The Songs I Love | ||||
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Studio album by Perry Como | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | March 18, 19, 25 & 26, 1963 | |||
Genre | Vocal | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Hugo & Luigi | |||
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The Songs I Love was Perry Como's 11th RCA Victor 12" long-play album, the ninth recorded in full "living" stereophonic sound and the first featuring Dynagroove technology.[2][3]
Perry Como hosted an hour-long program on NBC TV until 1963, the year that Songs I Love was released. A regular feature of the show was that Como would croon a favorite song while seated on a distinctive set that spelled out "Mr. C."[4][5] A photo of the set adorns the cover of Songs I Love, and the album aims to reproduce the effect of that segment (which producers Hugo & Luigi describe as "one of the few great traditions in television") over a dozen soft ballads such as "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" and "This Is All I Ask." The leadoff track, "The Songs I Love", sets the tone for everything that follows, and, not surprisingly, it turns out that pop standards are the songs Como loves. The Songs I Love was a commercially successful album aimed at fans of The Perry Como Show, to whom it is recommended.
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