By Special Request

Last updated June 03, 2019

By Special Request is a studio album by Guy Lombardo, released in 1962 in the United States by Decca Records.^[1]

Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist.

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, along with American Decca's first president Jack Kapp and later American Decca president Milton Rackmil. In 1937, anticipating Nazi aggression leading to World War II, Lewis sold American Decca and the link between the UK and U.S. Decca labels was broken for several decades. The British label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the American company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical genre. Both wings are now part of the Universal Music Group, which is owned by Vivendi, a media conglomerate headquartered in Paris, France. The US Decca label was the foundation company that evolved into UMG.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Midnight in Moscow"
2.	"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"
3.	"Crazy"
4.	"Little Bitty Tear"
5.	"Can't Help Falling In Love"
6.	"Comes Once In A Lifetime"
7.	"Afrikaan Beat"
8.	"Break It To Me Gently"
9.	"Moon River"
10.	"Norman"
11.	"When I Fall In Love"
12.	"Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart"

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References

↑ Edwards, David; Callahan, Mike; Eyries, Patrice; Watts, Randy; Neely, Tim. "Decca Album Discography, Part 5 Main 12-inch Series: DL4000-5397 (1959-1972)". bsnpubs.com. Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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[1] Edwards, David; Callahan, Mike; Eyries, Patrice; Watts, Randy; Neely, Tim. "Decca Album Discography, Part 5 Main 12-inch Series: DL4000-5397 (1959-1972)". bsnpubs.com. Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 23 July 2015.