''So Smooth'' is Perry Como's first RCA Victor 12" long-play album, recorded and originally released in 1955. This was also Perry's first album recorded at Webster Hall in New York City, and his first album with the Ray Charles Singers who would support him generally throughout the remainder of his recording career. ''So Smooth'' was released in the UK as ''We Get Letters Volume 2'' as Perry's popularity gained international appeal during the late 1950s; under this title, the album peaked at number 4 in the ''

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'' album chart, entering on 28 June 1958 and spending seven weeks within the Top 5.''

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2005, page 117 Although RCA Victor issued several LP collections by Como prior to this album, this was Como's first album of all-new material recorded especially for an LP release. Como viewed the LP format differently from the singles market, eschewing the kind of popular novelty songs he often recorded for single releases on the 45 and 78 RPM format in favor of collections devoted to well-known standards mostly dating back to the 1930s and '40s. All selections are arranged by Joe Lipman.

Track listing

Side one #" It's a Good Day" (Words and music by

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local r ...

and Dave Barbour) – 1:43 #" As Time Goes By" (Words and music by Herman Hupfeld) – 3:12 #" I've Got the World on a String" (Words and music by

Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ' ...

and

Ted Koehler Ted L. Koehler (July 14, 1894 – January 17, 1973) was an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. Life and career Koehler was born in 1894 in Washington, D.C. He started out as a photo-engraver, but ...

) – 2:21 #" My Funny Valentine" (Words and music by

Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...

and

Lorenz Hart Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; " The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; " Bewitched, Bo ...

) – 2:44 #" For Me and My Gal" (Words and music by George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz) – 2:33 #" I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Words and music by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler) – 2:47 Side two #" Breezin' Along with the Breeze" (Words and music by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons and Richard Whiting) – 2:17 #" It's the Talk of the Town" (Words and music by

Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado to Sam and Dora (Lazarus) Levinson, Jerry Livingston studied music at the ...

and Marty Symes with Al J. Neiburg) – 3:40 #" You Do Something to Me" (Words and music by

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...

) – 1:54 #"It Happened in Monterey" (Words and music by Mabel Wayne and William Rose) – 3:03 #" One for My Baby and One More for the Road" (Words and music by

and

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Wallichs Music Cit ...

) – 3:43 #" In The Still of the Night" (Words and music by

) – 2:45

References

External links

Perry Como Discography
{{Authority control Perry Como albums 1955 albums RCA Victor albums