STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - PETER NERO - SUMMER OF '42

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Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Last week brought us the sad news that Brooklyn born pianist and pops conductor, Peter Nero ( May 22, 1934 – July 6, 2023) had passed away at age 89. The two time Grammy Award winner got his start at age 17 playing playing "Rhapsody in Blue" on television. By 1957 he released his debut album under his given name, Bernie Nerow. His storied 7 decade career produced 67 albums including this one. Summer Of '42 was released in 1972 on Columbia Records and was produced by Paul Leka and Wally Gold. The title track reached #21 on the pop charts and #6 on the Adult Contemporary charts. 

A1 Theme From "Summer Of '42"
Written-By – M. Legrand
2:48

A2 Love
Written-By – J. Lennon
3:39

A3 (They Long To Be) Close To You
Written-By – B. Bacharach - H. David
3:51

A4 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
Written-By – B. Gibb, R. Gibb
3:30

A5 You've Got A Friend
Written-By – C. King
4:09

B1 Go Away Little Girl
Written-By – G. Goffin - C. King
3:08

B2 For All We Know
Written-By – A. James, F. Karlin, R. Wilson
3:27

B3 Make It With You
Written-By – D. Gates
2:48

B4 We've Only Just Begun
Written-By – P. Williams, R. Nichols
4:07

B5 Theme From "Love Story"
Written-By – F. Lai
2:34

B6 Never My Love
Written-By – Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi
4:33

Arranged By, Conductor – Lee Holdridge (tracks: B5), Peter Nero (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4, B6)

Cover, Artwork – Marty Gunsaullus

Cover, Design – Karenlee Grant

Engineer – Frank Laico, Stan Tonkel

Engineer [Re-Mix Engineer] – Jack Ashkinazy

Engineer, Mixed By – Tim Geelan, Wayne Tarnowski

Piano – Peter Nero

Producer – Paul Leka (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4, B6), Wally Gold (tracks: B5)