THE CLASSIC DELLA

Released 1962

Recorded 1962

Genre: Classical Music, Traditional Pop

Label: RCA Victor

Producer: Hugo and Luigi

 

The Classic Della is an album by actress and singer Della Reese. The songs are based on classical music pieces by Tchaikovsky ("Symphony No. 6," "Melodie Op. 42"), Debussy ("Reverie"), Schubert ("Serenade"), Chopin ("Etude in E, Op. 10 No. 3," "Polonaise No. 6 Op. 53"), and Puccini ("Musetta's Waltz Song" from La Bohème). The album was arranged and conducted by Glenn Osser and produced by Hugo and Luigi who wrote in the liner notes,

TRACKLISTING:

1. The Story of a Starry Night (Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky adpt. Mann Curtis, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston) 2:50
2. These Are the Things I Love (Tchaikovsky adpt. Barlow, Harris) 3:35
3. If You Are But a Dream (Rubenstein adapt. Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton, Moe Jaffe) 3:07
4. My Reverie (Claude Debussy adapt. Clinton) 3:39
5. Take My Heart (Albert Ketèlbey adapt. Luigi Creatore, Peretti, Wess) 2:44
6. Stranger in Paradise (Alexander Borodin adapt. Forrest, Wright) 3:01
7. Gone (Riccardo Drigo adapt. Peretti, Creatore, Weiss) 2:38
8. Serenade (Franz Schubert adapt. Peretti, Creatore, Weiss) 3:24
9. Moon Love (Tchaikovsky adapt. David, Davis, Kostelanetz) 2:58
10. Softly My Love (Chopin adapt. Bennett, Tepper) 2:42
11. Till the End of Time (Chopin adapt. Kaye, Mossman) 3:30
12. Don't You Know? (Puccini adapt. Bobby Worth) 2:35