The following is a list of selected recordings by Perry Como (all on RCA Victor except where Ted Weems orchestra is referenced; in those cases, on Decca):
Song | Music by | Lyrics by | Year | Notes |
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A | ||||
"Abide with Me" | William Henry Monk | Henry Francis Lyte | 1953 [1] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [2] |
"Act of Contrition" | Joseph J. Leahy | Traditional | 1953 [1] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [3] |
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" | Harold Arlen | Johnny Mercer | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [4] |
1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] | |||
"Ad de Day" | Herman Hupfeld | 1939 [6] | with Ted Weems & his Orchestra [7] | |
"Ain't Misbehavin'" | Thomas "Fats" Waller Harry Brooks | Andy Razaf | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [8] (not released) [8] |
"All at Once You Love Her" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers From the musical Pipe Dream [9] [10] |
"All By Myself" | Irving Berlin Arranged by Jack Andrews & Joe Lipman [11] | 1961 [12] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [11] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola [12] | |
"All I Do is Dream of You" | Nacio Herb Brown | Arthur Freed | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [13] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola Performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"All Through the Day" | Jerome Kern | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1945 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the film Centennial Summer [14] |
"All Through the Night" | Traditional Old Welsh Air Arranged by Ray Charles | 1958 [15] | with Ray Charles Singers & unidentified organ accompaniment [16] | |
"Almost Like Being in Love" | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Part of the "We Get Letters" Medley [4] |
"And I Love You So" | Don McLean | 1973 [17] | ||
1980 [5] | ||||
"And Roses and Roses" | Ray Gilbert Dorival Caymmi Arranged by Nick Perito | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] | |
"Anema e core" | Salvatore "Salve" D'Esposito | Italian: Tito Manlio English: Manny Curtis | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"Angeline" | Edward Ross Si Rothman | 1941 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [20] [21] | |
"Another Go 'Round" | Gloria Shayne Noël Regney Arranged by Nick Perito | 1967 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [22] | |
"Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye to Rome)" | Renato Ranucci | Italian: Pietro Garinei Sandro Giovannini English: Carl Sigman | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"As My Love for You" | George Fischoff Arranged by Byron Olsen | 1982 [23] | with Nick Perito Orchestra Released in 1983 [24] | |
"As Time Goes By" | Herman Hupfeld Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1955 [25] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [26] | |
"Aubrey" | David A. Gates Arranged by Bergen White [27] | 1973 [17] | ||
"Ave Maria (Schubert)" | Franz Schubert | (public domain) Prayer based on Luke 1:28 in Holy Bible [28] | 1949 | with Choir & Organ directed by Mitchell Ayres & Ray Charles [29] |
1959 | with Robert Shaw Male Chorale & Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [28] | |||
1968 | arranged & adapted by Nick Perito features vocal backing from the Ray Charles Singers [30] | |||
"'A' — You're Adorable" | Sidney Lippman | Fred Wise Buddy Kaye | 1949 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [31] |
B | ||||
"Back in Your Own Backyard" | Dave Dreyer Al Jolson | Billy Rose | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [32] (not released) [32] |
"Baia" | Ary Evangelista Barroso | Portuguese: Ary Evangelista Barroso English: Ray Gilbert | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] |
"Bali Ha'i" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1949 [33] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [34] [35] |
"Beady Eyed Buzzard" | Richard Ahlert Eddie Snyder Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [36] Released in June 1969 [37] | |
"Beats There a Heart So True" | Jack Keller Noel Sherman | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers | |
"Beautiful Noise" | Neil Diamond | 1980 [5] | ||
"Because" | Guy d'Hardelot | Edward Teschemacher [38] | 1947 [39] | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [40] |
"Begin the Beguine" | Cole Porter | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [41] (not released) [41] | |
1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [41] | |||
1972 | from the NBC-TV special Cole Porter in Paris | |||
"Behind Closed Doors" | Kenny O'Dell | 1974 | with The Ray Charles Singers [43] | |
"Bella Bella Sue" | Barry Parker Anthony Roberto Fran Smith | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers | |
"The Bells of St. Mary's" | A. Emmett Adams | Douglas Furber | 1962 [44] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [45] (not released) [44] [45] |
"The Best Thing For You (Would Be Me)" | Irving Berlin | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra From the Broadway musical Call Me Madam [46] | |
"The Best of Times" | Jerry Herman | 1983 | with Ray Charles Singers from the Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles [47] | |
1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] | |||
"Better Luck Next Time" | Irving Berlin | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the film Easter Parade [49] | |
"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" | Harold Arlen | Ted Koehler | 1958 [4] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [50] |
"Beyond Tomorrow (Love Theme from Serpico)" | Mikis Theodorakis Larry Kusik | 1974 | with the Ray Charles Singers [43] | |
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song)" | Al Hoffman Mack David | Jerry Livingston | 1949 [51] | |
"Birth of the Blues" | Ray Henderson | Lew Brown B. G. DeSylva | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [4] |
"Black Moonlight" | Arthur Johnston | Sam Coslow [52] | 1950 | with Orchestra & Chorus directed by Sigmund Romberg & Mitchell Ayres [53] |
"Bless the Beasts and Children" | Perry Botkin Jr. Barry DeVorzon Arranged by Nick Perito | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra featuring Violin Solo by Jerry Vinci [48] | |
"Bless This House" | May H. Morgan (aka Brahe) Helen Taylor | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres Women's Choir [54] featuring Organ played by Charles Marie Courboin [55] | |
"Blue Room" | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | 1948 (twice) | RCA Version with Henri René Orchestra & Chorus [56] |
MGM Version with Robert Tucker Chorus [57] From the film Words and Music [57] [58] | ||||
"Blue Skies" | Irving Berlin | 1946 | with Russ Case Orchestra [59] [60] | |
1961 [12] | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [60] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] | |||
1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] | |||
"Body and Soul" | Johnny Green | Frank Eyton Edward Heyman Robert B. Sour | 1947 [61] | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the film Body and Soul [62] |
"Breezin' Along with the Breeze" | Haven Gillespie Seymour Simons Richard Whiting | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [63] From the Hollywood musical Pete Kelly's Blues [25] | |
"Brian's Song (The Hands of Time)" | Michel Legrand | Marilyn and Alan Bergman | 1974 | with the Ray Charles Singers [43] |
"Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon Arranged by Don Costa | 1971 | with Don Costa Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [64] | |
"Bummin' Around" | Pete Graves | 1965 | (not released) [44] | |
"Buongiorno Teresa" | Jimmy Lytell Dick Manning | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [65] Released in June 1969 [37] | |
"A Bushel and a Peck" | Frank Loesser | 1950 | with Betty Hutton [34] featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [66] | |
"But Beautiful" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Johnny Burke | 1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] |
"Butterfly (I'll Set You Free)" | L. Russell Brown | Irwin Levine | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] |
"Bye Bye Little Girl" | Wayne P. Walker Don Schroeder | 1965 | (not released) [44] | |
"By the Way" | Joseph Myrow | Mack Gordon | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the film When My Baby Smiles at Me [67] |
C | ||||
"Can't Help Falling in Love" | George David Weiss Hugo Peretti Luigi Creatore | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [68] | |
"Cara Cara Bella Bella" | Lucius del Guercio (aka Jean Alexander) | English: Ray Carter & Lucile Johnson | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [69] |
"Carnival" | Luiz Bonfá | Portuguese: Antônio Maria English: George David Weiss Hugo Peretti Luigi Creatore | 1963 [70] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [71] |
1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] | |||
"Carol Medley" | A medley of:
| 1968 [30] | with the Ray Charles Singers | |
"Carolina Moon" | Joe Burke | Benny Davis | 1947 [61] | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [72] |
"Catch a Falling Star" | Lee Pockriss Paul Vance [38] | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & the Ray Charles Singers [73] | |
"Caterina" | Earl Shuman Maurice "Bugs" Bower | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & the Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"Chee Chee-Oo Chee (Sang the Little Bird)" | Saverio Seracini | Italian: Ettore Minoretti English: John Turner | 1955 | with Jaye P. Morgan featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [10] |
"Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)" | Al Hoffman Jerry Livingston | Mack David | 1947 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [74] |
"Childhood is a Meadow" | Charles Tobias Frederick K. Tobias Jerry Tobias | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [75] | |
"Chincherinchee" | John Jerome | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [59] [76] | |
"Christ is Born" | Monsignor Domenico Bartolucci | English :Ray Charles | 1968 [30] | with the Ray Charles Singers |
"C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" | Eddy Arnold | Jenny Lou Carson | 1953 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [77] |
"Christmas Bells (In the Steeple)" | Ray Stevens Arranged by Bill McElhiney | 1967 | with Bill McElhiney Orchestra [78] | |
"Christmas Dream" | Andrew Lloyd Webber | German: André Heller English: Tim Rice | 1974 | with the London Boy Singers from the soundtrack of the film The Odessa File [79] |
"Christmas Eve" | Gerard Andre Biesel | Ray Charles | 1968 [30] | with the Ray Charles Singers |
"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" | Mel Tormé | Robert Wells | 1953 [77] | Both versions featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [80] |
1959 [81] | ||||
"The Christmas Symphony" | Phil Perry Joe Candullo Charles Faso Reade | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [82] | |
