Percy Faith and his Orchestra
Canadian bandleader and composer Percy Faith was a pillar of live music broadcasting in the years leading up to World War 2. In 1940 he settled in Chicago and became an orchestra leader on the CBS radio network. After becoming a US citizen he made many recordings for Voice of America, and from there went on to work for Mitch Miller at Columbia Records.
At Columbia, Faith's talents were used to help produce dozens of albums writing and arranging for artists such as Tony Bennett, Doris Day and Johnny Mathis and he dominated the easy listening market with numerous hits and best-selling records. Guy Mitchell's million-selling 1950 hit 'My Heart Cries for You' was a Faith composition which he co-wrote with Carl Sigman adapting the song from a traditional French melody.
Occasionally Faith would be commissioned to write film scores and he received an Academy Award nomination for the musical 'Love Me Or Leave Me' which starred Doris Day. He also wrote the theme music for popular US TV series 'The Virginian'. With rock & roll taking over the charts, Faith's style of arrangements and writing fell out of favour with the American public. Towards the end of his career he experimented with brief forays into the country and disco markets but the once ubiquitous Faith found his talents were no longer in demand and in 1997 he passed away from cancer aged 67.
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The Theme from "A Summer Place"
Film Soundtracks - Released by Philips on 1 Sep 1959
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Percy Faith Plays the Music of Victor Herbert
Jazz - Released by Radio Tower Records on 1 Jan 1958
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Music Of Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by Blue Jango on 8 Dec 2015
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A Little Latin, A Little Love
Latin America - Released by Mach60 Music on 1 Nov 2015
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Delicado - Big Band Favourites
Traditional Jazz & New Orleans - Released by Ap Music Ltd on 13 Oct 2014
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Kismet
Film Soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on 4 Feb 2020
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Viva! Espana!
Symphonic Music - Released by Mach60 Music on 18 Mar 2012
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Christmas Melodies
Lounge - Released by Jasnet Records on 2 Jun 2017
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Christmas with Percy Faith
Christmas Music - Released by Sunday Club Records on 5 Dec 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo