Perry Como Albums (28)
'White Christmas'
Release Date 8/1/2003
Tracks 10
Label BMG Special Products
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What The Critics Say
Perry Como leads either a large adult choir or a full orchestra on these ten holiday selections, all plucked from his commercial peak of the 1940s and '50s. Although the running time doesn't even break a half-hour, the audio quality is excellent for a budget collection, there's a fair balance between sacred and secular material, and the compilation choices are very good (with only one exception, the absence of "Frosty the Snowman"). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
While not up to the standards of his earlier seasonal outings, Christmas Concert '93 is still a worthy addition to the Perry Como holiday canon; time has been kind to his smooth crooning style, with traditional favorites like "The Little Drummer Boy" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem" fitting comfortably alongside more contemporary material like "Wind Beneath My Wings." ~ Marvin Jolly, All Music Guide
'Dream Along with Me'
Release Date 3/30/1992
Tracks 12
Label Special Music
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What The Critics Say
These are '80s recordings of favorites such as "Sing Along with Me." ~ Charles S. Wolfe, All Music Guide
'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever'
Release Date 1/1/1978
Tracks 10
Label RCA
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What The Critics Say
His fans will delight to this Christmas present, his most recent recording of the sounds of the season. ~ David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
In June 1970, 58-year-old Perry Como increased his career activity by undertaking an engagement in Las Vegas, his first live performances in more than 20 years. But his real comeback was accomplished that fall, when "It's Impossible," an English translation of a Mexican song, became his first pop singles chart entry in a year and a half. As it streaked toward the Top Ten (and number one on the easy listening charts), Como quickly scheduled studio time in late November with producer Don Costa (known for his work with Frank Sinatra) and cut an accompanying album, which was in record stores before the end of the year. Como and Costa's best idea for this rush job was to fill up the album with recent pop hits previously recorded by the Beatles, the Carpenters, and Simon & Garfunkel, among others, in arrangements similar to the hit versions. The unruffled Como style worked fine on some of this material, but a song requiring a slightly greater emotional commitment, such as "A House Is Not a Home," didn't get it, and the choice of the Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You" was hilariously inappropriate. Though some record company executives had been urging singers of Como's vintage to record contemporary soft rock, cutting the songs of Paul Simon and Lennon and McCartney was not really a way to assure career longevity, and Como was not able to reclaim any of these songs from their hitmakers. His real hope of sustaining his comeback lay in finding more songs of his own like "It's Impossible." But the album did its job, giving consumers an LP version of that hit, and as a result it was Como's most successful LP in a nearly a decade. Meanwhile, "It's Impossible" earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
'The Perry Como Christmas Album'
Release Date 1/1/1970
Tracks 11
Label RCA Victor
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What The Critics Say
This was a million-seller with an updated version of his 1950 classic "There's No Christmas like a Home Christmas." ~ David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