"Class Will Tell" | Joseph A. Burke Edgar Leslie | 1939 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [6] [21] | |
"Close" | Cole Porter | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [83] (not released) [83] | |
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Burt Bacharach | Hal David | 1970 [84] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [85] |
"Cold, Cold Heart" | Hank Williams | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [86] (not released) [86] | |
"The Colors of My Life" | Cy Coleman | Michael Stewart | 1980 | from the Broadway musical Barnum [87] |
"Come Rain or Come Shine" | Harold Arlen | Johnny Mercer | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [4] [88] |
"Cominciamo ad amarci" | Gino Mescoli | Italian: Vito Pallavicini | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"Coming Back for More" | Unknown | 1976 | (not released) [89] | |
"Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma" | Sosa Tomas Mendez | Patricia P. Valando English: Ronnie Carson | 1965 [90] | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Released in 1966 [18] |
D | ||||
"Dance Ballerina Dance" | Bob Russell Carl Sigman | 1947 [91] | ||
"Dance Only with Me" | Jule Styne | Betty Comden Adolph Green | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [92] |
"Dancin'" | Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller Arranged by Joe Reisman [93] | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini | Johnny Mercer | 1963 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [70] |
"Dear Hearts and Gentle People" | Sammy Fain | Bob Hilliard | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [94] |
1980 | part of "Bing Crosby Medley" [5] | |||
"'Deed I Do" | Fred Rose | Walter Hirsch | 1957 | with Como's Little Combo (a section of Mitchell Ayres Orchestra) |
"Deep in the Heart of Texas" | Don Swander | June Hershey | 1941 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [21] [95] |
"Deep in Your Heart" | Jan Crutchfield | 1967 [96] | Released in June 1969 [37] | |
"Delaware" | Irving Gordon | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [97] | |
"Did Anyone Ever Tell You, Mrs. Murphy?" | Karl Suessdorf | Lloyd Sloan Leah Worth | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [98] |
"(Did You Ever Get) That Feeling in the Moonlight" | James Cavanaugh Larry Stock Ira Schuster | 1945 | with The Satisfiers and features instrumental backing from Russell Case Orchestra [99] | |
"Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba)" | Jimmy McHugh | Harold Adamson | 1945 [38] | with The Satisfiers features instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [100] from the Hollywood musical Doll Face [38] |
"Dindi" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Aloysio De Oliveira English: Ray Gilbert | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] |
"The Donkey Serenade" | Rudolf Friml Herbert Stothart | George Forest Robert Wright | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [101] |
"Don't Ask Me Why" | Ben Weisman | Fred Wise | 1954 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [102] (not released) [102] |
"Don't Blame Me" | Jimmy McHugh | Dorothy Fields | 1943 [103] | |
"Don't Leave Me" | Harry Nilsson | 1970 | with Marty Manning Orchestra and unidentified background singers [104] | |
"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | Slim Willet | 1952 | with The Ramblers [38] features instrumental backing from Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra [105] | |
1980 [5] | ||||
"Door of Dreams" | Robert Allen | Al Stillman | 1954 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [106] (not released) [106] |
1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [106] | |||
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noël Regney Gloria Shayne | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [30] | |
"Do You Remember Me" | Nick Perito | Richard B. Matheson | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] |
"Dream Along with Me (I'm on My Way to a Star)" | Carl Sigman | 1956 [9] [59] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [107] | |
1958 [4] | ||||
"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" | Cindy Walker Arranged by Don Costa | 1971 | with Don Costa Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [64] | |
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" | Franz Liszt [108] Adaptation: Al Hoffman Jerry Livingston | Mack David | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [109] |
"Dream on Little Dreamer" | Jan Crutchfield Fred Burch Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [110] | |
"A Dreamer's Holiday" | Mabel Wayne | Kim Gannon | 1949 | with The Fontane Sisters features instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [111] |
E | ||||
"Easter Parade" | Irving Berlin | 1947 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [112] | |
"E Lei (To You)" | Ugo Calise | Italian: Ugo Calise English: Ray Charles | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"El Condor Pasa" | 18th Century Folk Melody arranged by Jorge Milchberg Notation: Daniel Alomía Robles | English: Paul Simon | 1970 [84] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [113] |
"Eli, Eli" | Traditional Jewish Hymn adapted by George Sandler | 1953 [1] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [114] | |
"Empty Pockets Filled with Love" | Irving Berlin | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [115] | |
"Eres Tu" | Juan Calderon Lopez | Spanish: Juan Calderon Lopez English: Jay Livingston Ray Evans | 1974 | with the Ray Charles Singers also titled "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" [43] |
"Especially for the Young" | Ben Weisman | Manny Curtis | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] |
"Everybody is Lookin' for an Answer" | Evangeline Seward | 1970 [84] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [117] | |
"Everybody's Talking" | Fred Neil | 1970 [118] | ||
"Everything" | Unknown Arranged by Bob Mersey | 1976 | (not released) [119] | |
"Everytime I Meet You" | Joseph Myrow | Mack Gordon | 1947 | with an unidentified orchestra From the film The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend [120] |
F | ||||
"Fancy Dancer" | Harry Manfredini John Briggs Arranged by Byron Olsen [24] | 1982 [121] | with Nick Perito Orchestra Released in 1983 [24] | |
"Far Away Places" | Alex Kramer Joan Whitney Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1948 | with Henri René Orchestra [40] [122] | |
"The Father of Girls" | Ervin M. Drake | 1967 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [123] | |
1968 [124] | Re-recorded voiceover dub [123] | |||
1970 [118] | ||||
"Feelings" | Mauricio Kaiserman | Portuguese: Thomas Fundera English: Morris Albert | 1977 [125] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [125] Released in 1978 [126] |
"A Fellow Needs a Girl" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra from the stage musical Allegro [127] |
1961 [12] | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [127] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed as a medley with two other songs [12] | |||
"First Class Private Mary Brown" | Frank Loesser | 1944 | Performed A Cappella with an unidentified choir For the Special Services army show About Face [128] | |
"Fly Me to the Moon" | Bart Howard [129] | 1963 [70] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [130] | |
"Fooled" | Franz Lehár [131] Adaptation: Doris Tauber [10] | English Adaptation: Manny Curtis [10] Non-English Adaptation: Viktor Leon Leo Stein [131] | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] |
"For All We Know" | Fred Karlin | Arthur James Robb Wilson | 1971 [64] | with Don Costa Orchestra [132] |
"Forever" | George Fischoff Arranged by Ron Frangipane Stanley Schwartz | 1978 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [133] | |
"Forever and Ever" | Franz Winkler | German: Franz Winkler English: Malia Rosa | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [134] |
"Forget Domani" | Riz Ortolani Norman Newell | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] | |
"Forget Me Nots in Your Eyes" | Edgar Leslie Harry Warren | 1944 | with Lud Gluskin Orchestra and an unidentified chorus [135] | |
"For The Good Times" | Kris Kristofferson Arranged by Bergen White [136] | 1973 [17] | ||
"For Me and My Gal" | George W. Meyer | E. Ray Goetz Edgar Leslie | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [25] |
"For You" | Joe Burke | Al Dubin | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [137] |
"Frosty the Snowman" | Jack Rollins | Steve Nelson | 1953 [138] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [77] |
"Funny How Time Slips Away" | Willie Nelson Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [110] | |
G | ||||
"A Garden in the Rain" | Carroll Gibbons | James Dyrenforth | 1946 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [58] [139] |
"Gigi" | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | 1961 [12] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [140] Performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"Girl of My Dreams " | Sunny Clapp | 1946 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [59] | |
"The Girl with the Golden Braids" | Eddie Snyder | Stanley J. Kahan | 1957 [10] [141] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [142] |
"Girl You Make It Happen" | Warner Alfred Wilder | 1977 [143] | with Nick Perito Orchestra and the Tony Mansell Singers Released in 1978 [126] | |
"Give Me Your Hand" | Dorothy Stewart | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [144] | |
"Give Myself a Party" | Don Gibson Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [110] | |
"Glad to Be Home" | Irving Berlin | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [115] | |
"Glendora" | Ray Stanley Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [76] [122] | |
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" | Traditional Christmas Song | 1953 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [77] [145] | |
1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [81] | |||
"Goodbye for Now" | Stephen Sondheim Arranged by Byron Olsen [24] | 1981 [146] | with Byron Olsen Orchestra Released in 1983 Love theme from movie Reds [24] | |
"Goodbye, Sue" | Jimmy Rule Lou Ricca Jules Lowman | 1943 [58] | with a 10-voice Mixed Chorus [147] | |
1944 | with Benny Goodman & his All-Star Band [147] | |||
"Goodnight, Sweet Dreams, Goodnight" | Teddy Powell Leonard Whitcup | 1938 | with Ted Weems Orchestra [20] | |
"Goodnight, Sweet Jesus" | Reverend James Curry | 1953 [1] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [148] | |
"Goody Goodbye" | Nat Simon | James Cavanaugh | 1939 [20] | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [21] |
"The Grass Keeps Right on Growin'" | Gloria Shayne | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] featuring Mike Leech String Section [150] | |
"Greensleeves" | Traditional Song Arranged by Ray Charles & Nick Perito | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |
"Gringo's Guitar" | Cindy Walker | 1965 [110] | ||
