Perry Como Greatest Hits CD

Recorded between 1945 and 1973. Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo.

An excellent halfway step for fans who are unwilling to purchase the three-disc Perry Como box set but who still want more than the scant 12-track best-ofs, Greatest Hits includes over 50 of his best-loved songs, mostly arranged in chronological order from 1945's "Prisoner of Love" all the way to 1973's "For the Good Times." The focus is on his late-'40s ballad peak, courtesy of hits like "It's Impossible," "Temptation," "Prisoner of Love," "Till the End of Time." Disc two includes many of his vocal-pop favorites ("Hoop-Dee-Doo," "Papa Loves Mambo," "Hot Diggity,") but leaves off all of his '60s material, assuredly not the best period of his career but still a time of beautiful MOR covers of "Yesterday" and "The Shadow of Your Smile," among others. Still, for those who need a bit more Perry Como than any single-disc collection can provide, Greatest Hits is a perfect addition. ~ John Bush

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Compilation producer: Paul Williams.

Engineers include: Tom Pick.

Liner Note Author: Joseph F. Laredo.

Recording information: 03/27/1945-03/26/1973.

Arrangers: Cam Mullins; Joe Reisman; Marty Manning.

Personnel includes: Perry Como (vocals); Ted Steele, Russ Case, Mitchell Ayers, Lloyd Shaffer, Henri Rene, Sigmund Romberg, Hugo Winterhalter, Marty Manning (conductor); The Fontane Sisters, The Satisfiers, The Ramblers, The Ray Charles Singers, Betty Hutton, Eddie Fisher.

Producers include: Eli Oberstein, Lew Martin, Charles Grean, Hugo Winterhalter, Chet Atkins.

2 CD