40 Greatest Hits (Perry Como album) explained

40 Greatest Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:Perry Como
Cover:40 greatest hits perry como.jpg
Alt:40 greatest hits Perry Como
Label:K-Tel
Prev Title:Just Out of Reach
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:The Best of British
Next Year:1977

40 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Perry Como. It was released by K-Tel by arrangement with RCA Records in 1975 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[1] It was the Christmas number two album that year.[2] The album was not issued in the United States & has never had an official CD release in the UK.

Track listing

Side One

  1. Magic Moments
  2. Caterina
  3. Catch a Falling Star
  4. I Know
  5. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
  6. I Believe
  7. Try To Remember
  8. Love Makes The World Go Round
  9. Prisoner Of Love
  10. Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes

Side Two

  1. Hot Diggity
  2. Round and Round
  3. If I Loved You
  4. Hello Young Lovers
  5. Delaware
  6. Moonglow
  7. Killing Me Softly
  8. More
  9. Dear Hearts and Gentle People
  10. I Love You & Don't You Forget It

Side Three

  1. And I Love You So
  2. For The Good Times
  3. Close To You
  4. Seattle
  5. Tie A Yellow Ribbon
  6. Walk Right Back
  7. What Kind of Fool Am I?
  8. Days of Wine and Roses
  9. Where Do I Begin
  10. Without A Song

Side Four

  1. It's Impossible
  2. I Think of You
  3. If
  4. We've Only Just Begun
  5. I Want To Give
  6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
  7. You Make Me Feel So Young
  8. Temptation
  9. The Way We Were
  10. Sing

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 11
Chart (1976)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 44

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 40 Greatest Hits-Perry Como. Official Charts Company. 30 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive. The Official Charts Company. London. 4 June 2011.
  3. 27 December 1975 . Top Selling Albums For 1975 . live . PDF . . 10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309074922/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1975/Music-Week-1975-12-27.pdf . 9 March 2021 . worldradiohistory.com . 30 November 2021.
  4. 25 December 1976 . Top 50 Albums of 1976 . live . PDF . . 14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309081449/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1976/Music-Week-1976-12-25.pdf . 9 March 2021 . worldradiohistory.com . 30 November 2021.