"A Gypsy Told Me" | Jack Yellen Sam Pokrass [152] | 1938 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [20] [21] From the film Happy Landing [152] | |
H | ||||
"Happiness Comes, Happiness Goes" | Al Stillman Dick Manning | 1965 | with the Ray Charles Singers [153] (not released until 2007) [154] | |
1967 | with the Ray Charles Singers [153] Released in June 1969 [37] | |||
"Happy Man (If I Ever Find the Time)" | Robert Lee "Bob" McDill | 1967 (twice) [155] | New York version with the Ray Charles Singers [155] (not released) [44] [155] | |
"Happy Together" | Garry Bonner Alan Gordon | 1967 | with the Ray Charles Singers [156] (not released) [44] [156] | |
"Harmony" | Arthur Kaplan Norman Simon Arranged by Nick Perito | 1974 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [157] (not released) [44] [157] | |
"A Hatchet, a Hammer, a Bucket of Nails" | Sarah Graham Richard Ahlert Eddie Snyder Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [110] | |
"Haunted Heart" | Arthur Schwartz | Howard Dietz | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra from the musical Inside U.S.A. [158] |
"Have I Stayed away Too Long?" | Frank Loesser | 1943 | A Cappella with an unidentified choir [159] | |
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin Ralph Blane | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [30] | |
"Having a Lonely Time" | Paul Gibbons Roy Ringwald | 1941 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra and Elmo Tanner [21] | |
"The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)" | Charles E. King | Hawaiian: Charles E. King English: Al Hoffman Dick Manning | 1963 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [70] |
"Heartaches for Sale" | Unknown Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [160] (not released) [160] | |
"Hearts Will Be Hearts" | Cindy Walker | 1967 [161] | Released in June 1969 [37] | |
"He Couldn't Love You More" | Giulio Rapetti Elio Cesari Alberto Testa | Italian: Giulio Rapetti Elio Cesari Alberto Testa English: Robert I. Allen | 1973 [162] | (not released) [44] [162] |
"Hello, Young Lovers" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II [163] | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [164] |
1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] | |||
"Here Comes Heaven (Again)" | Jimmy McHugh | Harold Adamson | 1945 | with Russ Case Orchestra from the film Doll Face [165] |
"Here Comes That Song Again" | Bill Zerface Jim Zerface Bob Morrison Arranged by Byron Olsen | 1982 [166] | with Nick Perito Orchestra Released in 1983 [24] | |
"Here Comes My Baby Back Again" | Bill West Dottie West Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [110] | |
"Here We Come A Caroling / We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | Traditional song arranged by Ray Charles | 1959 [81] | Performed A Cappella with the Ray Charles Singers [167] | |
"Here's to My Lady" | Rube Bloom | Johnny Mercer | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [168] |
"Here, There and Everywhere" | Lennon–McCartney Arranged by Cam Mullins [169] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" | Traditional Gospel song adapted by Geoff Love | 1958 [15] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [170] | |
"He Who Loves" | Burt Bacharach | Hal David | 1967 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [171] (not released) [44] [171] |
"Hit and Run Affair" | Don Roseland Ray Cormier Mel Van | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra [10] | |
"Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" | Traditional Church Music | 1950 | with St. Patrick's Cathedral Boys Choir featuring Organ played by Charles Marie Courboin [29] | |
"(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" | Robert Allen | Al Stillman | 1954 [172] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [172] |
1959 [81] | ||||
"Honey, Honey (Bless Your Heart)" | Larry Stock | Dominick Belline (nephew of Como's wife, Roselle) [173] | 1957 | with Como's Little Combo [173] |
1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [174] | |||
"Hoop-Dee-Doo" | Milton de Lugg | Frank Loesser | 1950 | with the Fontaine Sisters features instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [122] |
"Hopelessly" | Jack Richards Ed Penney (aka Robert Mellin) | 1954 | with Ames Brothers featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [175] (not released) [44] [175] | |
"Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" | Emmanuel Chabrier Adaptation: Al Hoffman Dick Manning | Al Hoffman Dick Manning | 1956 [38] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [9] |
"A House is Not a Home" | Burt Bacharach | Hal David | 1970 [84] | |
"How Beautiful the World Can Be" | Buddy Zais | 1967 [176] | with the Ray Charles Singers [177] | |
"How Deep is the Ocean" | Irving Berlin Arranged by Jack Andrews & Joe Lipman | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [178] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] | |
"How Insensitive" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Portuguese: Vinicius De Moraes English: Norman Gimbel | 1965 [179] | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Released in 1966 [18] |
"How to Handle a Woman" | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | 1967 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [180] (not released) [180] |
1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [124] | |||
"Hush Little Darlin'" | Bob Haymes | Marty Clarke | 1949 | with The Fontane Sisters features instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [181] |
I | ||||
"I Accuse" | Dick James Les Johnson Terry O'Brien Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [182] (not released) [182] | |
"I Believe" | Ervin Drake Al Stillman Irvin Graham Jimmy Shirl | 1953 (twice) | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [183] (not released) [183] | |
with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [1] | ||||
"I Believe in Music" | Mac Davis Arranged by Bergen White [184] | 1973 [17] | ||
"I Can't Remember" | Al Hoffman Dick Manning | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [185] (not released) [185] | |
"I Concentrate on You" | Cole Porter | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [52] | |
1972 | Recorded for the NBC TV special Cole Porter in Paris | |||
"I Confess" | Jack Lawrence Gunnar Hoffsten Tryggve Arnesson | 1953 | ||
"I Cross My Fingers" | Walter Kent | Walton Farrar | 1950 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [186] |
"Idle Gossip" | Joseph Meyer | Floyd Huddleston | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [187] First released in 1990 on the Reader's Digest album The Best of Perry Como [188] |
"I Don't Know What He Told You" | Giulio Rapetti Elio Cesari Alberto Testa English: Robert I. Allen | 1974 [43] | Previously recorded in 1973 under the title "He Couldn't Love You More" [189] | |
"I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" | Bennie Benjamin George Weiss | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [190] | |
"I Dream of You (More Than You Dream I Do)" | Marjorie Goetschius Edna Osser | 1944 [191] | ||
"If (They Made Me a King)" | Tolchard Evans | Robert Hargreaves Stanley J. Damerell [40] | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [35] [192] |
"If (Gates)" | David A. Gates Arranged by Don Costa | 1971 [64] | with Don Costa Orchestra [193] | |
"If I Could Almost Read Your Mind" | Ray Charles Nick Perito | 1970 [118] | ||
1980 [5] | ||||
"If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" | James P. Johnson | Henry Creamer | 1956 | with Como's Little Combo [194] First Released in 1971 |
"If I Loved You" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1945 | with Russ Case Orchestra From the musical Carousel [59] |
"If I'm Lucky" | Joseph Myrow Eddie Delange | 1946 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the film If I'm Lucky [195] | |
"If There is Someone Lovelier Than You" | Arthur Schwartz | Howard Dietz | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [52] |
"If We Can't Be the Same Old Sweethearts" | James V. Monaco | Joseph McCarthy | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [61] |
"If and When" | Joseph Myrow | Sammy Cahn | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [196] (not released) [196] |
"If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)" | Nat D. Ayer | Clifford Grey | 1946 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [197] |
"If You Were Only Mine" | Isham Jones | Charles Newman | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [58] |
"I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues" | Harold Arlen | Ted Koehler | 1955 [25] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [198] |
"I Have You to Thank" | Jule Styne | Leo Robin | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Only appeared on the NBC-TV special Ruggles of Red Gap [199] |
"I Know" | Carl Stutz Edith Lindeman | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"I Know What God Is" | John G. Bowen Don Raye Ned Freeman | 1959 [97] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"(I Left My Heart) In San Francisco" | George Cory | Douglas Cross [129] | 1963 [70] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [200] |
"I'll Always Love You" | ||||
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon Walter Kent Buck Ram | 1946 | with Russ Case Orchestra & Chorus [201] | |
"I'll Love Nobody Else But You" | Alfred Gary Nick Mitchell | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [202] (not released) [202] | |
"I'll Remember April" | Gene de Paul | Patricia Johnston Don Raye | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [68] |
"I Looked Back" | Larry Wagner | Jimmy Eaton | 1967 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [203] |
"I Love You" | Cole Porter | 1944 | Performed A Cappella with an unidentified mixed chorus From the stage musical Mexican Hayride [204] | |
"(I Love You) Don't You Forget It" | Henry Mancini | Al Stillman | 1963 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [205] |
"I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" | Chopin Adaptation: Harry Carroll | Joseph McCarthy | 1945 | with Russ Case Orchestra & The Satisfiers [61] from the film The Dolly Sisters [206] |
1946 | with André Kostelanetz & his Orchestra [206] | |||
"I May Never Pass This Way Again" | Murray Wizel Irving Melcher Arranged by Jack Andrews [207] | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [15] | |
"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" | Doc Daugherty Ellis Reynolds | Al J. Neiburg | 1944 | with Lew Martin Orchestra [208] |
"I'm Dreaming of Hawaii" | Nick Perito | Dick Williams Jennifer L. Perito | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] |
"I'm Gonna Love That Gal (Like She's Never Been Loved Before)" | Frances Ash | 1945 | with Russ Case Orchestra [209] | |
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" | Fred E. Ahlert | Joe Young | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [210] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola Performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" | Hoagy Carmichael | Johnny Mercer | 1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] |
