As a singer, Perry had three strands to his work. The first consisted ofsongs that traded on his Italian heritage. His second strand wasnovelty hits. Some of these were simplistic but inoffensive, some wereraucous nonsense (Hot Diggity Dog Ziggity Boom), and some weremuch classier. Even the glorious Catch A Falling Star could beclassed as a novelty record, but it’s irresistible. Como’s third strandwas his best: he was a superb interpreter of sentimental songs, andhis voice was like cream in your coffee. In this vein he could almost beall things to all men. The countryish Don’t Let The Stars Get In YourEyes, while Magic Moments is practically a hymn to life’s simplepleasures and smalltown Americana. Como’s songs were eradefining,the soundtrack to a decade’s Sunday dinners. This three-CDset contains an extremely good collection of all Como’s 1950s andearly 1960s hits (and a lot more besides), after which you may well betempted to seek out his later recordings as well.

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  • 1. Catch a Falling Star
  • 2. Magic Moments
  • 3. Round and Round
  • 4. Papa Loves Mambo
  • 5. Wanted
  • 6. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
  • 7. Delaware
  • 8. Tina Marie
  • 9. Kewpie Doll
  • 10. If (They Made Me a King)
  • 11. Because
  • 12. More
  • 13. Juke Box Baby
  • 14. Forever and Ever
  • 15. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
  • 16. Ko-Ko-Mo (I Love You So)
  • 17. They Say It's Wonderful
  • 18. The Girl With the Golden Braids
  • 19. More Than You Know
  • 20. I Know
  • 21. If You Were the Only Girl In the World
  • 22. Just Born (To Be Your Baby)
  • 23. There's a Big Blue Cloud (Next To Heaven)
  • 24. Love Makes the World Go Round
  • 25. There Never Was a Night So Beautiful

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  • 1. Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes
  • 2. Surrender
  • 3. A Bushel and a Peck
  • 4. Idle Gossip
  • 5. Tomboy
  • 6. Rambling Rose
  • 7. Zing Zing Zoom Zoom
  • 8. Some Enchanted Evening
  • 9. Wild Horses
  • 10. There's No Boat Like a Rowboat
  • 11. (Did You Ever Get) That Feeling In the Moonlight
  • 12. Glendora
  • 13. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
  • 14. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
  • 15. Maybe (With Eddie Fisher)
  • 16. So Far
  • 17. Hit and Run Affair
  • 18. I Wanna Go Home
  • 19. Tulips and Heather
  • 20. Hoop-Dee-Doo
  • 21. No Other Love
  • 22. My Love and Devotion
  • 23. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
  • 24. To Know You (is To Love You)
  • 25. You Alone (Solo Tu)

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  • 1. Till the End of Time
  • 2. Please Mr. Sun
  • 3. Bali Ha'i
  • 4. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
  • 5. Pa-Paya Mama
  • 6. A' You're Adorable
  • 7. Fooled
  • 8. Here Comes Heaven Again
  • 9. A Dreamer's Holiday
  • 10. All Through the Day
  • 11. Sonata
  • 12. Moon Talk
  • 13. I Confess
  • 14. Far Away Places
  • 15. My One and Only Heart
  • 16. Two Loves Have I
  • 17. Watermelon Weather (With Eddie Fisher)
  • 18. I Dream of You
  • 19. Hello, Young Lovers
  • 20. Patricia
  • 21. Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)
  • 22. Blue Room
  • 23. Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero
  • 24. Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk
  • 25. Prisoner of Love