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Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits

Posted By: NJBoy55

Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 12:34 AM

Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits


1. Till The End Of Time - 1945 Pop
2. Prisoner Of Love - 1946 Pop
3. Surrender - 1946 Pop
4. Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep) - 1947 Pop
5. A - You're Adorable - 1949 Pop
6. Some Enchanted Evening - 1949 Pop
7. Hoop-Dee-Doo (with the Fontane Sisters) - 1950 Pop
8. If - 1951 Pop
9. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 1952 Pop
10. No Other Love - 1953 Pop
11. Wanted - 1954 Pop
12. Papa Loves Mambo - 1954 Pop
13. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) - 1955 Pop
14. Round And Round - 1957 Pop
15. Catch A Falling Star - 1957 Pop
16. It's Impossible - 1970 Easy Listening

Prisoner of Love was in the Sopranos, the scene where Tony Soprano walks into Junior's club and asked him to be the boss, and Papa Loves Mambo is in The Last Don, the scene where Pippi DeLena (played by Joe Montegna) danced with his wife in Las Vegas.



The End
Posted By: olivant

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 12:39 AM

Perry, from Cannonsberg, PA where many of my dad's relatives lived and which we used to visit quite a bit.
Posted By: NJBoy55

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 12:41 AM

Yeah, Perry was a great Italian-America crooner.
Posted By: olivant

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 12:45 AM

His first name was Pierino.

Do you remmeber his TV show and "Letters, we get letters, we get stacks and stacks of letters ... Dear Perry, would you be so kind to fill a request and sing the song I like best?"
Posted By: The Italian Stallionette

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 12:50 AM

Everytime I hear "Catch A Falling Star" I'm taken back to my childhood home in Michigan. We had one of those huge counsel radios. For some I picture myself in that room by the radio.

Btw, I remember how so many comedians would make fun of Como's very relaxed style. Don't remember who, but one comedian acting like Como, was sitting on a chair singing a ballad and falls asleep. lol Funny at the time.

Although his voice was pleasant enough, I think his down earth personality made him very likeable. smile Of course being Italian was a big plus with my family also. wink

TIS

Btw, I hadn't heard "Catch A Falling Star" in ages. Just recently I saw a movie and it was the opening song while the credits played. I just can't think of which movie. confused
Posted By: Signor Vitelli

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 12:56 AM

Some fine songs there.

And a fine, fine singer. He always made it sound so easy!

One song that is not on the #1 hits list, but was a favorite of mine, was his version of When You Were Sweet Sixteen. A lovely ballad (previously recorded by others including Al Jolson), it was very special to my late parents. To this day, hearing that song gets ol' Vitelli misty-eyed. I still have the old 78rpm recording in my record cabinet.

Signor V.
Posted By: NJBoy55

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 12:57 AM

A lot of Italian ladies in the '30's and '40's were in love with him....

I'm not sure what comedian it was, TIS. But my favorite songs by him is It's Impossible & Papa Loves Mambo.

Sorry SV, the song When We Were Sweet Sixteen wasn't a number one hit. It was a top ten one, though.
Posted By: The Italian Stallionette

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 01:04 AM

The only ones I don't remember (by title anyway):

Your Adorable
Hoop-De-Doo

Btw, trivia, and I'm not certain of the answer. Does anyone who remembers the show, remember what "theme" song he started his show with (at least I think he sang it weekly). I'm guessing Catch A Falling Star. ?? confused

TIS
Posted By: Turnbull

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 01:28 AM

In the early '50's, every teenaged girl was either for Perry or for Eddie Fisher. That is, until Elvis came along...

Perry also was responsible for popularizing a hairstyle known by his name (and later called "Peter Gunn" after a TV detective). He also popularized the "golfing sweater."
Posted By: olivant

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 01:40 AM

Originally Posted By: The Italian Stallionette
The only ones I don't remember (by title anyway):

Your Adorable
Hoop-De-Doo

Btw, trivia, and I'm not certain of the answer. Does anyone who remembers the show, remember what "theme" song he started his show with (at least I think he sang it weekly). I'm guessing Catch A Falling Star. ?? confused

TIS


"Dream along with me. I'm on my way tot he stars."

I remember it well!
Posted By: The Italian Stallionette

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 01:48 AM

Originally Posted By: olivant
[quote=The Italian Stallionette]The only ones I don't remember (by title anyway):

Your Adorable
Hoop-De-Doo

Btw, trivia, and I'm not certain of the answer. Does anyone who remembers the show, remember what "theme" song he started his show with (at least I think he sang it weekly). I'm guessing Catch A Falling Star. ?? confused

TIS


"Dream along with me. I'm on my way tot he stars.


Oh yea, of course. I remember NOW! grin It clicked immediately. I remember it vividly. wink Thanks Oli.


TIS

Posted By: SC

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 03:13 AM

Como had a very pleasant voice and his singing style was SMOOOOOOTH. He made Dean Martin look like he was on steroids.

Dunno if any of you ever heard Perry sing "Kol Nidre" (a "song" sung on the holiest day of the year in the Jewish faith) but it's an amazing rendition.
Posted By: Signor Vitelli

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 04:51 AM

Originally Posted By: NJBoy55
Sorry SV, the song When We Were Sweet Sixteen wasn't a number one hit. It was a top ten one, though.


