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Perry Como

Today

RCA Victor APL1-6016
1987

Produced by Mike Berniker, Nick Perito

Cover image of Today

Arrangements by Nick Perito
Recorded:
1987, Evergreen Studio, Burbank
Engineering: John Richards

1.

Making Love To You

Sammy Cahn

I'd love to spend my whole life through
Makin' love to you
It's just the nicest thing I do
Makin' love to you

Each time we're face to face
Music fills the air
And then when we embrace
I hear violins the song begins

I never dreamed that you could be
Makin' love to me
That dream is now reality
You are here with me
Each night the miracle of rainbows come in view
Because I'm makin' love to you

I never dreamed that you could be
Makin' love to me
That dream is now reality
Cause you are here with me

Each night the miracle of rainbows come in view
Because I'm makin' love to you

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2.

Sing Along With Me

Dee Williams - Nick Perito

Sing along with me sing a happy song
I would guarantee that you can't go wrong
You will be surprised at the way you'll feel
All your cares and woes will be a hazy memory
If you'll just agree sing along with me

Don't be too quick to say you can't sing a lick
There's a trick to it all
Make believe that you're takin' a shower
And sing it out loud sing to the crowd
You'll be feelin' ten feet tall

Sing along with me (Sing along with me)
Sing a happy tune (Sing a happy tune)
Let the butterfly (Let the butterfly)
Out of your cocoon (Out of your cocoon)
You can finally be (You can finally be)
Who you wanna be (Who you wanna be)
What you got to lose forget your blues
Now you're breakin' free (Now you're breakin' free)
Here's the recipe (Here's the recipe)
Just sing along with me

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3.

Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You

Gerry Goffin - Michael Masser

Tonight I celebrate my love for you
It seems the natural thing to do
Tonight no one's going to find us
We'll leave the world behind us
When I make love to you tonight

Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And hope that deep inside you feel it too
Tonight our spirits will be climbin'
To a sky lit up with diamonds
When I make love to you tonight

Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And the midnight sun is gonna come shining through
Tonight there'll be no distance between us
What I want most of you is to get close to you tonight

Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And soon this old world will seem brand new
Tonight we will both discover
How friends turn into lovers
When I make love to you tonight

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4.

Butterfly (I'll Set You Free)

Irwin Levine - Russell Brown

Oh it's a sin to catch a butterfly
So I won't ever try to keep you in a jar
I'll just let you flip and flow and round
I'll never tie you down 'cause that's the way you are

Butterfly I'll set you free
But once in a while
Please fly home to me

All the snow has melted from the ground
When you first came around and held me it was spring
April showers kept you here with me
Was it your love for me or water on your wings

Butterfly I'll set you free
But once in a while
Please make love to me

It's a sin to catch a butterfly
So I'll just say goodbye and watch you fly away
But should you feel by the winter's chill
Come to my window sill I'll never make you stay

Butterfly I'll set you free
But once in a while
Please come home to me

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5.

Bless The Beasts And The Children

Barry DeVorzon - Perry Botkin

© Screen Gems Music, BMI

Bless the beasts and the children
For in this world they have no voice
They have no choice

Bless the beasts and the children
For the world can never be
A world they see

Light their way
When the darkness surrounds them
Give them love
And let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from the storm
Keep them safe
And keep them warm

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6.

That's What Friends Are For

Carole Bayer Sager - Burt Bacharach

© New Hidden Valley Music, ASCAP

And I never thought I'd feel this way
And as far as I'm concerned
I'm glad I got a chance to say
That I do believe I love you

And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try
To feel the way we do today
And then if you can remember

Keep smiling keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me for sure
And that's what friends are for

For good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for

And so by the way I thank you and then
For the times when we're apart
Well then close your eyes and know
These words are comin' from my heart
And then if you can remember

Keep smiling keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me for sure
And that's what friends are for

In good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for

**********

7.

