The Best of British
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Best Of British was Perry Como's
24th RCA Victor 12" long-play album and the 22nd recorded in full "living" stereophonic sound. This album was released in the UK and Canada only. The comparable US Como album, Where You're Concerned
, was released in the US in 1978; the two albums share seven tracks.
Side Two
+ Also on the Where You're Concerned album of 1978.
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
24th RCA Victor 12" long-play album and the 22nd recorded in full "living" stereophonic sound. This album was released in the UK and Canada only. The comparable US Como album, Where You're Concerned
Where You're Concerned
This is Perry Como's 25th RCA Victor album. Recorded in the United Kingdom and the United States , it shares most of its tracks with Perry's album, The Best of British...
, was released in the US in 1978; the two albums share seven tracks.
Track listing
Side One- "My Kind of Girl" (words and music by Leslie BricusseLeslie BricusseLeslie Bricusse is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright.Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers. He was educated at University College School in London and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge...
) + - "GreensleevesGreensleeves"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song and tune, a ground of the form called a romanesca.A broadside ballad by this name was registered at the London Stationer's Company in September 1580 as "A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves". It then appears in the surviving A Handful of...
" (traditional arranged by Ray CharlesRay CharlesRay Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
and Nick Perito) + - "MichelleMichelle (song)"Michelle" is a love ballad by The Beatles, mainly written by Paul McCartney, with the middle eight co-written with John Lennon. It is featured on their Rubber Soul album. The song departs from most of The Beatles' other recordings in that some of the lyrics are in French...
" (words and music by John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
and Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
) - "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareA Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (song)"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" is a romantic British popular song written in 1939 with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by Manning Sherwin.-Setting:...
" (music by Manning Sherwin and lyrics by Eric Maschwitz) - "Someday I'll Find You" (words and music by Noël CowardNoël CowardSir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
) + - "Where You're Concerned" (Words and Music by Nancy Goland) +
Side Two
- "There's a Kind of HushThere's A Kind Of Hush"There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens which was a hit in 1967 for Herman's Hermits and again in 1976 for the Carpenters.-First recordings:...
" (words and music by David Leslie ReedLes ReedLes Reed O.B.E. is an English songwriter, musician and light orchestra leader.-Career:...
and Geoff Stevens) + - "Where is Love?" (words and music by Lionel BartLionel BartLionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:...
) - "The Other Man's Grass is Always Greener" (words and music by Tony HatchTony HatchAnthony Peter "Tony" Hatch is an English composer, songwriter, pianist, music arranger and producer.-Early life and early career:...
and Jackie TrentJackie TrentJackie Trent is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.-Career:Trent's first stage appearance was as a ten-year-old ingenue in the pantomime Babes In The Wood, but her primary interest was a career in pop music...
) - "Smile" (music by Charles Chaplin and lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey ParsonsGeoffrey Claremont ParsonsGeoffrey Parsons was an English lyricist.He worked at the Peter Maurice Music Company run by James Phillips, who wrote under the pseudonym John Turner. The company specialized in adapting songs originally in foreign languages into the English language...
) - "The Very Thought of YouThe Very Thought of You"The Very Thought of You" is a pop standard published in 1934, with music and lyrics by Ray Noble. In addition to Noble's own hit recording of the song with his orchestra, featuring the vocals of Al Bowlly, there was also a popular version recorded that same year by Bing Crosby. A decade later, the...
" (words and music by Ray NobleRay Noble (musician)Ray Noble was an English bandleader, composer, arranger and actor. Noble studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and became leader of the HMV Records studio band in 1929. The band, known as the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, featured members of many of the top hotel orchestras of the day...
) - "We'll Meet AgainWe'll Meet Again (song)"We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles ....
" (music by Albert R. Parker and lyrics by Hugh Charles) + - "Girl You Make It Happen" (Words and Music by Warner Alfred Wilder) +
+ Also on the Where You're Concerned album of 1978.