Perry (album)

Perry was Perry Como's 22nd album released in 1974 by RCA Records^[1][2] and was his only album that year.

Perry
Studio album by Perry Como
Released	July 12, 1974
Recorded	January 4, 7, April 29, May 1, 1974
Studio	RCA Victor's studio "C"
Genre	Vocal
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Pete Spargo
Perry Como chronology
And I Love You So (1973) Perry (1974) Just Out of Reach (1975)

Background

Whilst Perry Como had declined in the charts, he made a resurgence in 1970 and 1973 with singles like "It's Impossible" and "And I Love You So" both of which topped the Easy Listening chart,^[3] Como continued recording in 1974.

Overview

After the success with "Weave Me The Sunshine", "I Don't Know What He Told You" and a rerecording of his gold record song from 1945, "Temptation," did well on the Easy Listening charts too, (No. 5, 8 and 28 respectively),^[3] he recorded an album with his name as the title. The album consists entirely of cover songs. It was a country flavored album, but with gentle pop mix.^[4]

Critical reception

Cashbox writes "A number of 'traditional' artists such as Andy Williams have taken it upon themselves to get into a contemporary bag and Perry has done exactly that with his delightful new LP featuring the renowned vocalist singing his own interpretations of such current standards as "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Behind Closed Doors," "The Most Beautiful Girl," "The Way We Were," and "Weave Me the Sunshine." Like Williams, Como has succeeded in making every cut a treat to listen to and is to be complimented for his youthful enthusiasm as well as his talent."

Track listing

Side One

1. "Temptation" (Music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed)
2. "The Hands of Time" (Music by Michel Legrand, lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman)
3. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
4. "Behind Closed Doors" (Kenny O'Dell)
5. "I Don't Know What He Told You" (Lyrics by Robert I. Allen)

Side Two

1. "That's You" (Juan Carlos Calderón)
2. "The Way We Were" (Music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman)
3. "The Most Beautiful Girl" (Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson)
4. "Beyond Tomorrow" (Mikis Theodorakis and Larry Kusik)
5. "Weave Me the Sunshine" (Peter Yarrow)^[5]

Charts

Perry debuted at No. 28 on the Record & Radio Mirror's Top Fifty chart (later adopted as the UK Albums Chart).^[6] By December 1, 1974, Perry had sold 250,000 copies and was certified gold. In America the album reached No. 138 on the Billboard Top LPs.^[7]

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs	138
UK UK Albums Charts	28

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.