Perry Como – Catch a Falling Star

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Catch a Falling Star (Song)

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“Catch a Falling Star”
Single by Perry Como
B-sideMagic Moments
ReleasedDecember 3, 1957
RecordedOctober 9, 1957
GenrePop
Length2:23
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss
Producer(s)Joe Reisman
Perry Como singles chronology
Jingle Bells
(1957)”Catch a Falling Star
(1957)”Magic Moments
(1957)

Catch a Falling Star” is a song written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. It was made famous by Perry Como who recorded and released his version in late 1957.

Background and chart performance

The song’s melody is similar to a theme heard in Brahms‘ Academic Festival Overture. Perry Como’s recording features the Ray Charles Singers, who sing the refrain as a repeated round.

It was Como’s last number one hit in the United States, reaching number 1 on the Billboard “Most Played by Jockeys” chart, but not in the overall top 100, where it reached number 3. It was the first single to receive a Recording Industry Association of America gold record certification, on March 14, 1958. In Canada, the song reached number 12 on the CHUM Charts, February 3, 1958, co-charting with Magic Moments.

Internationally, in 1958, the song also topped the Australian charts. In the UK Singles Chart, “Catch a Falling Star” peaked at number nine, whereas its B-side “Magic Moments” topped the charts.

Perry Como – Magic Moments (Audio)

Accolades

The single won Como the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male.

14th March 1958: Perry Como awarded the first gold record by the RIAA

14th March 1958: Perry Como awarded the first gold record by the RIAA

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)Gold1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Catch A Falling Star is featured in :

40 Greatest Hits (Perry Como Album)

40 Greatest Hits

40 greatest hits Perry Como
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Greatest hits album by Perry Como
Released1975
LabelK-Tel
Perry Como chronology
Just Out of Reach
(1975)40 Greatest Hits
(1975)The Best of British
(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. It was the Christmas number two album that year. 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
Perry Como – Magic Moments (Audio)

2. Caterina

Caterina (Remastered)

3. Catch a Falling Star

Perry Como – Catch a Falling Star (Audio)

4. I Know

I Know

5. When You Were Sweet Sixteen

When You Were Sweet Sixteen (Remastered)

6. I Believe

I Believe (Remastered)

7. Try To Remember

Try to Remember (From the Production, "The Fantasticks")

8. Love Makes The World Go Round

Love Makes The World Go Round

9. Prisoner Of Love

Prisoner Of Love

10. Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes

Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes (Remastered)

Side Two

  1. Hot Diggity
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) (Digitally Remastered)

2. Round and Round

Perry Como – Round and Round

3. If I Loved You

If I Loved You

4. Hello Young Lovers

Hello, Young Lovers

5. Delaware

Delaware

6. Moonglow

Moonglow / Theme from "Picnic" (Remastered 2017)

7. Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly With Her Song

8. More

"More" Perry Como

9. Dear Hearts and Gentle People

Dear Hearts and Gentle People (Remastered)

10. I Love You & Don’t You Forget It

I Love You And Don't You Forget It

Side Three

  1. And I Love You So
And I Love You So

2. For The Good Times

For the Good Times

3. Close To You

[They Long To Be] Close To You

4. Seattle

Seattle

5. Tie A Yellow Ribbon

Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree

6. Walk Right Back

Walk Right Back

7. What Kind of Fool Am I?

What Kind Of Fool Am I?

8. Days of Wine and Roses

Days Of Wine And Roses

9. Where Do I Begin

Where Do I Begin (From the Paramount Picture "Love Story")

10. Without A Song

Without A Song

Side Four

  1. It’s Impossible
It's Impossible

2. I Think of You

I Think Of You

3. If

If

4. We’ve Only Just Begun

We've Only Just Begun

5. I Want To Give

I Want To Give

6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

7. You Make Me Feel So Young

You Make Me Feel so Young

8. Temptation

Perry Como "Temptation"

9. The Way We Were

The Way We Were

10. Sing

Sing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)Position
UK Albums (OCC)11
Chart (1976)Position
UK Albums (OCC)44

Certifications and sales

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)Platinum300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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