Jerry Vale Sings the Great Italian Hits

by Jerry Vale

Overview

Released as a companion piece to Columbia/Legacy's Greatest Hits collection, Jerry Vale Sings the Great Italian Hits features 18 Italian songs Vale recorded for Columbia Records during the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Like any Italian-American crooner, he learned these songs from his family and continually returned to them over the years. He didn't record a full album of Italian songs until 1962, when he cut two that year. Ten tracks from those two albums are featured here -- the remaining cuts date from 1955, 1966, 1967, and 1970. The remarkable thing about Sings the Great Italian Hits is that it all sounds as if it comes from the same recording session. That's how consistent Vale's performances are -- even though this disc contains sessions helmed by four different producers, it all holds together. Also, these 18 songs -- including "Innamorata (Sweetheart)," "Volare," "Ciao, Ciao, Bambina," "O Sole Mio," "Arrivederci, Roma," "Summertime in Venice," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," and "More" -- are among his best vocal performances, illustrating what a fine vocalist he could be. For some tastes, the collection may be a little ballad-heavy, but this remains one of the very best Vale compilations released in the CD era. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/2014
Label:	Bmg / Sony Music
UPC:	0886978759429
Rank:	2551

Tracks

1. Innamorata (Sweetheart)
2. Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
3. Ciao, Ciao, Bambina
4. Non Dimenticar
5. O Sole Mio
6. Mama (Mamma)
7. Arrivederci, Roma
8. Al Di La
9. Mala Femmina
10. Ah! Camminare
11. Summertime in Venice
12. Come Back to Sorrento [Torna A Surriento]
13. Luna Rossa
14. Amore, Scusami
15. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Lo Che Non Vivo Senza Te)
16. Rusella E'maggio
17. Oh Marie
18. More

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jerry Vale   Primary Artist
Percy Faith & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Robert Mersey   Conductor
Glenn Osser   Conductor

Technical Credits

Kermit Goell   Composer
Pino Donaggio   Composer
Jacques Prevert   Composer
Jack Brooks   Composer
Francesco Migliacci   Composer
Carlo Donida   Composer
Marcello Ciorciolini   Composer
Wally Gold   Producer
Vian   Composer
Didier C. Deutsch   Compilation Producer
Vito Pallavicini   Composer
Percy Faith & His Orchestra   Performer
Louis Prima   Composer
Riz Ortolani   Composer
Audio 2   Composer
Phil Brito   Composer
Jerry Vale   Liner Notes
Nino Oliviero   Composer
Norman Newell   Composer
Michele Galdieri   Composer
Michael Berniker   Producer
Renato Rascel   Composer
Cesare Andrea Bixio   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Mitch Miller   Producer
Gino Redi   Composer
Harold Barlow   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Shelley Dobbins   Composer
Eduardo DeCapua   Composer
Vicki Wickham   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Robert Morgan   Producer
Gino Mescoli   Composer
Glenn Osser   Arranger
Harry Warren   Composer
Dom Cerulli   Liner Notes
Alessandro Cicognini   Composer
Sandro Giovannini   Composer
Edoardo Verde   Composer
Ernesto de Curtis   Composer
Tom "Curly" Ruff   Mixing,Mastering,Compilation Producer
Toto   Composer
Pietro Garinei   Composer
Baron Wolman   Photography
Milton Schafer   Composer
Bruno Cherubini   Composer
George "Funky" Brown   Composer
Don Hunstein   Photography
Domenico Modugno   Composer
Simon Napier-Bell   Composer