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The conceit behind Perry Como's spring 1958 LP Saturday Night With Mr. C. was that it might have been the audio portion of an episode of The Perry Como Show, his one-hour variety series that ran on NBC between eight and nine on Saturday nights, that is, if Como himself were the program's only performer. Backed by the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers, as he was on TV, Como opened with his opening theme, "Dream Along With Me," and closed with his closing theme, "You Are Never Far Away." In between, he delivered a miscellaneous series of popular songs dating from the 1910s to the 1950s, with several on each side bunched together as medleys after a performance of the "Letters Theme" that each week introduced audience requests. Jack Andrews and Joe Lipman divided up the arranging chores, regularly coming up with gimmicky, ear-catching orchestrations that made a contrast with Como's sonorous, slightly nasal baritone, which bore through each song agreeably, rendering them all equal. Como was as likely to borrow from his chief influence, Bing Crosby ("Accentuate the Positive"), or another predecessor, Rudy Vallée ("Whiffenpoof Song"), as he was to draw from Broadway ("Almost Like Being in Love") or the hit parade of the early 1950s ("Vaya Con Dios"). The point was that any sort of song could be subjected to the Como treatment and become an expression of his disembodied style. At 49 minutes, the album ran as long as the show minus commercials, but a bit long for an LP, and RCA reissued it a year later (LPM-1971) having deleted "Come Rain or Come Shine," a song with a bluesy fervor that was beyond Como's ken, anyway.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Carl Sigman, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Johnny Mercer, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Arlen Harold, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Lipman, Arranger - The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Paul Williams, Producer - Bill Lacey, Overdub Engineer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Johnny Burke, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Heyman, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Young, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Alan Jay Lerner, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Frederick Loewe, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Lipman, Arranger
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Alan Jay Lerner, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Frederick Loewe, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Lipman, Arranger
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Maurice Sigler, Composer, Lyricist - Al Hoffman, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Mabel Wayne, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Lipman, Arranger
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - C.Boland, Composer, Lyricist - M.Jaffe, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Joe Lipman, Arranger
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - George S. Pomeroy, Composer, Lyricist - Meade Minnigerode, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Tod B. Galloway, Composer, Lyricist - George Andrews, Arranger
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Arlen Harold, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Ted Koehler, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Joe Reisman, Producer - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Jimmy Kennedy, Composer, Lyricist - Hugh Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Andrews, Arranger - The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - B.G. DeSylva, Composer, Lyricist - Lew Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Henderson, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Associated Performer - The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Paul Williams, Producer - Bill Lacey, Overdub Engineer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Edward Heyman, Composer, Lyricist - Victor Young, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Reisman, Producer - Joe Lipman, Arranger - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - The Ray Charles Singers - Arlen Harold, Composer, Lyricist - John H. Mercer, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Andrews, Arranger
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Joseph McCarthy, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - The Ray Charles Singers - James Monaco, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Harry Ruskin, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Silverman, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Johnny Burke, Composer, Lyricist - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The conceit behind Perry Como's spring 1958 LP Saturday Night With Mr. C. was that it might have been the audio portion of an episode of The Perry Como Show, his one-hour variety series that ran on NBC between eight and nine on Saturday nights, that is, if Como himself were the program's only performer. Backed by the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers, as he was on TV, Como opened with his opening theme, "Dream Along With Me," and closed with his closing theme, "You Are Never Far Away." In between, he delivered a miscellaneous series of popular songs dating from the 1910s to the 1950s, with several on each side bunched together as medleys after a performance of the "Letters Theme" that each week introduced audience requests. Jack Andrews and Joe Lipman divided up the arranging chores, regularly coming up with gimmicky, ear-catching orchestrations that made a contrast with Como's sonorous, slightly nasal baritone, which bore through each song agreeably, rendering them all equal. Como was as likely to borrow from his chief influence, Bing Crosby ("Accentuate the Positive"), or another predecessor, Rudy Vallée ("Whiffenpoof Song"), as he was to draw from Broadway ("Almost Like Being in Love") or the hit parade of the early 1950s ("Vaya Con Dios"). The point was that any sort of song could be subjected to the Como treatment and become an expression of his disembodied style. At 49 minutes, the album ran as long as the show minus commercials, but a bit long for an LP, and RCA reissued it a year later (LPM-1971) having deleted "Come Rain or Come Shine," a song with a bluesy fervor that was beyond Como's ken, anyway.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:09
- Main artists: Perry Como
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Electronic Lounge
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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