"In the Garden" | C. Austin Miles Arranged by Ray Charles [211] | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [15] | |
"In My Little Red Book" | Ray Bloch Nat Simon Al Stillman [20] | 1938 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra featuring vocal whistling by Elmo Tanner [20] [21] | |
"In Our Hide-Away" | Irving Berlin | 1962 | with Sandy Stewart featuring instrumental and vocal backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [115] | |
"In the Still of the Night" | Cole Porter | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [25] | |
1972 | for the NBC-TV special Cole Porter in Paris | |||
"In These Crazy Times" | Sydney Lippman | Sylvia Dee | 1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [124] |
"I Really Don't Want to Know" | Don Robertson | Howard Barnes [129] | 1965 | with Anita Kerr Quartet [110] |
"Is She the Only Girl in the World?" | Irving Berlin | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [115] | |
"The Island of Forgotten Lovers" | Dick Manning Kay Twomey | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [212] | |
"It All Comes Back to Me Now" | Alex Kramer Joan Whitney Hy Zaret [20] | 1941 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [21] | |
"It All Seems to Fall in Line" | Ben Weisman | Al Stillman | 1973 [17] | |
"It Could Happen to You" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Johnny Burke | 1958 [4] | |
1980 [5] | ||||
"It Gets Lonely in the White House" | Irving Berlin | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra featuring intro vocals by Ray Charles Singers [115] | |
"It Had to Be You" | Isham Jones | Gus Kahn | 1958 [4] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [213] [214] |
"It Happened in Monterey" | Mabel Wayne | William Rose | 1955 [25] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [215] |
"I Think I Love You" | Tony Romeo | 1970 [84] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [216] | |
"I Think of You" | Francis Albert Lai | Rod McKuen | 1971 [64] | with Don Costa Orchestra [217] |
"I Thought About You" | Ronald E. McGown Arranged by Cam Mullins [218] | 1973 [17] | ||
"It's Been a Long, Long Time" | Jule Styne | Sammy Cahn | 1956 | with Como's Little Combo [219] (not released) [219] |
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson | 1951 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [220] | |
"It's a Good Day" | Dave Barbour Peggy Lee | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [25] | |
1970 | with The Doodletown Pipers [118] | |||
"It's Impossible" | Canache Armando Manzanero | Spanish: Canache Armando Manzanero English: Sid Wayne | 1970 [84] | with Marty Manning Orchestra [221] |
"It's a Lovely Day Today" | Irving Berlin | 1950 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [34] | |
"It's the Talk of the Town" | Jerry Livingston | Al J. Neiburg Marty Symes | 1944 | with Paul Baron Orchestra featuring an unidentified Clarinet Solo [222] |
1955 [25] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [222] | |||
"It Was Such a Good Day" | Joe Brooks Arranged by Cam Mullins | 1973 [223] | (not released) [44] [223] | |
"I've Got a Feelin' I'm Fallin'" | Harry Link Thomas "Fats" Waller | Billy Rose | 1947 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [59] [224] |
"I've Got the World on a String" | Harold Arlen | Ted Koehler | 1955 [25] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [225] |
"I've Got You Under My Skin" | Cole Porter | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [226] | |
1970 [118] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [226] | |||
"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [227] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"Ivy Rose" | Al Hoffman Dick Manning Arranged by Joe Reisman [228] | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"I Wanna Be Around" | Sadie Vimmerstedt Johnny Mercer | 1963 (twice) [70] | ||
"I Wanna Go Home (with You)" | Jack Joyce Joe Candullo | 1949 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [229] | |
"I Want to Give" | Enrique Raul de Jesus (aka J. Marcelo) J. Eduardo Ruben Carballo | English: Gene Nash | 1973 [17] | |
"I Want to Thank Your Folks" | Bennie Benjamin George Weiss | 1946 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [230] | |
"I Was Young and Foolish" | Dick Manning Arranged by O. B. Masingill | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] | |
"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" | Joe Howard Harold Orlob | Will Hough Frank Adams [231] | 1939 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [20] [21] |
1947 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra From the film I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now [231] | |||
J | ||||
"Jason" | Debbie Hupp Bob Morrison Arranged by Nick Perito | 1981 [232] | with Nick Perito Orchestra Released in 1983 [24] | |
"Jingle Bells" | James Pierpont | 1946 | with Russ Case Orchestra & Chorus [201] | |
"Joy to the World" | George F. Handel | Isaac Watts | 1953 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [77] |
"Juke Box Baby" | Joe Sherman | Noel Sherman | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [10] |
"Just Born (to Be Your Baby)" | Luther Dixon Billy Dawn Smith Arranged by Joe Reisman [233] | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"(Just One Way to Say) I Love You" | Irving Berlin | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus from the Broadway musical Miss Liberty [234] | |
"Just Out of Reach" | Virgil F. Stewart Arranged by Mike Leech [235] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
K | ||||
"Keep It Gay" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1953 | with Henri René Orchestra & Chorus From the musical Me and Juliet [236] |
"Kentucky Babe" | Adam Geibel | Richard Henry Buck | 1946 | with Russ Case Orchestra & The Satisfiers [237] |
"Kewpie Doll" | Sid Tepper Roy C. Bennett Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1958 | with Ray Charles featuring instrumental and vocal backings from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] [213] | |
"Killing Me Softly with Her Song" | Charles Fox | Norman Gimbel | 1973 [17] | |
"Kiss Me and Kiss Me and Kiss Me" | Luciano Beretta | Italian: Arturo Casadei English: Al Hoffman Dick Manning | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [107] |
"Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)" | Forest Gene Wilson Eunice Levy Jake Porter Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] [122] | |
"Kol Nidrei" | Traditional Jewish Hymn in Hebrew | 1953 [1] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [238] | |
L | ||||
"Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero" | Sidney Lippman | Sylvia Dee Elizabeth Evelyn Moore | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [239] |
"The Last Straw" | Lenny Stack | 1952 | with Betty Hutton featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [240] (not released) [44] [240] | |
"Lazy Weather" | Peter De Rose | Jo Trent | 1936 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra featuring vocal whistling by Elmo Tanner [20] [21] |
"Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" | Sammy Fain | Irving Kahal Francis Wheeler | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [241] |
"Let It Be Love" | Ben Peters Arranged by Cam Mullins [242] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
"Let Me Call You Baby Tonight" | Bob Duncan Porter Jordan Arranged by Mike Leech [243] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
"Let's Do It Again" | Jackie Trent (aka Yvonne J. Harvey) Peter Anthony "Tony" Hatch Arranged by Cam Mullins [244] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
"Let's Go To Church" | Steve Allen | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [245] | |
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" | Irving Berlin | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus From the Broadway musical Miss Liberty [246] | |
"Lies" | Harry Barris | George Springer | 1952 | with The Ramblers featuring instrumental backing from Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra [61] |
"Like Someone in Love" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Johnny Burke | 1945 | with Ted Steele Orchestra & The Satisfiers [247] |
1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Part of the "Letters" Medley [4] | |||
"Like Young" | André Previn | Paul Francis Webster | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] |
"Lili Marlene" | Norbert Schultze | German: Hans Leip English: Tommie Connor | 1944 | Performed A Cappella with an unidentified mixed chorus [248] |
"Linda" | Jack Lawrence | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [249] | |
"The Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine Davis Henry Onorati Harry Simeone | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [30] | |
"Little Boat (O Barquinho)" | Ronaldo Boscoli | Buddy Kaye Roberto Menescal | 1965 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [250] First Released in 2007 [154] |
"Little Man You've Had a Busy Day" | Mabel Wayne | Maurice Sigler Al Hoffman | 1946 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [251] |
1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Part of the "We Get Letters" Medley. [4] | |||
"Lollipops and Roses" | Tony Velona | 1962 [68] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [252] | |
"Lonesome, That's All" | Lee S. Roberts Ben J. Bradley | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [253] | |
"Long Ago (and Far Away)" | Jerome Kern | Ira Gershwin | 1944 | A Cappella with an unidentified mixed chorus From the Hollywood musical Cover Girl [254] |
"Long Life, Lots of Happiness" | Owen McGovern | 1970 | with Marty Manning Orchestra & unidentified background singers [255] | |
"Look Out the Window (and See How I'm Standing in the Rain)" | Dave Mann | Bob Hilliard | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [256] |
"Look to Your Heart" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Sammy Cahn | 1968 [124] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [257] |
"The Lord's Prayer" | Albert Hay Malotte | Jesus Christ Based on Matthew 6: 9-13 and Luke 11: 2–4 in Holy Bible | 1949 | with Choir and Organ directed by Mitchell Ayres [29] [258] |
1959 | with Robert Shaw Male Chorale & Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [258] | |||
"Love" | Gerard Kenny Drey Shepperd | 1980 [87] | ||
"Love Don't Care (Where It Grows!)" | Tupper Saussy Arranged by Bill McElhiney | 1973 | with Bill McElhiney Orchestra [259] | |
"Love in a Home" | Gene de Paul | Johnny Mercer | 1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [124] |
"Love Is a Christmas Rose" | Earl Shuman Leon Carr | 1967 [260] | ||
"Love Is Spreadin' over the World" | Neil Sedaka | Howard Greenfield | 1970 [118] | |
"Love Letters" | Victor Young | Edward Heyman | 1945 | with Lloyd Shaffer & his Orchestra from the film Love Letters [261] |
1958 [4] [213] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [261] | |||
"Love Makes the World Go 'Round" | Ollie Jones | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [76] | |