I know - that's why I said it wasn't on the list. My earlier post may have been a little unclear. (It did make it to #2, though. wink )

Signor V.
Posted By: Signor Vitelli

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 04:55 AM

Originally Posted By: Turnbull
He also popularized the "golfing sweater."

I thought that was Eisenhower! (Who, from what I can recall, wasn't much of a singer. tongue )

Signor V.
Posted By: NJBoy55

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 05:17 AM

SV, you're right it almost hit number one on the pop charts. SC, that is so true. Perry Como is a legend. Is he still alive??? I don't remember hearing of him passing away.
Posted By: SC

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 05:19 AM

He died a number of years ago.
Posted By: NJBoy55

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 05:58 AM

Thanks... I'm sure I was very young at the time. I know Sinatra died in 1998. I wonder if Pizza Boy likes Como songs, I'm sure he does.
Posted By: klydon1

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 03:13 PM

Perry Como was 13 when he worked as a barber, and was so good that he had his own shop when he was 14. As a teenager in Canonsburg, he was in a band with Bobby Vinton's father.
Posted By: pizzaboy

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 03:44 PM

Originally Posted By: NJBoy55
I wonder if Pizza Boy likes Como songs, I'm sure he does.

Of course I do. I only took so long to reply because my wife gets mad when I use the computer at night lol.

There are very few Italian American singers that I don't care for. But even if he wasn't Italian, Como's voice transcends all of that anyway. He was as smooth as silk.

I thought "It's Impossible" was a remarkable achievment when you consider the fact that Como was almost 60 years old when he recorded it. His voice was as smooth at 60 as it was at 30. That's a testament to clean living. No booze, cigarettes or hookers for Perry. Sinatra is still my favorite, but in many ways Como was the anti-Sinatra in terms of how he led his life. He was a family man to emulate until the very end. And speaking of which, when he passed away he was living not far from my in-laws in Jupiter, Florida.

Off topic on "It's Impossible." --- Elvis did a hell of a cover.

Posted By: Turnbull

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 05:11 PM

Originally Posted By: SC
Como had a very pleasant voice and his singing style was SMOOOOOOTH. He made Dean Martin look like he was on steroids.

Dunno if any of you ever heard Perry sing "Kol Nidre" (a "song" sung on the holiest day of the year in the Jewish faith) but it's an amazing rendition.

Flip side: "Eli, Eli." He donned a yarmulke when he sang then on TV.
Posted By: pizzaboy

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/13/12 05:30 PM

Conversely, Eddie Fisher, who was Jewish, did a beautiful rendition of "Anema E Core." But he sang it almost entirely in English (except for the title).
Posted By: MaryCas

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/14/12 12:40 AM

Originally Posted By: olivant
Perry, from Cannonsberg, PA where many of my dad's relatives lived and which we used to visit quite a bit.


For the past year and a half I have been the Project Manager for FiOS in Canonsburg (and other areas in Western PA). Canonsburg touts itself as the "Small Town Capital of Music in America"....because....Perry Como and Bobby Vinton were come from Canonsburg (south of Pittsburgh). There was also a studio musician band and a couple of other music related people from Canonsburg.

He did have a very soothingly smooth voice.
Posted By: NJBoy55

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/14/12 02:05 AM

Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
Off topic on "It's Impossible." --- Elvis did a hell of a cover.



Wow!!! Never knew Elvis sang it.... He does do a fantastic job.
Posted By: olivant

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/14/12 03:33 AM

Originally Posted By: MaryCas
Originally Posted By: olivant
Perry, from Cannonsberg, PA where many of my dad's relatives lived and which we used to visit quite a bit.


For the past year and a half I have been the Project Manager for FiOS in Canonsburg (and other areas in Western PA). Canonsburg touts itself as the "Small Town Capital of Music in America"....because....Perry Como and Bobby Vinton were come from Canonsburg (south of Pittsburgh). There was also a studio musician band and a couple of other music related people from Canonsburg.

He did have a very soothingly smooth voice.


I loved those trips. It seemed that all my relatives from the old country lived there or congregated there.

Do you live in Pgh?
Posted By: MaryCas

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/14/12 04:13 PM

Originally Posted By: olivant
Originally Posted By: MaryCas
Originally Posted By: olivant
Perry, from Cannonsberg, PA where many of my dad's relatives lived and which we used to visit quite a bit.


For the past year and a half I have been the Project Manager for FiOS in Canonsburg (and other areas in Western PA). Canonsburg touts itself as the "Small Town Capital of Music in America"....because....Perry Como and Bobby Vinton were come from Canonsburg (south of Pittsburgh). There was also a studio musician band and a couple of other music related people from Canonsburg.

He did have a very soothingly smooth voice.


I loved those trips. It seemed that all my relatives from the old country lived there or congregated there.

Do you live in Pgh?


Never even been there Oli. In this age of computers, Google Earth, and large spans of control....I live near Atlantic City, NJ. We send surveyors to the areas we cover for work. But I've come to know the area, virtually. Looks like a pretty area in Google Earth.
Posted By: NJBoy55

Re: Perry Como's 16 #1 Hits - 06/18/12 08:08 AM

Interesting MC!!!
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