music.wikisort.org - ComposerPercy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor,[1] known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. He became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s.[1] Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the Swing Era, he refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass-dominated popular music of the 1940s.[citation needed]
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Percy Faith |
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 Faith at work in 1949 |
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Born | April 7, 1908 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Died | February 9, 1976(1976-02-09) (aged 67) Encino, California, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Bandleader, orchestrator, composer |
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Website | www.percyfaith.info |
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Musical artist
Biography
Faith was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] He was the oldest of eight children. His parents, Abraham Faith and Minnie, née Rottenberg, were Jewish. He played violin and piano as a child, and played in theatres and at Massey Hall. After his hands were badly burned in a fire, he turned to conducting, and his live orchestras used the new medium of radio broadcasting. He moved from Canada to Great Neck, New York and became a U.S. citizen.[2][3]
Beginning with stations CKNC and CKCL, Faith was a staple of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's live-music broadcasting from 1933 to 1940, when he resettled in Chicago, Illinois.[1] In the early 1940s, Faith was orchestra leader for the Carnation Contented program on NBC.[4] From 1948 to 1949 he also served as the orchestra leader on the CBS radio network program The Coca-Cola Hour (also called The Pause That Refreshes). The orchestral accordionist John Serry Sr. collaborated with Faith in these broadcasts.[5]
In 1945, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He made many recordings for Voice of America. After working briefly for Decca Records, he worked for Mitch Miller at Columbia Records, where he turned out dozens of albums and provided arrangements for many of the pop singers of the 1950s, including Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis for Mathis's 1958 Christmas album titled Merry Christmas, and Guy Mitchell for whom Faith co-wrote with Carl Sigman Mitchell's number-one single, "My Heart Cries for You".[1]
His most famous and remembered recordings are "Delicado" (1952), "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (1953) and "Theme from A Summer Place" (1959),[1] which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. Faith remains the only artist to have the best selling single of the year during both the pop singer era ("Song from Moulin Rouge") and the rock era ("Theme from A Summer Place"); and he is one of only three artists, along with Elvis Presley and The Beatles, to have the best selling single of the year twice. The B-side of "Song from the Moulin Rouge" was "Swedish Rhapsody" by Hugo Alfvén. In 1961 his fame in Sweden rose exponentially as his work Mucho Gusto became the theme music for the sports broadcasts of Sveriges Radio.
Though Faith initially mined the worlds of Broadway, Hollywood and Latin music for many of his top-selling 1950s recordings, he enjoyed popularity starting in 1962 with his orchestral versions of popular rock and pop hits of the day. His Themes for Young Lovers album was a top seller during this era and introduced the Faith sound to a younger generation of listeners. With the success of Columbia record-mate Ray Conniff's chorus and orchestra during this same time, Faith began using a chorus (usually all female in most of his recordings, but used a mixed chorus on his albums Leaving on a Jet Plane and I Think I Love You, which were released in 1970 and 1971 respectively) in several popular albums from the mid-1960s on. Faith's first single with a female chorus, "Yellow Days," was a substantial hit in the MOR (Middle of the Road) easy listening radio format of the mid-1960s. Faith continued to enjoy airplay and consistent album sales throughout the early 1970s, and received a second Grammy award in 1969 for his album Love Theme from 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Though best known for his recording career, Faith also occasionally scored motion pictures, and received an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of the song score for the Doris Day musical feature, Love Me or Leave Me.[1] His other film scores included romantic comedies and dramatic features such as Tammy Tell Me True (1961), I'd Rather Be Rich (1964), The Third Day (1965) and The Oscar (1966).[1] Faith also composed the theme for the NBC series The Virginian.
With the advent of harder rock sounds in the 1970s, Faith's elegant arrangements fell out of favour with the listening and record-buying public, although he continued to release albums as diverse and contemporary as Jesus Christ Superstar and Black Magic Woman. He released one album of country music and two albums of disco-oriented arrangements toward the end of his forty-year career, his last recording being a disco-style reworking of "Theme from a Summer Place", titled "Summer Place '76", which was a minor and posthumous hit. Faith died of cancer in Encino, California,[1] and was interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Faith had two children, Marilyn and Peter, with his wife Mary (née Palange), whom he married in 1928. She died in Los Angeles in 1997.
Discography
Albums
Percy Faith placed 21 albums on the Billboard Hot 200 best sellers chart through 1972, making him one of the more successful easy listening acts sales wise. 1963's Themes for Young Lovers was by far his biggest seller, peaking at No. 32 on the chart and followed by three sequel albums "for young lovers".