"Love Me or Leave Me" | Walter Donaldson | Gus Kahn | 1947 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [61] |
"Love Put a Song in My Heart" | Ben Peters Arranged by William E. Justis [262] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
"Loving Her Was Easier" | Kris Kristofferson Arranged by Cam Mullins [263] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
M | ||||
"Maderia" | Unknown | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [264] (not released) [264] | |
"Magic Moments" | Burt Bacharach | Hal David | 1957 [38] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [213] [265] |
"Make Love to Life" | James Stein Arranged by Mike Leech [266] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
"Make Someone Happy" | Jule Styne | Betty Comden Adolph Green | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers From the Broadway musical Do Re Mi [10] |
"Making Love to You" | Nick Perito | Sammy Cahn | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] |
"Manhã de Carnaval" | Luiz Bonfá | Portuguese: Antonio Maria | 1966 | from Black Orpheus [18] |
"Mandolino" | Pietro Garinei Sandro Giovannini | Italian: Sandro Giovannini Pietro Garinei English: Alex Kramer Al Stillman | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [267] (not released) [267] |
"Mandolins in the Moonlight" | George Weiss Aaron Schroeder | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] [76] | |
"Marcheta" | Victor Schertzinger | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra | |
"Marchin' Along to the Blues" | Mel Green Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [268] | |
"Maria" | Leonard Bernstein | Stephen Sondheim | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [68] |
"Marie" | Unknown | 1977 (Basic Track) [269] | Overdubs Recorded in 1978 [269] (not released) [44] [269] | |
"Marrying for Love" | Irving Berlin | 1950 [34] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [270] | |
"Maybe" | Allan Flynn Frank Madden | 1952 | duet with Eddie Fisher featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [271] | |
"May I Never Love Again" | Jack Erickson Sano Marco | 1941 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [6] [21] | |
"May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" | Meredith Willson | 1958 [15] | ||
"Meditation" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Portuguese: Newton Mendonça English: Norman Gimbel | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] |
"Meet Me at the Altar" | Chuck Deal Dan Deal | 1965 (twice) | Nashville version with the Anita Kerr Quartet [272] (not released). [44] [272] | |
New York version with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [272] | ||||
"Me and My Shadow" | Dave Dreyer Al Jolson | Billy Rose | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [59] |
"Mi Casa, Su Casa (My House Is Your House)" | Al Hoffman Dick Manning [141] Arranged by Joe Reisman [273] | 1957 [38] [141] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [273] | |
"Michelle" | John Lennon Paul McCartney Arranged by Don Costa | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] Alternate Take released in 1984 [58] | |
"Mood Indigo" | Barney Bigard Duke Ellington | Mitchell Parish | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [274] |
"Moonglow and Theme from Picnic" | Will Hudson Irving Mills | Eddie DeLange | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [68] |
George Duning | Steve Allen | |||
"Moonlight Love" | Claude Debussy Adaptation: Domenico Savino | Mitchell Parish | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] |
"Moon River" | Henry Mancini | Johnny Mercer | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [68] |
"Moon Talk" | Al Hoffman Dick Manning [10] | 1958 (twice) [10] [275] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [10] & Ray Charles Male Chorale [275] | |
"More" | Alex Alstone | Tom Glazer | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] [35] |
"More and More" | Jerome Kern | E. Y. Harburg | 1944 | with Lou Martin Orchestra From the film Can't Help Singing [276] |
"More than Likely" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Sammy Cahn | 1962 [68] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [277] |
"More Than You Know" | Vincent Youmans | Billy Rose Edward Eliscu | 1946 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [278] |
1951 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [59] | |||
"The Most Beautiful Girl" | Rory Bourke Billy Sherrill Norro Wilson | 1974 [43] [279] | ||
"Mother Dear, O Pray for Me" | I. B. Woodbury | 1950 | with St. Cathedral Boys Choir featuring Organ played by Charles Marie Courboin [29] | |
"My Blue Heaven" | Walter Donaldson | George Whiting | 1946 | with Russ Case Orchestra & The Satisfiers [280] First Released in 1984 [58] |
"My Child" | Adaptation: Cy Coben Jerry Livingston Based on a Piano Concerto composed by Chopin | Cy Coben Jerry Livingston | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [281] (not released) [281] |
"My Coloring Book" | John Kander | Fred Ebb | 1963 [70] | |
"My Cup Runneth Over" | Harvey Schmidt | Tom Jones | 1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [124] |
"My Favorite Things" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1962 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [68] |
"My Funny Valentine" | Lorenz Hart | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [282] From the Hollywood musical Gentlemen Marry Brunettes [25] | |
"My Heart Stood Still" | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | 1948 | with Robert Tucker Chorus recorded for the film Words & Music [283] |
1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [52] | |||
1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra featuring Trombone Solo by Chauncey Welch [48] | |||
"My Kind of Girl" | Leslie Bricusse Arranged by Nick Perito | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |
"My Little Baby" | Joe Shapiro Lou Stallman [107] [141] Arranged by Joe Reisman [284] | 1957 [141] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [284] | |
"My Love and Devotion" | Harold Fields, Howard Barnes and Joseph Roncoroni (credited as Milton Carson) | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [285] | |
"My Melancholy Baby" | Ernie Burnett | George A. Norton Maybelle E. Watson | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [59] |
"My One and Only Heart" | Robert Allen | Al Stillman | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra [286] |
"My Own Peculiar Way" | Willie Nelson | 1965 [110] | ||
N | ||||
"Nearer, My God to Thee" | Lowell Mason | Sarah F. Adams | 1953 [1] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [287] |
"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" | Manning Sherwin | Eric Maschwitz | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] |
"Nobody" | Bert Williams | Alex Rogers | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [288] (not released) [288] |
1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra From the film The Seven Little Foys [288] | |||
"Nobody But You" | Dion O'Brien | 1967 [289] | Released in 1969 [37] | |
"Noodlin' Rag" | Robert Allen | Allen Roberts | 1952 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [290] |
"No Other Love" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1953 [61] | with Henri René Orchestra & Chorus From the stage musical Me & Juliet [291] |
"Not While I'm Around" | Stephen Sondheim Arranged by Byron Olsen | 1980 [87] | ||
"No Well on Earth" | Dave Mann | Bob Hilliard | 1958 [15] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [292] |
"N'yot N'yow" (The Pussycat Song) | Dick Manning | 1948 | with The Fontane Sisters and 4 additional backing singers featuring ukulele played by Jack Lathrope [293] | |
O | ||||
"O Come All Ye Faithful" | Latin Hymn | Translated by Frederick Oakeley | 1946 | with Organ & Choir conducted by Russ Case [201] |
"Oh Marie" | Original Italian melody adapted by Ray Charles Nick Perito | Italian Adaptation: Eduardo DiCapua | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra and the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
1980 | with Nick Perito Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [5] | |||
"O Holy Night" | Adolphe Charles Adam | French: Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure English: John Sullivan Dwight | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [81] [294] |
1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [30] | |||
"Oh! How I Miss You Tonight" | Joseph A. Burke Benny Davis Mark Fisher | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [59] | |
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Phillips Brooks Lewis H. Redner [201] | 1946 [295] | with Organ & Choir conducted by Russ Case [201] | |
"Ollie Ollie Out's in Free" | Clarence Freed Helen White | 1941 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [21] [296] | |
"O Marenariello" | Original Italian melody adapted by Ray Charles & Nick Perito | adaptation: Salvatore Gambardella | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers and Nick Perito Orchestra [19] |
1970 | with The Doodletown Pipers and Nick Perito Orchestra [118] | |||
"On the Island of Catalina" | Ted Weems Moe Jaffe John O'Brien | 1939 [6] | with Ted Weems & his Orchestra [297] | |
"Once I Loved (Amor e Paz)" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Vinicius De Moraes English: Ray Gilbert | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] |
"Once Upon a Time" | Charles Strouse | Lee Adams | 1962 [68] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra From the broadway musical All American [298] |
"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" | Harold Arlen | Johnny Mercer | 1955 [25] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [299] From the Hollywood musical Young at Heart [25] |
"One Little Candle" | George Mysels | Joseph Malloy Roach | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [300] |
"One More Mountain" | Eddie Snyder Paul Vance | 1963 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [301] | |
"One More Time" | Ray Henderson | B. G. DeSylva Lew Brown | 1954 | with the Ames Brothers featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [302] (not released) [44] [302] |
"One More Vote" | Eddie Delange Joseph Myrow | 1946 | with Russ Case Orchestra & The Satisfiers From the film If I'm Lucky [303] | |
"Only One" | Sunny Skylar Tom Glazer Andrew Ackers Arranged by Joe Lipman [304] | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [15] | |
"On the Outgoing Tide" | Mabel Wayne | Lew Brown | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [305] |
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" | Arthur S. Sullivan | Sabine Baring-Gould | 1953 [1] | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [306] |
"Oowee, Oowee" | Bonita Ann Andre Ronald Lawrence Sydney Robin Ramona Marie Witry [176] Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 [307] | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [307] | |
"The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" | Tony Hatch Jackie Trent Arranged by Nick Perito | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |
"Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen | E. Y. Harburg | 1952 | with Sally Sweetland [52] featuring instrumental and vocal backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [308] |
P | ||||
"Papa Loves Mambo" | Bix Reichner Al Hoffman Dick Manning Arranged by Joe Reisman | 1954 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [38] | |
"Pa-paya Mama" | Norman Gimbel Larry Coleman George Sandler | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & The Ramblers [309] | |
"Pardon My English (Samba Torto)" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Aloysio De Oliveira English: Ray Gilbert | 1965 | with Ray Charles Singers [310] First Released in 2007 [154] [310] |
"Patricia" | Benny Davis | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [311] | |
"Pennies from Heaven" | Arthur Johnston | Johnny Burke | 1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] |
"People" | Jule Styne | Bob Merrill | 1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [312] (not released) [44] [312] |
"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" | Osvaldo Farrés | Spanish: Osvaldo Farrés English: Joe Davis | 1965 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [313] First Released in 2007 [154] [313] |
"Pianissimo" | Bennie Benjamin George Weiss | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [314] | |
"Picture Me Without You" | Jimmy McHugh | Ted Koehler | 1936 | with Ted Weems Orchestra [20] |
"Pigtails and Freckles" | Irving Berlin | Irving Berlin | 1962 [115] | |
"Play Me a Hurtin' Tune" | Sidney Lippman | Sylvia Dee | 1952 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [315] |
"Please Believe Me" | Bob Merrill | Bee Walker | 1949 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra Introduced on Perry's NBC Chesterfield Supper Club [316] |
"Please, Mr. Sun" | Ray Getzov | Sid Frank | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [317] |
"A Portrait of My Love" | Cyril Ornadel | David West | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [318] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"Prayer for Peace" | Nick Acquaviva | English: Norman Gimbel | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [15] |
"Prayer of Thanksgiving" | Edward Kremser | German: Edward Kremser English Translation by Theodore Baker | 1950 [54] | with Mitchell Ayres Mixed Chorus featuring Organ played by Charles Marie Courboin [319] |
"Prisoner of Love" | Russ Columbo Clarence Gaskill | Leo Robin | 1945 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [38] [40] [320] |
1946 | with André Kostelanetz & his Orchestra [320] | |||
1970 | with The Doodletown Pipers [118] | |||
"Put Your Hand in the Hand" | Gene MacLellan | 1971 | with Ray Charles Singers | |
Q | ||||
"Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | English: Buddy Kaye Gene Lees | 1965 [321] | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Released in 1966 [18] |
R | ||||
"Rainbow on the River" | Louis Alter | Paul Francis Webster | 1936 [20] | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [21] featuring vocal whistling by Elmo Tanner [20] |
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | Burt Bacharach | Hal David | 1970 [84] | with Nick Perito Chorus [322] |
"Rambling Rose" | Joseph Burke | Joseph Allan McCarthy Jr. | 1947 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [323] |
"Reach Out Your Hand" | Billy Sherrill Tammy Wynette | 1973 | (not released) [324] | |
"Red Sails in the Sunset" | Hugh Williams (aka Will Grosz) | Jimmy Kennedy | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [4] |
"Regrets" | Barbara Wyrick Arranged by John Abbott | 1980 [87] | ||
"Ribbons and Roses" | Samuel Lewis George W. Meyer Pete Wending | 1938 [6] | with Ted Weems & his Orchestra [325] song is also known as "Robins and Roses" [21] | |
"Roamin' through the Countryside" | Kendal Hayes Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [326] (not released) [44] [326] | |
"Rock of Ages" | Thomas Hastings | Augustus Toplady | 1950 [54] | with Mitchell Ayres Male Chorus featuring Organ played by Charles Marie Courboin [327] |
"Rollin' Stone" | Irving Gordon | 1951 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental and vocal backing by Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Chorus [328] | |
"The Rosary" | Ethelbert Nevin Robert Cameron Rogers | 1950 [54] | with Mitchell Ayres Women's Choir featuring Organ played by Charles Marie Courboin [329] | |
"Rose of the Rockies" | Charles Kenny Nick Kenny Allie Wrubel [20] | 1941 | with Elmo Tanner featuring instrumental backing from the Ted Weems Orchestra [21] | |
"The Rose Tattoo" | Harry Warren | Jack Brooks | 1955 [10] [129] | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [330] From the film The Rose Tattoo [10] [129] |
"Rosemary Blue" | Neil Sedaka | Howard Greenfield | 1978 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [331] (not released) [331] |
"Roses of Picardy" | Haydn Wood | Frederick E. Weatherley | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [332] |
"Round and Round" | Joe Shapiro Lou Stallman Arranged by Ray Charles & Joe Reisman [333] | 1957 [38] [141] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [333] | |
"Route 66" | Bobby Troup Arranged by Jack Andrews & Joe Lipman | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [334] | |
"The Ruby and The Pearl" | Jay Livingston | Ray Evans | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [335] Only featured in the film Thunder in the East until 1955, appearing on the greatest hits album RCA Victor Platter Party with various artists [335] [336] |
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 1953 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [77] [337] | |
1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [81] | |||
S | ||||
"Sad and Lonely" | Nick Acquaviva | Ted Varnick | 1957 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [338] (not released) [338] |
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | J. Fred Coots Haven Gillespie | 1946 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [201] | |
1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [81] | |||
"Santa Lucia" | Teodoro Cottrau adaptation: Nick Perito | adaptation: Ray Charles | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"Save Me the Dance" | Luciano Angeleri | Ervin M. Drake | 1980 [87] | |
"Say It Isn't So" | Irving Berlin | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [339] (not released) [339] | |
1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [339] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed as a medley with two other songs [12] | |||
"Say You're Mine Again" | Charles Nathan | Dave Heisler | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & The Ramblers [340] |
"Scarlet Ribbons" | Evelyn Danzig | Jack Segal | 1958 [15] | |
"Seattle" | Hugo Montenegro Jack Keller Ernie Sheldon | 1968 [341] | Released in June 1969 [37] | |
"The Second Time" | Francis Albert Lai | Tim Rice | 1982 [342] | with Nick Perito Orchestra Released in 1983 [24] |
"Secretly" | Al Kaufman Marty Symes | 1943 | with a 10-voice Mixed Choir [343] (not released) [343] | |
"Send In the Clowns" | Stephen Sondheim | 1980 [5] | ||
"The Shadow of Your Smile" | Johnny Mandel | Paul Francis Webster [129] | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] |
"She's a Lady" | Cy Coben | 1950 | with Betty Hutton featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [344] | |
"Silent Night" | Franz Gruber Joseph Mohr | 1946 | with Organ & Choir conducted by Russ Case [201] | |
"Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston | Ray Evans | 1968 | with The Ray Charles Singers [30] |
"Simple and Sweet" | Sammy Fain | Irving Kahal | 1938 | with Ted Weems Orchestra featuring vocal whistling by Elmo Tanner [20] |
"Sing" | Joe Raposo Arranged by Bergen White | 1973 [17] | ||
"Sing Along with Me" | Nick Perito | Dee Williams | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] |
"Slightly out of Tune (Desafinado)" | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Portuguese: Newton Mendonça English: Jon Hendricks and Jesse Cavanaugh (aka Howie Richmond) | 1963 [70] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [345] |
"Smile" | Charles Chaplin | Geoffrey Parsons John Turner | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [346] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed as a medley with two other songs [12] |
1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |||
"Snowbird" | Gene MacLellan | 1970 [84] | ||
"So Far" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the stage musical Allegro [347] |
"So in Love" | Cole Porter | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [348] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed as a medley with two other songs [12] | |
1972 | ||||
"So It Goes" | John Barry Mason Alec Gould Michael Heath Johnson Arranged by Byron Olsen | 1982 [349] | with Nick Perito Orchestra Released in 1983 [24] | |
"Somebody Cares" | Johnny Robba Frank Reardon Ernest G. Schweikert | 1962 [68] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [350] | |
"Somebody Makes It So" | Paul Vance Eddie Snyder | 1967 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [351] | |
"Somebody Up There Likes Me" | Bronislau Kaper | Sammy Cahn | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers From the film Somebody Up There Likes Me [9] [163] |
"Somebody Somewhere" | Frank Loesser | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [352] (not released) [44] [352] | |
"Some Children See Him" | Wihla Hutson | Alfred Burt | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [353] (not released) [44] [353] |
"Someday I'll Find You" | Noël Coward Arranged by Nick Perito | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |
"Some Enchanted Evening" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1949 [34] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [354] |
"Someone is Waiting" | Richard Ahlert Ettore Stratta | 1980 [87] | ||
"Something" | George Harrison | 1970 [84] | ||
"Sonata" | Alex Alstone | Ervin Drake Jimmy Shirl | 1946 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [355] |
"The Song of Songs" | Harold Vickers | French: Maurice Vancaire English: Clarence Lucas | 1947 [40] [356] | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [356] |
"The Songs I Love" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Sammy Cahn | 1963 [70] | |
"South of the Border" | Michael Carr Jimmy Kennedy | 1957 | with Como's Little Combo | |
"Souvenir d'Italie" | Lelio Luttazzi | Italian: Giulio Scarnicca Renzo Tarabusi English: Carl Sigman | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"Sow the Seeds of Happiness" | Jack Keller Noel Sherman | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [357] (not released) [357] | |
"St. Louis Blues" | W. C. Handy Arranged by Jack Andrews & Joe Lipman | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [42] [358] | |
"Stand Beside Me" | Tompall Glaser | 1965 [110] | ||
"Stay with Me" | Nick Perito | Ray Charles | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] |
"A Still Small Voice" | Ben Weisman | Al Stillman | 1958 [15] | |
"Stop! And Think It Over" | Roy C. Bennett Sid Tepper | 1967 | with Ray Charles Singers [176] [359] | |
