Les and Mary

Les and Mary is a studio album released by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1955^[2] on Capitol Records. The album was available in multiple formats, including a single 12-inch LP (W-577), as a 10-inch double-album (H-1-2-577), and with two separate options as a 45rpm EP set,^[3] one with 2 tracks per side, the other with four tracks per side. Additionally, the album was released in true album format as 78rpm.^[1]

The album features ten vocals by Mary Ford. The balance of the album (six tracks) are instrumentals by Les Paul^[4] The songs contained in the album are noted for their diversity.^[1]

Reception

This album reached as high as #15 on the Billboard album charts. It stayed on the charts for 6 weeks,^[4] at a time when very few album chart positions were tracked.

Track listing

1. Falling in Love with Love (Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart) 2:09
2. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh - Dorothy Fields) 2:36
3. Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter) 2:20
4. Twelfth Street Rag (Euday L. Bowman) 2:21
5. Lies (Harry Barris - George E. Springer) 2:35
6. Turista (Geraldo Blota - Angelo Apolonia) 2:26
7. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (traditional) 2:17
8. Nueva Laredo (Jimmy Hicks - Marvin Moore) 2:58
9. The Best Things in Life Are Free (Brown - DeSylva - Henderson) 2:29
10. Moritat (From Three Penny Opera) (Bertolt Brecht - Kurt Weill) 2:26
11. Some of These Days (Shelton Brooks) 2:09
12. Tico, Tico (Zequinha de Abreu) 1:37
13. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (Charles Warfield - Clarence Williams) 2:03
14. Dangerous Curves (Machin) 2:30
15. I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow) 1:49
16. Farewell (For Just Awhile) (Brooks - Lund) 2:24

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