The Scene Changes (Perry Como album)
| The Scene Changes | ||||
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| Released | May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | February 9, 11, and 12, 1965 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Nashville sound | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
| Perry Como chronology | ||||
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The Scene Changes is Perry Como's 12th RCA Victor 12-inch long-play album.[1] Songs for the album were recorded at RCA Victor's Nashville studios under the helm of producer Chet Atkins.
Overview
With The Scene Changes, producer Chet Atkins combines Como's vocals with the "Nashville sound" that Atkins help popularize. Anita Kerr was also brought in as the conductor and arranger, while the Anita Kerr Quartet provided vocal harmonies. Floyd Cramer pitches in on piano.[2] The album includes the hit single, "Dream On Little Dreamer".
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
Being recorded in Nashville, Record Mirror notes "the instrumentalists behind Perry are all a part of the Nashville scene and although you could never call Perry a C & W singer, he does capture some of the Jim Reeves deep-voiced atmosphere."[3]
Jason Ankeny of AllMusic believes "Como's effortless sophistication proves an ideal match for the Nashville sound."[2]
Chart performance
The album reached No. 47 on the Billboard Top LP's chart during a 17-week chart run.[4] In Cash Box magazine, the album peaked at No. 27.[5]
Track listing
Side one
- "Where Does a Little Tear Come From?" (Johnny MacRae, Marge Barton) – 2:23
- "Funny How Time Slips Away" (Willie Nelson) – 3:02
- "Here Comes My Baby" (Bill West, Dottie West) – 2:35
- "Sweet Adorable You" (Thomas Baker Knight) – 2:25
- "I Really Don't Want to Know" (Don Robertson, Howard Barnes) – 2:36
- "That Ain't All" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:07
Side two
- "Dream On Little Dreamer" (Jan Crutchfield, Fred Burch) – 2:18
- "Stand Beside Me" (Tompall Glaser) – 2:47
- "A Hatchet, A Hammer, A Bucket of Nails" (Eddie Snyder, Sarah Graham, Richard Ahlert) – 1:58
- "Gringo's Guitar" (Cindy Walker) – 2:58
- "My Own Peculiar Way" (Nelson) – 2:48
- "Give Myself a Party" (Don Gibson) – 2:37
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LP's[4][6] | 47 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Albums[5][7] | 27 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from LP liner notes.[8]
Musicians
- Perry Como – vocals
- The Anita Kerr Quartet – vocals
Additional musicians
- Grady Martin – guitar
- Ray Edenton – guitar
- Hal Bradley – guitar
- Jim Wilkerson – guitar
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Boots Randolph – saxophone
- Buddy Harman – drums, tambourine
- Bob Moore – double bass
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica
- Pete Drake – steel guitar
- Cam Mullins – trumpet, trombone
- Dutch McMillin – saxophone
Technical
- Chet Atkins – producer
- Anita Kerr – arranger
- Chuck Seitz – engineer
- William Vandevort – engineer
- Red O'Donnell – liner notes
References
- ^ "The Scene Changes". Kokomo. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c Ankeny, Jason. "Perry Como – The Scene Changes: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ a b Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (April 2, 1966). "Perry Como: The Scene Changes" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 264. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ "Billboard Top LP's". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 28. July 10, 1965. p. 28. Retrieved August 29, 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXVI, no. 53. July 24, 1965. Retrieved August 29, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ O'Donnell, Red (1965). The Scene Changes (LP liner notes). Perry Como. RCA Victor Records. LSP-3396.