Perry Como

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. [=Pierino Roland Como]. b. 18 May 1912; d. 13 May 2001. Former singer with Freddy Carlone's and Ted Weems' bands.
Label: HMV
Musicians: Perry Como (vcls)
Producers: Hy Grill/Dave Kapp
Writers: Slim Willett
B 10400 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes 10 Jan 1953 11-10-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-5-4-5-9 Pts: 750
Producers: Joe Carlton
Writers: John Fulton/Lois Steele
B 10691 Wanted 29 May 1954 12-10-4-4-7-5-6-8-7-8-9-9-12-12-xx-xx-xx-18 Pts: 398
Writers: Joseph Meyer/Floyd Huddleston
B 10710 Idle Gossip 19 Jun 1954 6-4-4-4-5-6-5-4-3-5-7-9-7-8-14 Pts: 485
Producers: Joe Carlton
Writers: Bix Reichner/Al Hoffman/Dick Manning
B 10776 Papa Loves Mambo 4 Dec 1954 16 Pts: 17
Producers: Joe Reisman
Writers: Bob Merrill
POP 103 Tina Marie 24 Dec 1955 24 Pts: 12
    guest musicians: Ray Charles Singers (vcls)  
Writers: Joe Sherman/Noel Sherman
POP 191 Juke Box Baby 21 Apr 1956 30-22-25-30-29-25 Pts: 65
Producers: Joe Carlton
Writers: Al Hoffman/Dick Manning
POP 212 Hot Diggity 19 May 1956 15-13-6-5-4-5-7-6-6-7-10-15-22 Pts: 347
Producers: Joe Reisman
Writers: Alex Alstone/Tom Glazer
POP 240A More 15 Sep 1956 29-26-18-15-14-13-11-10-18-16-25-xx-29 Pts: 191
Writers: Ray Stanley
POP 240B Glendora 22 Sep 1956 25-29-27-20-18-29 Pts: 71
Label: RCA
Producers: Joe Carlton
Writers: Burt Bacharach/Hal David
RCA 1036A Magic Moments 1 Feb 1958 16-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-12-12-22-23 Pts: 884
Writers: Lee Pockriss/Paul Vance
RCA 1036B Catch A Falling Star 1 Mar 1958 21-17-9-12-12-12-14-17-27-26 Pts: 173
Producers: Joe Carlton/Joe Reisman
Writers: Roy C. Bennett/Sid Tepper
RCA 1055 Kewpie Doll 3 May 1958 25-16-10-9-13-14-23 Pts: 126
Writers: Murray Wizell/Irving Melcher
RCA 1062 I May Never Pass This Way Again 24 May 1958 25-19-15-15-24-17-28-25 Pts: 110
RD 27070 We Get Letters Vol.2 LP 21 Jun 1958 5-5-4-xx-5-5-5-5 Pts: 79
Musicians: Perry Como (vcls)
Producers: Joe Carlton/Joe Reisman
Writers: Al Hoffman/Dick Manning
RCA 1071 Moon Talk 30 Aug 1958 24-25-25-24-20-19-23-22-22-17-18 Pts: 143
Producers: Joe Reisman
Writers: Ollie Jones
RCA 1086A Love Makes The World Go Round 1 Nov 1958 19-13-11-9-10-8-7-7-7 Pts: 213
    10 Jan 1959 8-12-19-24 Pts: 73
RD 27078 Dear Perry LP 1 Nov 1958 8-8-7-xx-6-8 Pts: 43
Producers: Joe Reisman
Writers: Aaron Schroeder/George Weiss
RCA 1086B Mandolins In The Moonlight 15 Nov 1958 29-19-21-16-17-15-14 Pts: 107
    10 Jan 1959 13-18-15-27 Pts: 64
Producers: Herb Hendler/Joe Carlton/Joe Reisman/Dave Kapp
RD 27100 Como's Golden Records LP 24 Jan 1959 4-10-xx-7-xx-xx-10-10 Pts: 40
Writers: Joe Farrell/Jim Conway
RCA 1111 Tomboy 21 Feb 1959 19-20-18-14-14-10-12-13-11-17-27-28 Pts: 204
Producers: Charles Randolph Grean/Lee Shapiro
Writers: Edith Lindeman/Carl Stutz
RCA 1126 I Know 4 Jul 1959 24-19-16-19-15-15-13-14-18-17-15-18-19-21-27-24 Pts: 246
Producers: Charles Randolph Grean
Writers: Irving Gordon
RCA 1170 Delaware 20 Feb 1960 24-8-8-3-3-4-5-13-16-19-24-23-31-42 Pts: 315
RCX 1018 You'll Never Walk Alone EP 11 Jun 1960 20 Pts: 2
Producers: Ernie Altschuler
Writers: Canch Manzanero/Sid Wayne
RCA 2043 It's Impossible 23 Jan 1971 34-31-13-7-4-5-5-5-5-9-9-12-20-24-32-32-38-35-37-38-40-46-46 Pts: 401
    sales: 250000; Adapted from the Mexican song ' Somos Novios'.  
SF 8175 It's Impossible LP 27 Mar 1971 24-18-19-43-21-39-17-xx-13-16-30-21-41-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-41 Pts: 54
Producers: Chet Atkins
Writers: Don MacLean
RCA 2346 And I Love You So 14 Apr 1973 41-25-20-6-5-3-3-4-7-11-14-17-16-20-24-27-33-31-34-42-41-43-46-44-39-44-40-39-37-41-46 Pts: 468
    Original: Don McLean (LP, 1971)  
    12 Jan 1974 40-42-42 Pts: 21
Label: RCA Victor
SF 8360 And I Love You So LP 23 Jun 1973 3-4-3-4-7-7-5-8-13-8-14-14-10-8-7-6-3-6-4-4-4-4-5-6-6-8-7-9 Pts: 282
    sales: 80000  
    12 Jan 1974 1-3-2-2-5-7-5-7-11-19-8-14-16-17-19-15-19-17-11-14-14-12-12-22-15-10-9-10-7-11-9-15-12-15-23-21-30-26-26-34-33-38-48-42-48-35-15-9-10-12-6 Pts: 335
    11 Jan 1975 14-17-16-18-22-22-15-21-21-17-19-34-31-25-32-28-40-31-34-40-xx-xx-36-xx-xx-56-xx-36-35-28-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-42-xx-46 Pts: 101
Label: RCA
Writers: Kris Kristofferson
RCA 2402 For The Good Times 18 Aug 1973 46-36-26-24-10-9-7-7-9-7-10-9-12-16-21-21-21-29-30-29 Pts: 346
    Original: Kris Kristofferson  
    12 Jan 1974 26-34-28-32-39-49 Pts: 50
Label: RCA Victor
RS 1005 Memories Are Made Of Hits LP 5 Apr 1975 28-16-14-19-19-26-23-26-41-49-34-38-48-59-xx-43 Pts: 53
Label: K-Tel
Musicians: Perry Como (vcls)
NE 700 40 Greatest Hits LP 22 Nov 1975 1-1-1-2-1-1 Pts: 133
    10 Jan 1976 4-7-9-11-11-9-15-19-14-25-42-34-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-18 Pts: 78

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