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"Perry Como" and "live" are words that don't seem to go together, but like so many other singers of his generation, he cut his teeth on-stage. Live on Tour was recorded long after those formative performances, capturing a run of shows given in Chicago in July of 1980 and appearing the following year on RCA. In other words, it's a portrait of Como in winter, a singer still in possession of his skills but happy to take a warm look back at his past. He's so happy to indulge in nostalgia, he sings "White Christmas" in the middle of July. This is part of a Bing Crosby medley, an expertly assembled salute to Como's main idol that also helps accentuate how Live on Tour captures a crowd-pleasing act: he's putting on a show, happy to sing hits no matter who had them. The concert is best when it relies either on Como's assurance or the splashy arrangements -- for those who lived through the time, it will undoubtedly evoke memories of Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons -- and that's enough to cut through the often syrupy backing vocals, but even those are essential to the yesteryear charm on full display on Live on Tour.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Al Hoffman, Composer, Lyricist - Armando Manzanero, Composer, Lyricist - Buddy Kaye, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Shapiro, Composer, Lyricist - Nacio Herb Brown, Composer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Paul Vance, Composer, Lyricist - Russ Columbo, Composer - Arthur Freed, Lyricist - Clarence Gaskill, Composer - Dick Manning, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Pockriss, Composer, Lyricist - Lou Stallman, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Sid Wayne, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Mossman, Composer, Lyricist - Leo Robin, Lyricist - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Richard Rogers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Neil Diamond, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Randy Goodrum, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nacio Herb Brown, Composer - Arthur Freed, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist - Arthur Johnston, Composer - Arlen Harold, Composer - Harry Owens, Composer, Lyricist - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - James Royce Shannon, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Sammy Fain, Composer - Bob Hilliard, Lyricist - Johnny Burke, Lyricist - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nick Perito, Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Ray Charles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Joe Shapiro, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Pockriss, Composer, Lyricist - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Slim Willet, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Mossman, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Buddy Kaye, Composer, Lyricist - Lou Stallman, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Vance, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Robert Allen, Composer - Allan Roberts, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Eduardo di Capua, Composer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Adapter, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Adapter, Arranger, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Johnny Burke, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Don McLean, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Sid Wayne, Lyricist - Canache Armando Manzanero, Composer - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Berniker, Producer - Nick Perito, Arranger, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal Arranger
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
"Perry Como" and "live" are words that don't seem to go together, but like so many other singers of his generation, he cut his teeth on-stage. Live on Tour was recorded long after those formative performances, capturing a run of shows given in Chicago in July of 1980 and appearing the following year on RCA. In other words, it's a portrait of Como in winter, a singer still in possession of his skills but happy to take a warm look back at his past. He's so happy to indulge in nostalgia, he sings "White Christmas" in the middle of July. This is part of a Bing Crosby medley, an expertly assembled salute to Como's main idol that also helps accentuate how Live on Tour captures a crowd-pleasing act: he's putting on a show, happy to sing hits no matter who had them. The concert is best when it relies either on Como's assurance or the splashy arrangements -- for those who lived through the time, it will undoubtedly evoke memories of Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons -- and that's enough to cut through the often syrupy backing vocals, but even those are essential to the yesteryear charm on full display on Live on Tour.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:15
- Main artists: Perry Como
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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