The Wind Beneath My Wings

Jeff Silbar - Larry Henley

It must have been cold there in my shadow
To never have sunlight on your face
You've been content to let me shine
You always walked a step behind

I was the one with all the glory
While you were the one with all the strength
Only a face without a name
I never once heard you complain

Did you ever know that you're my hero
And everything I'd like to be
I can fly higher than an eagle
Cause you are the wind beneath my wings

It might have appeared to go unnoticed
But I've got it all here in my heart
I want you to know I know the truth
I would be nothin' without you

Did you ever know that you're my hero
And everything I'd like to be
I can fly higher than an eagle
Cause you are the wind beneath my wings
You are the wind beneath my wings

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8.

I'm Dreaming of Hawaii

Jennifer Perito - Dick Williams - Nick Perito

I'm dreaming of Hawaii
Where perfume fills the air
And lovely gentle breezes
Come and take away your every care

The beauty of Hawaii
Is waiting just for you
Let's fly there on a rainbow
And let all our wildest dreams come true

Palm trees are swayin'
Ukuleles are playin'
Your heart will keep sayin'
I've found a new home

The trade winds seem to say
We hope you'll stay
It's here you'll find that longed for peace of mind

There's romance in Hawaii
It's heaven by the sea
I'm dreaming of Hawaii
It's a paradise for you and me

Let's fly there on a rainbow
And may all our wildest dreams come true

Palm trees are swayin'
Ukuleles are playin'
Your heart will keep sayin'
I've found a new home

The trade winds seem to say
We hope you'll stay
And it's here you'll find
that longed for peace of mind

There's romance in Hawaii
It's heaven by the sea
I'm dreaming of Hawaii
It's a paradise for you and me

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9.

Do You Remember Me

Richard Matheson - Nick Perito

Do you remember me
As I remember you
I know many years have passed
Yet I still can't forget the love we shared

Do you ever regret the day
You turned and walked away
Leaving a dream behind
One I never could find again

Life went on without you
I willed it from my mind
But still the memory lingers in my heart
Of how we parted

Do you remember why
You had to say goodbye
Do you every now and then
Breathe a sigh shed a tear for me
Wishing we were together still in love
The way that we used to be

Do you remember me
Holding you tenderly
Do you every now and then
Breathe a sigh shed a tear for me
Wishing we were together still in love
The way that we used to be

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10.

My Heart Stood Still

Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers

© Harms Music, ASCAP

I took one look at you that's all I meant to do
And then my heart stood still
My feet could step and walk my lips could move an' talk
And then my heart stood still

Though not a single word was spoken
I could tell you knew
That unfelt clasp of hands
told me so well you knew
I never lived at all
until the thrill of that moment
when my heart stood still

Though not a single word was spoken
I could tell you knew
That unfelt clasp of hands
told me so well you knew
I never lived at all
until the thrill of that moment
when my heart stood still

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11.

You're Nearer

Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers

© Chappell Co, ASCAP

You're nearer than my head is to my pillow
Nearer than the wind is to the willow
Dearer than the rain is to the earth below
Precious as the sun to the things that grow

You're nearer than the ivy to the wall is
Nearer than the winter to the fall is
Leave me but when you're away you'll know
You're nearer for I love you so

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12.

Best Of Times

Jerry Herman

© E.H. Morris Co, ASCAP

The best of times is now
What's left of summer but a faded rose
The best of times is now
As for tomorrow well who knows
Who knows who knows

So hold this moment fast (hold it fast)
And live and love as hard as you know how (you know how)
And make this moment last (moment last)
Because the best of times is now
Is now is now

Now not some forgotten yesterday
Now tomorrow is too far away

So hold this moment fast
And live and love as hard as you know how
And make this moment last
Because the best of times is now
Is now is now

The best of times is now
What's left of summer but a faded rose
The best of times is now
As for tomorrow well who knows

Who knows who knows

Now (this is the moment we should take)
Not some forgotten yesterday
(yesterday is just a faded memory)
Now (don't let this moment go to waste)
Tomorrow is too far away (too far too far away)

So hold this moment fast
And live and love as hard as you know how
And make this moment last
Because the best of times is now
Is now is now

The best of times is now
What's left of summer but a faded rose
The best of times is now
As for tomorrow well who knows
Who knows who knows

So hold this moment fast
And live and love as hard as you know how
And make this moment last
Because the best of times is now
Is now is now

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