THE RECORDING SESSIONS  1965 ~ 1969

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The Chronological Lists

February 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 1965    Complete Session Dates

Album Sessions "The Scene Changes"

Produced by Chet Atkins with Arrangements by Anita Kerr

With The Anita Kerr Quartet

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Recording Engineers: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort

June 22nd and 23rd, 1965 

Follow-up Sessions to "The Scene Changes"

With The Anita Kerr Quartet

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Recording Engineers: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort ( not confirmed )

Arrangements by Anita Kerr

Produced by Chet Atkins

June 22nd, 1965

Roamin' Through the Countryside Matrix No. SPA4 2553 Take 1 +   

Bye, Bye Little Girl Matrix No. SPA4 2554 Take 1 +  

Bummin' Around  Matrix No. SPA4 2555 Take 1 + 

Oowee, Oowee Matrix No. SPA4 2556 Take 1 + 

June 23rd, 1965

Oowee, Oowee ( REMAKE )  Matrix No. SPA4 2556 Take 2 + 

( The ) Summer Wind  Matrix No. SPA4 2557 Take 1 + 

Meet Me At The Altar  Matrix No. SPA4 2558 Take 1 +  

Beady Eyed Buzzard  Matrix No. SPA4 2559 Take 1 +  

Chronological Notes: In June, 1965, Perry recorded seven songs in a Nashville follow-up

session to his successful first album "The Scene Changes" recorded at the beginning of

that year. For one reason or another, an album never resulted from these sessions and

he returned to New York in the Fall of 1965 for his first recordings with Nick Perito and

A&R Producer Andy Wiswell, where two of the Nashville recorded songs

"Bye, Bye Little Girl" and "Meet Me At The Altar" were re-recorded in Webster Hall

on November 12th, but this time with Nick Perito conducting and The Ray Charles

Singers singing background. Of the seven songs recorded in Nashville, only two

were released as a single during the summer of 1965, "Oowee, Oowee" and it's

flip side "Summer Wind" charting in the United States at No. 88. Perry never

recorded again with Anita Kerr or the very distinctive Anita Kerr Quartet.

November 12, 1965

Recorded in  Webster Hall, New York City

With the Ray Charles Singers and Orchestra Conducted by Nick Perito

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson ( not confirmed )

Also recorded in Nashville with Anita Kerr Quartet but not released ( see June sessions 1965 )

First recordings conducted by Nick Perito and may be first recordings produced by Andy Wiswell

Meet Me At The Altar    SPA1-6149 Take 2   ( RELEASED VERSION )

Bye, Bye Little Girl     SPA1-6150 Take 9  ( RELEASED VERSION )

December 29th, 1965 ~ March 1st, 1966    Complete Session Dates

Album Sessions "Lightly Latin"

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

Choral Director: Ray Charles and the Ray Charles Singers.

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

May 9th ~ 19th, 1966    Complete Session Dates

Album Sessions "Perry Como In Italy"

Produced by Andy Wiswell ~ Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito,

Recorded at RCA Italiana Studios, Rome, Italy

With The Allesandro Allessandroni Singers under the direction of Ray Charles

Recording Engineer: Pino Mastroianni

 

January 12th and February 15th, 1967

Recorded January 12th in  Webster Hall, New York City

and February 15th at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

How Beautiful The World Can Be   UPA1-0301 Take 25

A World of Love ( That I Found In Your Arms )   UPA1-0302

Stop! And Think It Over    UPA1-0303 Take 13

What Love Is Made Of   UPA1-0304

June 1, 1967

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

A World of Love ( That I Found In Your Arms )  UPA1-0302 Take 14  ( REMAKE )

What Love Is Made Of   UPA1-0304 Take 32  ( REMAKE )

I Looked Back   UPA1-0377 Take 8  

June 2, 1967

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Happiness Comes, Happiness Goes   SPA1-6222 Take 17  ( REMAKE )

Together   

That's All This Old World Needs    ( Possible New York version ~ Not verified )

July 28th and August 3rd, 1967

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Happy Man     UPA1-0398 Take 1+ 

He Who Loves     UPA1-0399 Take 20 & 29

Another Go Around     UPA1-0400 Take 1 & 9

August 22, 1967

Recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Arranged and Conducted by Cam Mullins

Recording Engineer: Al Pachucki

Produced by Chet Atkins and Andy Wiswell

You Made It That Way ( Watermelon Summer )     UPA4-2701

That's All This Old World Needs    UPA4-2702

Deep In Your Heart    UPA4-2703

August 24, 1967

Recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Recording Engineer: Al Pachucki.

Arranged and Conducted by Cam Mullins

Produced by Chet Atkins and Andy Wiswell

Love Is A Christmas Rose     UPA4-2704

Christmas Bells  ( In the Steeple )     UPA4-2705

Nobody But You    UPA4-2706

Hearts Will Be Hearts    UPA4-2707

Happy Man    UPA4-2708

December 29, 1967

Recorded in RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

( The ) Father of Girls   UPA1-6480 Take 8

How To Handle a Woman  UPA1-6481 Take 5 

Somebody Makes It So  UPA1-6482 Take 7

June 5th, 7th, 12th & 19th, 1968    Complete Session Dates

Album Sessions for "Look to Your Heart" LSP-4052 WPRS 5606/07

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito with The Ray Charles Singers,

Recorded in  Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

 

 

July 9th ~ August 6th, 1968    Complete Session Dates

 

Album Sessions for "The Perry Como Christmas Album" LSP-4016 WPRS 5624/25

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito with The Ray Charles Singers,

Recorded in  Webster Hall, New York City

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City ( remakes only )

Recording Engineers: Ed Begley and Ray Hall

October 7, 1968

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Arranged and Conducted Nick Perito

Produced by Andy Wiswell ( not confirmed )

I Want That Girl     WPA1-5640

Buongiorno Teresa    WPA1-5641

That's Me    WPA1-5642

October 10, 1968

Recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sound" Studios, Nashville, Tennessee

Produced by Chet Atkins ~ Arranged and Conducted by Bill McElhiney

Recording Engineer: Al Pachucki

Sunshine Wine   WPA4-5020

Seattle   WPA4-5021

June 25, 1969

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Arranged and Conducted Nick Perito

Produced by Andy Wiswell ( not confirmed )

Summer Me, Winter Me     XPA1-6425

A Love To Wear   XPA1-6426

That's Me   XPA1-6427 ( REMAKE )

~ original recordings not released on vinyl

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