''I Think of You'' is a long-play album by Perry Como, released by

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. A review from ''

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'' said of this album, "Mr. Como takes a vocal look at songs which have been hits in recent months for other artists ... In fact, he makes every song his own with an effortless facility possessed by very few artists, and the LP is an undiluted pleasure from beginning to end." This album continues the formula of the previous LP release by including a majority selection of soft pop/rock from the charts of 1970-1971 by artists such as

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, Bread, Lobo, and

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Track listing

Side one

#" Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" (Words and music by Kent LaVoie) #" If" (Words and music by

David Gates David Ashworth Gates (December 11, 1940 – January 5, 2023) was a American singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and producer, frontman and co-lead singer (with Jimmy Griffin) of the group Bread, which reached the top of the musical charts ...

) #"Yesterday I Heard the Rain" (Music by Canache Armando Manzanero, lyrics by

Gene Lees Frederick Eugene John Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and journalist. Lees worked as a newspaper journalist in his native Canada before moving to the United States, where he was a music ...

) #" Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" (Words and music by

Cindy Walker Cindy Walker (July 20, 1918 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. She wrote many popular and enduring songs recorded by many artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songw ...

) #" Where Do I Begin" (Music by

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, lyrics by Carl Sigman) #" I Think of You" (Music by Francis Lai, lyrics by Rod McKuen)

Side two

#"Someone Who Cares" (Words and music by Alex Harvey) #" For All We Know" (Music by

Fred Karlin Frederick James Karlin (June 16, 1936 – March 26, 2004) was an American composer of more than 130 scores for feature films and television movies. He also was an accomplished trumpeter adept at playing jazz, blues, classical, rock, and mediev ...

, lyrics by Arthur James and Robb Wilson) #"

Put Your Hand In The Hand "Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album '' Honey, Wheat and Laughter''. It became a hit single for the Canadian band Ocean, release ...

" (Words and music by

Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan (February 2, 1938 – January 19, 1995) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island. Among his compositions were " Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand", " The Call", "Pages of Time ...

) #"My Days of Loving You" (Words and music by

Eddie Snyder Edward Abraham Snyder (February 22, 1919 – March 10, 2011) was an American composer and songwriter. Snyder is credited with co-writing the English language lyrics and music for Frank Sinatra's 1966 hit, " Strangers in the Night". Snyder was bo ...

and Richard Ahlert) #" Bridge over Troubled Water" (Words and music by Paul Simon)

References

External links

Perry Como Discography
{{Authority control Perry Como albums 1971 albums Albums produced by Don Costa RCA Victor albums