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"Surrender" is a 1946 song co-written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss. It was originally performed by Perry Como and covered by various artists including Woody Herman, George Olsen, and Bob Chester. Como's version of "Surrender" peaked at number one on the Billboard Best Selling Popular Retail Records chart and sold over a million copies.
No Easy Walk to Freedom is a 1986 studio album by American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Its release coincided with the group's 25th anniversary. Produced by John McClure and Peter Yarrow, the album was nominated in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards.
"Cover Me in Sunshine" is a song by American singer and songwriter Pink and her daughter Willow Sage Hart. It was written by Amy Allen and Mozella with production by A Strut. The song debuted via video-sharing social media platform TikTok on February 8, while the full version was released on February 12, 2021, as a single through RCA Records.
"I Don't Know What He Told You" is a song written by Giulio Rapetti, Elio Cesari and Alberto Testa, with English lyrics by Robert I. Allen. Recorded in 1974 by American singer Perry Como, the Victor Records release peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Como also made a 1973 recording of this song which was released under the title "He Couldn't Love You More".
"Caterina" is a song originally recorded and released by Perry Como. It reached number 23 in the United States, number 37 in the UK and was also a hit in numerous other countries.
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- ↑ "Perry". Kokomo. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Perry Como - I Don't Know What He Told You / Weave Me the Sunshine". Discogs .
- ↑ "Perry Como". Billboard .
