People Like You

People Like You
Studio album by Eddie Fisher
Released	1967
Genre	Vocal
Length	31 minutes 32 seconds
Language	English
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Al Schmitt
Eddie Fisher chronology
Games That Lovers Play (1966) People Like You (1967) You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet (1968)

People Like You is Eddie Fisher's 15th album, released and recorded in 1967. Much like Games That Lovers Play , it was recorded right after the successful song it shares a name with. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

People Like You was recorded right after the successful single "People Like You", with many of the songs coming from the musical Mame , like "My Best Girl", "Mame" (the B-side of "Games That Lovers Play"), and "If She Walked Into My Life". "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" was the B-side of his last charting single "Now I Know".

Charts

The single, "People Like You", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 11, 1967, and peaked at number 97 during a three-week stay on the chart. ^[3] The song spent a week at number four on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, during its 14-week stay. ^{[4] [5]} It reached number 74 on the Cashbox singles chart and stayed on the chart for four weeks. ^[6]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated July 1, 1967, and remained on the chart for three weeks, peaking at number 193. ^[7] On Record World the album broke into the 100 Top LP's, peaking at No. 87. ^[8] It was his last charting album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic believed "People Like You" sounded like something Dean Martin should be doing, and Fisher indulged his affection for Al Jolson in the Mame cuts. There were some enjoyable performances, but the album as a whole was a disappointment after the standard set by Games That Lovers Play and its commercial failure (it only just made the charts), slowed the momentum of Fisher's comeback. ^[1]

Record World put the album in it's "Albums of the Week" section, saying that the album has his click single, and of course a few tunes from Mame , plus other songs. ^[10]

Track listing

All tracks arranged by Marty Manning, except where noted.

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger	Length
1.	"Maybe Today"	Eddy Marnay, André Popp		2:49
2.	"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me"	Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell		2:52
3.	"People Like You"	Larry Kusik, Eddie Snyder	Nelson Riddle	2:13
4.	"My Best Girl"	Jerry Herman		2:33
5.	"Watch What Happens"	Norman Gimbel		2:49
6.	"Come Love!"	Alan and Marilyn Bergman	Sid Feller	2:21

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger	Length
7.	"I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do"	Paul Vance		2:39
8.	"I Will Wait For You"	Norman Gimbel		2:52
9.	"Born Free"	Don Black		3:13
10.	"If She Walked Into My Life"	Jerry Herman		4:02
11.	"Mame"	Jerry Herman	Richard Wess	3:06
Total length:				31:32

Charts

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LP's [7]	193
US Record World 100 Top LP's [8]	87

Production

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City and RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California. ^[11]

Personnel

• Recording Engineers: Mickey Crofford, Frank Laico, Dick Bogert
• Arrangers: Marty Manning, Richard Wess, Sid Feller, Nelson Riddle (appears through the courtesy of Liberty Records) ^[11]

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Eddie Fisher - People Like You: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 16, 2025.
2. "Eddie Fisher - People Like You".
3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 244. ISBN   0898201551.
4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 10, 1967. p. 18. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 96. ISBN   978-0-8982-0169-7.
6. Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 120–121. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
7. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 266. ISBN   0898201179 . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
8. "Record World 100 Top LP's", Record World , July 29, 1967. p. 28. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
9. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 534. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
10. Record World Albums of the Week", Record World , May 20, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
11. Liner notes of the album