''Como Swings'' was
Perry Como's fifth
RCA Victor 12" long-play album, released in 1959.
The album's concept was one of lively
swing arrangements by
Joe Lipman
Joseph P. Lippman (April 23, 1915 - January 21, 2007) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, and songwriter working in jazz and traditional pop. His musical career was over five decades long, having started at age 19 with the Ben ...
of
standards from the
Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook is the loosely defined canon of significant early-20th-century American jazz standards, popular songs, and show tunes.
Definition
According to the Great American Songbook Foundation: The "Great American Songbook" i ...
. The album was, in part, recorded to showcase the spectacular sound of RCA Victor's new
Living Stereo recording process.
Track listing
Side one
#"
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
" (Words and music by
W. C. Handy) - 2:57
#"
I've Got You Under My Skin
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film ''Born to Dance'' in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Aca ...
" (Words and music by
Cole Porter) - 2:12
#"
Route 66" (Words and music by
Bobby Troup
Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He wrote the song " Route 66" and acted in the role of Dr. Joe Early with his wife Julie London in the television prog ...
) - 3:51
#"
Dear Hearts & Gentle People" (Music by
Sammy Fain and lyrics by
Bob Hilliard
Bob Hilliard (born Hilliard Goldsmith; January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland", "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", " Any Day Now", " Dear Hearts and Gentle ...
) - 2:49
#"
Mood Indigo" (Words and music by
Duke Ellington) = 3:12
#"Donkey Serenade" (Music by
, Herbert Stothart,
Robert Wright and
George Forrest) - 2:43
Side two
#"
To Know You" (Music by
Robert Allen and lyrics by
Allan Roberts) - 2:17
#"You Came A Long Way From St. Louis" (Music by John Benson Brooks and lyrics by Bob Russell) - 3:07
#"Honey, Honey (Bless Your Heart)" (Music by Larry Stock and lyrics by Dominick Belline) - 2:00
#"
Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" (Music by Sammy Fain,
Irving Kahal
Irving Kahal (March 5, 1903, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942, New York City) was a popular American song lyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his collaborations with composer Sammy Fain which started in 19 ...
and Francis Wheeler) - 3:03
#"
Linda
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As a name
* Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named)
* Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer
* Anita Linda (born Alice Lake i ...
" (Words and music by
Jack Lawrence) - 2:46
#"
Begin the Beguine
"Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song between Kalabahi, Indonesia, and Fiji during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard Cunard's ocean liner ''Franconia''. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Kni ...
" (Words and music by
Cole Porter) - 3:27
References
External links
Perry Como Discography
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Perry Como albums
1959 albums
RCA Victor albums
Albums produced by Charles Randolph Grean