry Como's fifth RCA Victor 12" long-play album, released in 1959 and the third recorded in full "living" stereophonic sound. The albums concept was one of swing standards from the Great American Songbook set to loud, complex, bomming arrangements of which only the new high fidelity stereophonic vinyl records could properly reproduce. The album was, in part, recorded to showcase and test the limits of the new technology.
[edit] Track listing
Side One:
| Track | Song Title | Originally By |
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| 1. | "St. Louis Blues" | Words and Music by W. C. Handy |
| 2. | "I've Got You Under My Skin" | Words and Music by Cole Porter |
| 3. | "Route 66" | Words and Music by Cole Porter |
| 4. | "Dear Hearts & Gentle People" | Music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Bob Hilliard |
| 5. | "Mood Indigo" | Words and Music byDuke Ellington |
| 6. | "Donkey Serenade" | Music by Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Robert Wright and George Forrest |
Side Two:
| Track | Song Title | Originally By |
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| 1. | "To Know You" | Music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Allan Roberts) |
| 2. | "You Came A Long Way From St. Louis" | [[Music by John Benson Brooks with lyrics by Bob Russell |
| 3. | "Honey, Honey ( Bless Your Heart)" | Music by Larry Stock and lyrics by Dominick Belline |
| 4. | "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" | Music by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal and Francis Wheeler |
| 5. | "Linda" | (words and music by Jack Lawrence) |
| 6. | "Begin the Beguine" | Words and Music by Cole Porter |