- Continental Music (1951)
- Delicado (1952)
- Music from "Kismet" (1953)
- Music from Hollywood (1954)
- Music of Christmas (1954)
- Music Until Midnight (1954)
- Percy Faith Plays Romantic Music (1954)
- Amour, Amor, Amore (1955)
- Girl Meets Boy (with Jerry Vale, Peggy King, and Felicia Sanders) (1955)
- Music for Her (1955)
- Wish Upon a Star (with Peggy King) (1955)
- It's So Peaceful in the Country (with Mitch Miller) (1956)
- The Most Happy Fella (1956)
- My Fair Lady (1956)
- Passport to Romance (1956)
- Swing Low in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Adventure in the Sun (1957)
- The Columbia Album of George Gershwin (1957)
- Li'l Abner (1957)
- Viva: The Music of Mexico (1957)
- The CBS Album of Victor Herbert (2 record set, 1958)
- Hallelujah! (1958)
- South Pacific (1958)
- Touchdown! (1958)
- North and South of the Border (1958)
- Bouquet (1959)
- Malagueña: Music of Cuba (1959)
- A Night with Sigmund Romberg (1959)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- Music of Christmas (re-recorded in stereo, 1959)
- Bon Voyage!: Continental Souvenirs (1960)
- Jealousy (1960)
- A Night with Jerome Kern (1960)
- Greatest Hits (1960)
- The Sound of Music (1960)
- Camelot (1961)
- Carefree (1961)
- Mucho Gusto! More Music of Mexico (1961)
- Subways Are for Sleeping (1961)
- Tara's Theme from Gone With The Wind (1961)
- This Fling Called Love (with Eileen Farrell) (1961)
- Bouquet of Love (1962)
- Exotic Strings (1962)
- Hollywood's Great Themes (1962)
- The Music of Brazil! (1962)
- American Serenade (1963)
- A Look at Monaco (1963)
- Shangri-La! (1963) #80 Hot 200
- Themes for Young Lovers (1963) #32 Hot 200
- Great Folk Themes (1964) #103 Hot 200
- The Love Goddesses (1964)
- More Themes for Young Lovers (1964) #110 Hot 200
- Broadway Bouquet (1965) #101 Hot 200
- Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)
- Latin Themes for Young Lovers (1965)
- Bim! Bam!! Boom!!! (1966)
- Christmas Is... (1966)
- The Oscar (1966)
- Themes for the "In" Crowd (1966)
- Born Free and Other Great Movie Themes (1967) #152 Hot 200
- Today's Themes for Young Lovers (1967) #111 Hot 200
- Angel of the Morning (1968) #95 Hot 200
- For Those in Love (1968) #121 Hot 200
- I Concentrate On You (1968)
- Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" (1969) #134 Hot 200
- Those Were the Days (1969) #88 Hot 200
- Windmills of Your Mind (1969) #194 Hot 200
- The Beatles Album (1970) #179 Hot 200
- Held Over! Today's Great Movie Themes (1970) #196 Hot 200
- Leaving on a Jet Plane (1970) #88 Hot 200
- Younger Than Springtime (1970)
- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (1971)
- Black Magic Woman (1971) #184 Hot 200
- I Think I Love You (1971) #198 Hot 200
- Jesus Christ Superstar (1971) #186 Hot 200
- Day By Day (1972) #197 Hot 200
- Joy (1972) #176 Hot 200
- All-Time Greatest Hits (1972) #200 Hot 200
- Clair (1973)
- Corazon (1973)
- My Love (1973)
- The Entertainer (1974) (withdrawn/reissued)
- Chinatown Featuring the Entertainer (1974)
- Clair (1974)
- Country Bouquet (1974)
- The Great Concert (1974)
- New Thing (1974)
- Disco Party (1975)
- Viva!/Mucho Gusto! (1975)
- Summer Place '76 (1976)
Singles
Faith produced the following singles:[6][7]
- I Cross My Fingers {Vocal: Russ Emery} US #20, 1950
- All My Love (US #7, 1950)
- Christmas in Killarney {Vocals: Shillelagh Singers} US #28 – December 1950
- On Top of Old Smokey {Vocals: Burl Ives} US #10, 1951
- When the Saints Go Marching In / (US #29 – September 1951)
- I Want to Be Near You (US #30 – September 1951)
- Delicado (US #1, 1952)
- Swedish Rhapsody (Midsummer Vigil) / (US #21, 1953)
- Moulin Rouge Theme {Vocals: Felicia Sanders} US #1, 1953
- Return to Paradise (US #19 – June 1953)
- Many Times (US #30 – December 1953)
- Dream, Dream, Dream (US #25 – May 1954)
- The Bandit (US #25 – October 1954)
- Valley Valparaiso (US #53, 1956)
- We All Need Love (US #67, 1956)
- With a Little Bit of Luck (US #82, 1956)
- Till (US #63, 1957)
- Theme from A Summer Place (US #1, 1960)
- Theme for Young Lovers (US #35, 1960)
- Theme from "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (US #101 – November 1960)
- Sons and Lovers (US #111 – September 1963)
- The Sound of Surf (US #111 – September 1963)
- Yellow Days (AC #13, 1967)
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You (AC #24, 1967)
- For Those in Love (1968)
- Zorba (AC #36, 1969)
- Theme from A Summer Place (instrumental) US #111 – July 1969 – AC #26, 1969
- The April Fools (1969)
- Airport Love Theme (1970)
- Everything's All Right (AC #31 – February 1971)
- Theme from Summer of '42 (1971)
- Bach's Lunch (1972)
- Crunchy Granola Suite (AC #16, 1973)
- Hill Where the Lord Hides (AC #44, 1974)
- Theme from "Chinatown" (AC #35, 1974)
- Summer Place '76 (AC #13, 1976)
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 131. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
- "Percy Faith album: Percy Faith Program". www.percyfaith.info. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- "Great Neck Online | Some Famous Great Neckers". www.westegg.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- "Say Hello to ...". Radio and Television Mirror. Vol. 15, no. 4. February 1941. p. 39.
