Perry (album)

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Perry
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Studio album by
Perry Como
ReleasedJuly 12, 1974
RecordedJanuary 4, 7, April 29, May 1, 1974
StudioRCA Victor's studio "C"
Genre Vocal
Label RCA Victor
Producer Pete Spargo
Perry Como chronology
And I Love You So
(1973)		Perry
(1974)		 Just Out of Reach
(1975)

Perry was Perry Como's 22nd album released in 1974 by RCA Records [1] [2] and was his only album that year.

Contents

Background

Whilst Perry Como had declined in the charts, he made a resurgence in 1970 and 1973 with singles like "It's Impossible" and "And I Love You So" both of which topped the Easy Listening chart, [3] Como continued recording in 1974.

Overview

After the success with "Weave Me The Sunshine", "I Don't Know What He Told You" and a rerecording of his gold record song from 1945, "Temptation," did well on the Easy Listening charts too, (No. 5, 8 and 28 respectively), [3] he recorded an album with his name as the title. The album consists entirely of cover songs. It was a country flavored album, but with gentle pop mix. [4]

Critical reception

Cashbox writes "A number of 'traditional' artists such as Andy Williams have taken it upon themselves to get into a contemporary bag and Perry has done exactly that with his delightful new LP featuring the renowned vocalist singing his own interpretations of such current standards as "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Behind Closed Doors," "The Most Beautiful Girl," "The Way We Were," and "Weave Me the Sunshine." Like Williams, Como has succeeded in making every cut a treat to listen to and is to be complimented for his youthful enthusiasm as well as his talent."

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Temptation" (Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed)
  2. "The Hands of Time" (Music by Michel Legrand, lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman)
  3. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
  4. "Behind Closed Doors" (Kenny O'Dell)
  5. "I Don't Know What He Told You" (Lyrics by Robert I. Allen)

Side Two

  1. "That's You" (Juan Carlos Calderón)
  2. "The Way We Were" (Music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman)
  3. "The Most Beautiful Girl" (Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson)
  4. "Beyond Tomorrow" (Mikis Theodorakis and Larry Kusik)
  5. "Weave Me the Sunshine" (Peter Yarrow) [5]

Charts

Perry debuted at No. 28 on the Record & Radio Mirror's Top Fifty chart (later adopted as the UK Albums Chart). [6] By December 1, 1974, Perry had sold 250,000 copies and was certified gold. In America the album reached No. 138 on the Billboard Top LPs. [7]

Chart (1974)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 138
US Cashbox Top LPs [8] 152
UK UK Albums Charts 28

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Perry-track listing". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Perry-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 60. ISBN   978-0-89820-169-7 . Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  4. ↑ Grudens, Richard (2004). Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record. Celebrity Profiles Publishing. p. 266. ISBN   978-1-4766-0024-6.
  5. ↑ "Perry". Kokomo. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top Fifty" (PDF). Record & Radio Mirror. August 24, 1974. p. 2. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Top LPs & Tape. Vol. 86. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 21, 1974. p. 60. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 120. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Perry Como – Perry". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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