On Camera (album)

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On camera...Patti Page...favorites from TV
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Released1959
Genre Traditional pop
Label Mercury

On camera...Patti Page...favorites from TV was a 1959 Patti Page LP, [1] issued by Mercury Records as catalog number SR-60025. [2]

It featured the most requested songs from viewers of her weekly TV show, and was with Jack Rael & His Orchestra. It was re-released on CD in 2005. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (Billy Reid) - 2:07" 
2."It's A Good Day (Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour) - 1:49" 
3."When Day Is Done (Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher  [ de ]) - 2:40" 
4."(I Wanna Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I'll Be Happy (Cliff Friend, Lew Brown, Sidney Clare) - 1:47" 
5."Happy Days Are Here Again (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) - 2:40" 
6."Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue) (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 1:34" 
7."The Gypsy (Billy Reid) - 2:31" 
8."(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Ivory "Deek" Watson, William "Pat" Best) - 3:07" 
9."I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:39" 
10."Crazy Rhythm (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, and Roger Wolfe Kahn) - 2:13" 
11."Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (Anna Sosenko) - 2:53" 
12."The Gypsy In My Soul (Clay Boland, Moe Jaffe) - 1:24" 

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References

  1. "Distributor News". Billboard . 20 July 1959. p. 14. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. "Very Strong Sales Potential". Billboard. 22 June 1959. p. 56. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. "On Camera : Patti Page". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 November 2014.