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Three CD set covers Como's 1970s covers

Darryl Geddes | Syracuse, NY | 11/02/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If your interested in hearing some of Perry Como's takes on 1970s era hits, this package will be well received. He turns his mellow vocals on Snowbird, Close To You, We've Only Just Begun, Something, Yesterday and many others with good results. This three CD set does contains some of his big hits, It's Impossible, And I Love You So, Papa Loves Mambo, but not all and it is not meant to be a greatest hits collection. The sound quality for the most part is excellent, but a few selections are over modulated and this distracts from the overall quality. But this is the best compilation available that offers listeners an excellent array of Como's covers of 70s hits."

SMOOTH VOICE, rough cd

Henry R. Kujawa | "The Forbidden Zone" (Camden, NJ) | 11/27/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"While discussing Perry Como with a friend recently, I compared his style to Frank Sinatra-- my friend said she preffered Como! I can see why. Como has a voice and sings with the kind of style long since brushed aside by several generations of music fans-- too bad for them! I know this is more "my parent's music" than mine (and they got married late so it's really two generations difference there, not one) but as I listened to LEGENDARY PERRY COMO I was amazed at just how many of the songs I knew, and just how enjoyable the collection was.



The selection ranges from folk tunes to romantic standards to jazz-laced pop ("Juke Box Baby", "Glendora"-- THE song I bought the whole set for!) and novelty songs (a REALLY forgotten genre on top-40 radio for the last 25+ years). By the way, I'm pretty sure that IS Mitch Miller And The Gang on "Delaware". (I used to play their albums as a kid, too!)



While listenable, there's a certain quality in the SOUND that strongly suggests to me this BMG AUSTRALIA comp was duped off of VINYL. Alright for a casual listener, but "serious" Como fans might want to check out the pricier "remastered" collection, PERRY COMO: GREATEST HITS (also with 50 songs).



Maddenning (and it may be just MY copy), ONE track on this skipped-- wouldn't you know it was "Glendora"? (I had the 45 when I was a kid, but it disappeared 30 years ago.) Fortunately I was able to copy it on my computer-- otherwise I'd have to exchange it. For the price (especially from one of the "Marketplace" stores) this was a real bargain!"