"The Story of the First Christmas" | Traditional Christmas Story Medley adapted by John A. Richards | 1950 [360] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [361] | |
1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [81] | |||
"Summer Me, Winter Me" | Michel Legrand | Marilyn and Alan Bergman | 1969 [362] | (not released) [44] |
"Summertime" | George Gershwin | Ira Gershwin [363] Du Bose Heyward | 1952 | with Sally Sweetland featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [52] |
"Summer Wind" | Henry Mayer | Danish: Hans Bradtke English: Johnny Mercer | 1965 [176] | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [176] [364] |
"Sunrise, Sunset" | Jerry Bock | Sheldon Harnick | 1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [124] |
"Sunshine Wine" | Cindy Walker | 1968 [365] | Released in June 1969 [37] | |
"Surrender" | Bennie Benjamin George Weiss | 1946 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [366] | |
"Sweet Adorable You" | Thomas Baker Knight | 1965 [110] | ||
"Sweet Leilani" | Harry Owens | 1980 | Performed by the Ray Charles Singers [367] Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] | |
"The Sweetest Sounds" | Richard Rodgers | 1962 [68] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [368] | |
"Swingin' on a Star" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Johnny Burke | 1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] |
T | ||||
"Take a Look at Me" | Ronald E. McCown Arranged by Cam Mullins | 1973 [369] | (not released) [44] [369] | |
"Take Me Home" | Michelle Aller Robert Esty Arranged by Cam Mullins | 1973 [370] | (not released) [44] [370] | |
"Talk of the Town" | Chester Conn | Gus Kahn | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [371] (not released) [44] [371] |
"Tell Her of My Love, Paloma" | Unknown | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [372] (not released) [44] [372] | |
"Temptation" | Nacio Herb Brown | Arthur Freed [38] | 1945 (twice) | Both 1945 versions with Ted Steele Orchestra February 1945 version with The Satisfiers [373] |
1974 | with the Ray Charles Singers [43] | |||
"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" | Frederick Loewe | Alan Jay Lerner | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [374] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"That Ain't All" | John D. Loudermilk | 1965 [110] | ||
"That Christmas Feeling" | Bennie Benjamin George Weiss | 1946 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [201] | |
"That Old Gang of Mine" | Ray Henderson | Mort Dixon Billy Rose | 1939 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [20] [21] |
1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [375] | |||
"That's All this Old World Needs" | Bob Tubert Demetriss ( Tubert ) Tapp | 1967 (twice) [376] | Nashville version released in June 1969 [37] New York version not released [376] | |
"That's the Beginning of the End" | Alex Kramer Joan Whitney | 1946 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [377] | |
"That's What Friends Are For" | Burt Bacharach | Carole Bayer Sager | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] |
"That's Where I Came In" | Peter DeRose | Charles Tobias | 1946 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [378] |
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | John D. Loudermilk Arranged by Mike Leech [379] | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [149] | |
"There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas" | Carl Sigman Mickey J. Addy | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [380] | |
1968 | with Ray Charles Singers [30] [380] | |||
"There'll Never Be Another Night Like This" | David Reilly Anthony Bygraves | 1980 [87] | ||
"There'll Soon Be a Rainbow" | Henry Nemo David Saxon | 1943 | Performed A Cappella with a 10-voice mixed choir [381] | |
"There Never Was a Night So Beautiful" | John Rox | 1954 | with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra [382] | |
"There's a Big Blue Cloud (Next to Heaven)" | Ervin Drake Hans Lengsfelder Paul James McGrane | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [383] | |
"There's a Kind of Hush" | David Leslie Reed Geoff Stevens Arranged by Nick Perito | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |
"There's No Boat Like a Rowboat" | Irving Gordon | 1951 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [384] | |
"They Say It's Wonderful" | Irving Berlin | 1946 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the musical Annie Get Your Gun [59] | |
"The Things I Didn't Do" | Fred Jay Ira Kosloff Irving Reid | 1954 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"This is a Great Country" | Irving Berlin | Irving Berlin | 1962 [115] | |
"This is All I Ask" | Gordon Jenkins | 1963 [70] | ||
"This Nearly Was Mine" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [385] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" | L. Russell Brown | Irwin Levine | 1973 [17] | |
"Till the End of Time" | Frédéric Chopin Adaptation: Buddy Kaye Ted Mossman | Buddy Kaye Ted Mossman | 1945 [38] [40] | with Russell Case Orchestra [386] |
"Tina Marie" | Bob Merrill | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] | |
"Together Forever" | Harvey Schmidt | Tom Jones | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [124] also appears on the album Seattle [37] |
"To Know You (Is to Love You)" | Robert Allen | Allan Roberts | 1952 | with Betty Hutton featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [387] (not released) [44] |
1952 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [387] | |||
1959 | with Ray Charles featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [42] | |||
"Tomboy" | Joe Farrell Jim Conway | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [10] [107] | |
"Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You" | Michael Masser | Gerry Goffin | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] |
"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral" | James Royce Shannon | 1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] | |
"Too Young" | Sydney Lippman | Sylvia Dee | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] |
"Too Young to Go Steady" | Jimmy McHugh | Harold Adamson | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] |
"Toselli's Serenade (Dreams and Memories)" | Enrico Toselli | English: Carl Sigman | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"Toyland" | Victor Herbert Arranged & Adapted by Nick Perito | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [30] | |
"Traveling Down a Lonely Road" (Love theme from La Strada) | Nino Rinaldi Rota Michele Galderi | Italian: Nino Rinaldi Rota Michele Galderi English: Don Raye | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"Trees" | Oscar Rasbach | Joyce Kilmer | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [388] (not released) [388] |
"Trouble Comes" | Jack Segal Marvin Fisher | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [389] (not released) [389] | |
"(Trouble Ends) Out Where the Blues Begins" | Cliff Friend | 1936 | with Ted Weems Orchestra [20] | |
"Try a Little Tenderness" | James Campbell Reginald Connelly Harry M. Woods | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [390] First Released in 1993 on the CD compilation Yesterday & Today – A Celebration in Song [390] | |
"Try to Remember" | Harvey Schmidt | Tom Jones | 1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [124] |
"Tulips and Heather" | Harold Fields, Howard Barnes and Joseph Roncoroni (credited as Milton Carson) | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [391] | |
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" | Bob Nolan | 1950 | with the Western-Ayres (a Country music section of the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra) [58] featuring vocal backing from Sons of the Pioneers [392] | |
"Turnaround" | Alan Green Harry Belafonte Malvina Reynolds | 1968 | with the Ray Charles Singers [124] also appears on the album Seattle [37] | |
"Turn Around" | Henry Mayer | Al Stillman | 1970 | (not released) [44] |
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" | Ray Charles | Clement Clarke Moore (original poem) | 1953 | with Mitchell Ayres String Ensemble [77] |
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" | Traditional Christmas Song in the Public Domain | 1953 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [77] | |
"Twilight on the Trail" | Louis Alter | Sidney D. Mitchell | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [4] |
"Two Blind Loves" | Harold Arlen | E. Y. Harburg | 1939 [20] | with Ted Weems Orchestra From the film Marx Bros. At the Circus [393] |
"Two Lost Souls" | Richard Adler | Jerry Ross | 1955 | with Jaye P. Morgan featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [10] |
"Two Loves Have I" | Vincent Scotto | English: Jack Murray & Barry Trivers French: Georges Koger & Henri Varna | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [394] |
U | ||||
"Unchained Melody" | Alex North Hy Zaret | 1956 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [395] First Released in 1993 on the CD compilation Yesterday & Today – A Celebration in Song [395] | |
"Un giorno dopo l'altro (One Day is Like Another)" | Luigi Tenco | Earl S. Shuman | 1966 | with the Allesandro Allessandroni Singers [19] |
"Until Today" | J. Fred Coots Oscar Levant | Benny Davis | 1936 | with Ted Weems Orchestra [20] |
V | ||||
"Vaya Con Dios" | Inez James Buddy Pepper Larry Russell | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Part of the "Dear Perry" Medley [4] | |
"The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble Arranged by Don Costa | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |
W | ||||
"Walk Right Back" | Sonny Curtis | 1973 [396] | ||
"Wanted" | Jack Fulton Lois Steele | 1953 [38] | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [397] | |
"Watchin' the Trains Go By" | Tot Seymour Al Goodhart | 1950 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [398] | |
"Watermelon Weather" | Hoagy Carmichael | Paul Francis Webster | 1952 | with Eddie Fisher featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [58] [399] |
"The Way We Were" | Marvin Hamlisch | Marilyn & Alan Bergman | 1974 [43] [400] | |
"The Way You Look Tonight" | Jerome Kern | Dorothy Fields | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [401] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"Weave Me the Sunshine" | Peter Yarrow | 1974 | with the Ray Charles Singers [43] | |
"We Kiss in a Shadow" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1951 [34] | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [402] |
"Welcome Home" | unknown | 1973 | (not released) [44] | |
"We'll Meet Again" | Albert R. Parker | Hugh Charles | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] |
"We've Only Just Begun" | Roger Nichols | Paul Williams | 1970 [84] | |
"What Am I Gonna Do About You?" | Jule Styne | Sammy Cahn | 1946 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [403] |
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley | 1963 [70] | ||
"What'll I Do?" | Irving Berlin | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [61] | |