- Sold on Radio-Advertisers in the Golden Age of Broadcasting Cox, Jim. McFarland & Co., North Carolina, USA & London, UK, 2008, p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7864-3391-9
- Whitburn, Joel, ed. (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs (1961–2006). Record Research. ISBN 9780898201697.
- Whitburn, Joel, ed. (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop memories, 1890–1954. Record Research. ISBN 9780898200836.
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1959−1980 |
- "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" by Domenico Modugno (1959)
- "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin (1960)
- "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith (1961)
- "Moon River" by Henry Mancini (1962)
- "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett (1963)
- "Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini (1964)
- "The Girl from Ipanema" by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1965)
- "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1966)
- "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra (1967)
- "Up, Up and Away" by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, Ron Townson) (1968)
- "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) (1969)
- "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, Ron Townson) (1970)
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) (1971)
- "It's Too Late" by Carole King (1972)
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack (1973)
- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack (1974)
- "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John (1975)
- "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille (Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille) (1976)
- "This Masquerade" by George Benson (1977)
- "Hotel California" by Eagles (Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Joe Walsh) (1978)
- "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel (1979)
- "What a Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers (Jeffrey Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter, Patrick Simmons) (1980)
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1981−2000 |
- "Sailing" by Christopher Cross (1981)
- "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes (1982)
- "Rosanna" by Toto (David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro) (1983)
- "Beat It" by Michael Jackson (1984)
- "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner (1985)
- "We Are the World" by USA for Africa (1986)
- "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood (1987)
- "Graceland" by Paul Simon (1988)
- "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (1989)
- "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler (1990)
- "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins (1991)
- "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1992)
- "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton (1993)
- "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (1994)
- "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow (1995)
- "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal (1996)
- "Change the World" by Eric Clapton (1997)
- "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin (1998)
- "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (1999)
- "Smooth" by Santana (Rodney Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson) featuring Rob Thomas (2000)
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2001−2020 |
- "Beautiful Day" by U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) (2001)
- "Walk On" by U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.) (2002)
- "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones (2003)
- "Clocks" by Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Phil Harvey, Chris Martin) (2004)
- "Here We Go Again" by Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2005)
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Frank Edwin Wright III) (2006)
- "Not Ready to Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison) (2007)
- "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse (2008)
- "Please Read the Letter" by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2009)
- "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon (Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill) (2010)
- "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum (Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood) (2011)
- "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele (2012)
- "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2013)
- "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2014)
- "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) by Sam Smith (2015)
- "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2016)
- "Hello" by Adele (2017)
- "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars (2018)
- "This Is America" by Childish Gambino (2019)
- "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish (2020)
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[de] Percy Faith
Percy Faith (* 7. April 1908 in Toronto, Ontario; † 9. Februar 1976 in Encino, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer (eingebürgert 1945) Orchesterleiter kanadischer Herkunft.
- [en] Percy Faith
[es] Percy Faith
Percy Faith (7 de abril de 1908 - 9 de febrero de 1976) fue un famoso director de orquesta, arreglista y compositor canadiense.
Fue conocido por sus ingeniosos arreglos para temas musicales de corte popular, al dotarlos de un ritmo, estilo y sonoridad atractivos para los oyentes de su tiempo. Considerado un clásico de la música denominada Easy-listening e Instrumental, logró popularizar dicho estilo junto con su colega contemporáneo Ray Conniff y ser ambos un éxito contundente para el sello discográfico en el cual grababan. Los principales temas de Faith son: Delicado, The song from Moulin Rouge, Theme from A summer place y Theme for young lovers, de los cuales solamente este último no llegó a la posición #1 de Billboard quedando solo en el #35 en listas.
[ru] Фейт, Перси
Перси Фейт (англ. Percy Faith; 7 апреля 1908 — 9 февраля 1976) — американский музыкант, композитор, руководитель эстрадного оркестра. Известность ему принесли пышные оркестровые аранжировки популярных песен. Его часто считают создателем «лёгкой музыки»: его оркестр, в отличие от биг-бэндов 1940-50-х гг., опирался на классический принцип аранжирования.
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