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Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian–American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, [1] known for his lush arrangements of instrumental ballads and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. He became a staple of American popular music in the ...
This list of Canadian Jews includes notable Canadian Jews or Canadians of Jewish descent, arranged by field of activity. ... Percy Faith (1908–1976), bandleader [322]
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Released. 1956. Genre. Easy listening. Label. Columbia. Passport to Romance is a 1956 album of orchestral pop instrumentals by Percy Faith & His Orchestra. It was released in 1956 by Columbia Records. [1] The album contains 12 songs built around a theme of travel in Europe.
A version of "The Syncopated Clock" recorded by Percy Faith in 1951 (released by Columbia Records with the flip side "On Top of Old Smokey" [6]) was noticed by the producers of a new WCBS-TV program called The Late Show, a nightly program of old movies that was the station's first venture into late night television.
It was Sanders' second record, [2] and it was released by Columbia with the credits shown as "Percy Faith and his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders." She had been paid only union scale and her name appeared below Faith's in small letters, but the record became a chart-topper. It scored #1 on both the Billboard [3] and Cash Box [4] record ...
Contents. My Heart Cries for You. " My Heart Cries for You " is a popular song, adapted by Carl Sigman and Percy Faith from an 18th-century French melody. [ 1 ] The song has been recorded by many singers, the most successful of which was recorded by Guy Mitchell which reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart in 1951.
Percy Faith recorded the most popular version of the theme, an instrumental orchestral arrangement, at the Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City. [6] It was released in September 1959 as a single on Columbia Records, credited to "Percy Faith and his Orchestra", prior to the November 1959 release of the film A Summer Place.