"What Love Is Made Of" | Paul Vance Jack Segal Eddie Snyder | 1967 | with the Ray Charles Singers [404] | |
"What More Is There to Say? | Al Frisch | Robert Mellin | 1952 [405] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra (not released) [44] [405] |
"What's New?" | Bob Haggart | Johnny Burke | 1962 [68] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [406] |
"What's One More Time?" | Richard Leigh Arranged by Byron Olsen | 1982 [407] | with Nick Perito Orchestra Released in 1983 [24] | |
"When" | George Fischoff Arranged by Byron Olsen | 1980 [87] | ||
"When Day is Done" | Robert Katscher | German: Robert Katscher English: Buddy DeSylva [58] | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [408] |
"When Hearts Are Young" | Sigmund Romberg Al Goodman | Cyrus Wood | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] |
"When I Fall in Love" | Victor Young | Edward Heyman | 1958 [4] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [409] |
"When I Lost You" | Irving Berlin | 1963 [70] | ||
"When I Need You" | Albert Hammond | Carole Bayer Sager | 1977 [126] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [410] |
"When I Wanted You" | Gino Cuncio Arranged by Gerald Alters & Stanley Schwartz | 1978 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [411] | |
"When Is Sometime?" | Jimmy Van Heusen | Johnny Burke | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra From the 1949 film A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [412] |
"When She Smiles" | Jerry Liliendahl | 1980 [87] | ||
"When Tonight Is Just a Memory" | Bennie Benjamin George Weiss | 1947 | with Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [413] | |
"When You and I Were Young, Maggie" | J. A. Butterfield Geo. W. Johnson Arranged by O. B. Masingill | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] | |
"When You Come to the End of the Day" | Frank C. Westphal | Gus Kahn | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [414] First Released in 1955 on the greatest hits album RCA Victor Platter Party, with various artists [335] |
1958 [15] | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [414] | |||
"When You Were Sweet Sixteen" | James Thornton | 1947 | with The Satisfiers [38] [40] features instrumental backing from Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra [415] from the film The Great John L. [38] [40] [415] | |
"When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver (I Will Love You Just the Same)" | Peter De Rose | Charles Tobias | 1947 | with Russ Case & his Orchestra [61] |
"When You're Away" | Victor Herbert | Henry Blossom | 1955 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [416] (not released) [44] [416] |
"When You're in Love" | Gene de Paul | Johnny Mercer | 1968 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [124] |
"When You're Smiling" | Larry Shay Mark Fisher Joe Goodwin | 1947 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case & his Orchestra [417] | |
"Where Do I Begin?" | Francis Lai | Carl Sigman | 1971 | with the Ray Charles Singers [64] |
"Where Does a Little Tear Come From?" | Marge Barton Fred MacRae Arranged by Anita Kerr | 1965 | with the Anita Kerr Quartet [110] | |
"Where Is Love?" | Lionel Bart Arranged by Nick Perito | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra and the Tony Mansell Singers [151] | |
"Where or When" | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | 1980 [5] | |
"Where You're Concerned" | Nancy Goland | 1977 [418] | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers Released in 1978 [126] | |
"The Whiffenpoof Song" | Tod B. Galloway | Meade Minnigerode George S. Pomeroy | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers Part of the "Letters" Medley [4] |
"While We're Young" | Alec Wilder Morty Palitz | Bill Engvick | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [52] [116] |
1960 | ||||
"White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 1947 | with Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra and a Mixed Chorus [201] | |
1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [81] | |||
1980 | Part of Bing Crosby Medley [5] | |||
"Whither Thou Goest" | Guy Singer | 1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [15] | |
"Who Put That Dream in Your Eyes?" | Al Stewart M. P. Brown | 1975 | Windmill [419] | |
"Why Did You Leave Me?" | Norman Kaye Steve Nelson | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [420] | |
"Why Does It Have to Rain on Sunday?" | Bob Merrill Vi Ott | 1975 | ||
"Wild Horses" | Robert Schumann Adaptation: Johnny Burke writing as "K.C. Rogan" | Johnny Burke writing as "K.C. Rogan" | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [421] |
"The Wind Beneath My Wings" | Larry Henley Jeff Silbar | 1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [48] | |
"Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard Dick Smith | 1946 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case & his Orchestra [201] | |
1959 [81] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [422] | |||
"With All My Heart and Soul" | Larry Stock Stanley Adams | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [423] | |
"With a Song in My Heart" | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | 1948 (twice) | with Henri René Orchestra & Chorus [61] [424] |
with Robert Tucker Chorus [425] from the film Words and Music [61] [425] | ||||
"Without a Song" | Vincent Youmans | Billy Rose Edward Eliscu | 1951 [59] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [426] |
1970 | with The Doodletown Pipers [118] | |||
"Without Your Love" | Johnny Lange Fred Striker Arranged by Cam Mullins | 1973 [427] | (not released) [44] [427] | |
"Woman of the World" | 1973 | (not released) [44] | ||
"Wonderful Baby" | Don McLean Arranged by William E. Justis | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [428] | |
"World of Dreams" | Des O'Connor Arranged by William E. Justis | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [429] | |
"A World of Love (That I Found in Your Arms)" | François Deguelt | English: Judy Spencer | 1967 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [430] |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice?" | Jimmy McHugh | Harold Adamson | 1945 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Ted Steele Orchestra [431] |
"Wrong Rainbow" | Michael Bacon Arranged by Cam Mullins | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [432] (not released) [44] [432] | |
Y | ||||
"Yellow Beach Umbrella" | Craig Doerge | Judy Henske | 1975 | with The Nashville Sounds [433] (not released) [44] [433] |
"Yes, No, Maybe!" | Shirley Brotman Walter Brown Arranged by Bob Mersey | 1976 [434] | (not released) [434] | |
"Yesterday" | Lennon–McCartney | 1966 | with Nick Perito Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers [18] | |
"Yesterday I Heard the Rain" | Canache Armando Manzanero | Gene Lees | 1971 | with the Ray Charles Singers [64] |
"Yo Te Quiero Asi" | Don McLean | Spanish: Jose Maria Pater | 1973 | Only had a limited release as a Victor single in the US and as a RCA single in other countries [435] |
"You Alone (Solo Tu)" | Robert Allen | Al Stillman | 1953 | with Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus [436] |
1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [436] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed as a medley with two other songs [12] | |||
"You Are in Love" | Bart Howard | 1959 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers | |
"You Are My World" | Paul Vance Bobby London Arranged by Kenny Ascher | 1980 [87] | ||
"You Are Never Far Away" | Robert Allen | Allen Roberts | 1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [437] (not released) [437] |
1958 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra and Ray Charles Singers [4] | |||
"You Are So Beautiful" | Billy Preston Bruce Fisher Arranged by Gerald Alters & Stanley Schwartz | 1978 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [438] First Released in 1983 [24] | |
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | Stevie Wonder | 1974 | with the Ray Charles Singers [43] | |
"You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" | John Benson Brooks | Bob Russell | 1959 [42] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [439] |
"You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes" | 1936 | with the Ted Weems Orchestra [21] | ||
"You Do Something to Me" | Cole Porter | 1955 [25] | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [440] | |
"You Light Up My Life" | Joe Brooks Arranged by Nick Perito [441] | 1977 | with Nick Perito Orchestra [126] | |
"You'll Always Be My Lifetime Sweetheart" | Robert "Bobby" Day | Johnny Burke (writing as K.C. Rogan) | 1955 | |
"You'll Never Walk Alone" | Richard Rodgers | Oscar Hammerstein II | 1951 | with Mitchell Ayres & his Orchestra [442] (not released) [442] |
1952 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [52] [442] | |||
1970 | with The Doodletown Pipers [118] | |||
1980 [5] | ||||
"You Made It That Way (Watermelon Summer)" | Dwayne Blackwell Rani Blackwell Arranged by Cam Mullins | 1967 [443] | ||
"You Make Me Feel So Young" | Joseph Myrow | Mack Gordon | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] |
"You Needed Me" | Randy Goodrum | 1980 [5] | ||
"Young at Heart" | Johnny Richards | Carolyn Leigh | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] |
"Young Love" | Ric Cartey Carole Joyner Arranged by O. B. Masingill | 1960 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Chorus [116] | |
"You're Following Me" | Burt Bacharach | Bob Hilliard | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra & Ray Charles Singers. [10] |
"You're Just in Love" | Irving Berlin | 1950 | with The Fontane Sisters featuring instrumental backing from Mitchell Ayres Orchestra From the Broadway musical Call Me Madam [34] | |
"You're Nearer" | Richard Rodgers | Lorenz Hart | 1948 | with Robert Tucker Chorus Recorded for the film Words & Music [444] |
1968 [124] | with Nick Perito Orchestra [444] | |||
1987 | with Nick Perito Orchestra featuring Guitar Solo by Dennis Budimir [48] | |||
"You Were Meant for Me" | Nacio Herb Brown | Arthur Freed | 1961 | with Mitchell Ayres Orchestra [445] featuring Guitar played by Tony Mottola performed in a medley with two other songs [12] |
"You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)" | Teddy Powell Larry Stock | 1946 | with The Satisfiers featuring instrumental backing from Russ Case Orchestra [446] | |
Z | ||||
"Zing Zing —Zoom Zoom" | Sigmund Romberg | Charles Tobias | 1950 | with Sigmund Romberg Orchestra & Chorus [447] |
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Perry Como was an American singer, radio and television performer whose career covered more than fifty years. He is probably best known for his television shows and specials over a period of almost thirty years. Como came to television in 1948 when his radio show was selected by NBC for experimental television broadcasts. His television programs were seen in more than a dozen countries, making Como a familiar presence outside of the United States and Canada.
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