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The Best of Perry Como

by: Perry Como

Release Date April 07, 2003
This is a much better 'Best of' compilation of Perry Como recordings than some!

A 'Best of' compilation certainly gives you more freedom of song selection, but whether that luxury has been used to it's full potential is another matter!

This collection includes a nice selection of the popular Juke-box classics such as 'Magic moments' and 'Catch a falling star'. The collection also includes such classics as 'It's impossible' and 'And I love you so' - which certainly proved that Perry could still do well in the charts in the Rock and Pop 1970's!

Most pleasing on this collection is the presence of 'Beats there a heart so true' which ... Read More:

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The Definitive Collection

by: Perry Como

Release Date July 19, 2004
Perry Como personified the relaxed and affable TV host, and his golden era on the small screen was without doubt the 1950's. His total singing career, of course, covered a much longer span. The opening track, "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" goes back to 1952, and "The Best Of Times" was recorded in 1987 when he was 75 years young.

Pierino Ronald Como (b. 1912, d. 2001) followed a career path typical of many other Italian-American vocalists, fronting bands to begin with, and then signing with RCA in 1943. His output was enormous, but the compilers have simplified things by devoting Disc 1 to his UK chart releases, and Disc 2 to material that proved most popular over the range of records, TV and concerts.

Looking over ... Read More:

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The Essential

by: Perry Como

Release Date September 22, 2003
Hot diggity! This is an excellent addition to my collection of CD's! I had the 78rpm version of Hot Diggity by Perry Como, and although I have a turntable which still plays 78's the whereabouts of the vinyl is unknown!

There are so many great songs on the album, including It's impossible, Magic Moments and Delaware, and many more. (I'm sure all you youngsters have also heard Papa loves Mambo).

I'm so happy to be able to hear Hot Diggity on my iPod, this is a great feelgood song and the boring train journey I have to drudgery every day is made more bearable by such songs!

Go get it!

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Scene Changes/Lightly Latin

by: Perry Como

Release Date September 01, 2008
These two albums are two of the best Perry ever recorded. His voice naturally fitted both genres. The Nashville album was under the direction of Chet Atkins and featured those greats of the RCA studios in Nashville - Chet Atkins on guitar, the Anita Kerr Singers, Boots Randolph and Floyd Cramer to name just a few! "Lightly Latin" gave Perry the oppportunity to explore the then current Latin scene - outstanding are his versions of Meditation and Dindi - in fact the whole concept is outstanding.
The Oldies label has not been kind to the Como catalogue - although they have relaesed many of his albums too many have been from poor quality car-boot LP transfer and it would have been better that they had not released them at all. However, this time Song/BMG ... Read More:

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Papa Loves Mambo - The Very Best of Perry Como

by: Perry Como

Release Date October 04, 2004
Another week, another Perry Como compilation - the shops are full of them and it doesn't help the reputation of this well-loved star of the 1950s. I could be very rude about the motives for the release of this one - suffice to say the title track is used in a TV commercial.

Perry Como started off as a romantic balladeer and then, in the 50s when he was a regular on prime-time American TV, moved more into novelty numbers, like "Hot Diggity" and "Delaware", huge hits on both sides of the Atlantic. After a long gap in the 60s he achieved even bigger success in a return to ballads, with the likes of "It's Impossible". By this time, however, his voice was not what it had been and a succession of similar schmaltzy songs, together with an increasing laid-back ... Read More:

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The Christmas Album

by: Perry Como

Release Date September 29, 2003
Another week, another Perry Como compilation - the shops are full of them and it doesn't help the reputation of this well-loved star of the 1950s. I could be very rude about the motives for the release of this one - suffice to say the title track is used in a TV commercial.

Perry Como started off as a romantic balladeer and then, in the 50s when he was a regular on prime-time American TV, moved more into novelty numbers, like "Hot Diggity" and "Delaware", huge hits on both sides of the Atlantic. After a long gap in the 60s he achieved even bigger success in a return to ballads, with the likes of "It's Impossible". By this time, however, his voice was not what it had been and a succession of similar schmaltzy songs, together with an increasing laid-back ... Read More:

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Close to You

by: Perry Como

Release Date March 04, 2008
Another week, another Perry Como compilation - the shops are full of them and it doesn't help the reputation of this well-loved star of the 1950s. I could be very rude about the motives for the release of this one - suffice to say the title track is used in a TV commercial.

Perry Como started off as a romantic balladeer and then, in the 50s when he was a regular on prime-time American TV, moved more into novelty numbers, like "Hot Diggity" and "Delaware", huge hits on both sides of the Atlantic. After a long gap in the 60s he achieved even bigger success in a return to ballads, with the likes of "It's Impossible". By this time, however, his voice was not what it had been and a succession of similar schmaltzy songs, together with an increasing laid-back ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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All Hits

by: Perry Como

Release Date February 12, 2007
Another week, another Perry Como compilation - the shops are full of them and it doesn't help the reputation of this well-loved star of the 1950s. I could be very rude about the motives for the release of this one - suffice to say the title track is used in a TV commercial.

Perry Como started off as a romantic balladeer and then, in the 50s when he was a regular on prime-time American TV, moved more into novelty numbers, like "Hot Diggity" and "Delaware", huge hits on both sides of the Atlantic. After a long gap in the 60s he achieved even bigger success in a return to ballads, with the likes of "It's Impossible". By this time, however, his voice was not what it had been and a succession of similar schmaltzy songs, together with an increasing laid-back ... Read More:

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Legends

by: Perry Como

Release Date September 27, 2004
This CD is a superb box-set addition to any Como fans collection. The songs range from his very popular songs such as magic moments, and I love you so, etc, right up to his much rarer tracks, in some cases appearing for the first time digitally remastered. The real gems of this collection aren't just the 'regular' compilation classics, but also songs such as 'Where you're concerned', 'Let's do it again', 'when I need you', and other classic tracks. A superb rendition of 'The wind beneath my wings' is included in this collection. Other record labels, should take a leaf out of this book! Including, old favourites, rareities, and first time on CD songs!!!!

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Perry Como Entertains [2006]

by: Perry Como

Release Date July 24, 2006
This CD is a superb box-set addition to any Como fans collection. The songs range from his very popular songs such as magic moments, and I love you so, etc, right up to his much rarer tracks, in some cases appearing for the first time digitally remastered. The real gems of this collection aren't just the 'regular' compilation classics, but also songs such as 'Where you're concerned', 'Let's do it again', 'when I need you', and other classic tracks. A superb rendition of 'The wind beneath my wings' is included in this collection. Other record labels, should take a leaf out of this book! Including, old favourites, rareities, and first time on CD songs!!!!

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