Hits from Broadway Shows

Hits from Broadway Shows
1953 cover
Studio album by Perry Como
Released	1953 (10-inch LP) 1956 (12-inch LP)
Label	RCA Victor
Perry Como chronology
TV Favorites (1952) Hits from Broadway Shows (1953) Around the Christmas Tree (1953)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	(1956 ver.) [1]

Perry Como Sings the Hits from Broadway Shows, or simply Hits from Broadway Shows, is a studio album by Perry Como released by RCA Victor in 1953.

The album was originally issued on a 10-inch LP (cat. no. LPM-3124) and contained eight tracks (four on each side). ^{[2] [3]}

There is also a 1956 version with 12 tracks (six on each side). ^[4]

Reception

The album was featured on Billboard's alphabetical Popular Albums chart. ^[2]

Track listing

10-inch LP (RCA Victor LPM-3124) ^[3]

Side 1

No.	Title	Note(s)	Length
1.	"A Bushel and a Peck"	and Betty Hutton
2.	"You're Just in Love (I Wonder Why)"
3.	"Marrying for Love"
4.	"It's a Lovely Day Today"

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Some Enchanted Evening"
2.	"Bali Ha'i"
3.	"Hello, Young Lovers"
4.	"We Kiss in a Shadow"

1956 version

All the songs are performed by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra except where noted.

12-inch LP (RCA Victor LPM-1191) ^[4]

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note(s)	Length
1.	"A Bushel and a Peck"	Loesser	and Betty Hutton
2.	"You're Just in Love (I Wonder Why)"	Berlin	with The Fontane Sisters
3.	"Marrying for Love"	Berlin
4.	"It's a Lovely Day Today"	Berlin	with The Fontane Sisters
5.	"Summertime"	I. Gershwin–G. Gershwin	Sally Sweetland
6.	"You'll Never Walk Alone"	Hammerstein II–Rodgers

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Some Enchanted Evening"	Hammerstein II–Rodgers
2.	"Bali Ha'i"	Hammerstein II–Rodgers
3.	"Hello, Young Lovers"	Hammerstein II–Rodgers
4.	"We Kiss in a Shadow"	Hammerstein II–Rodgers
5.	"My Heart Stood Still"	Hart–Rodgers
6.	"All at Once You Love Her"	Hammerstein II–Rodgers

References

1. Colin Larkin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1990. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8 . Retrieved May 25, 2025– via Google Books.
2. "Billboard". October 3, 1953.
3. "Perry Como – Perry Como Sings Hits From Broadway Shows – Vinyl (LP, 10-, Album), 1953". 1953 – via Discogs.
4. "Perry Como – Perry Como Sings Hits From Broadway Shows – Vinyl (LP, Album), 1956". 1956 – via Discogs.