A Swingin' Love Affair - Peter Palmer

 

Almost Like Being In Love

A Swingin' Love Affair

Peter Palmer and His Orchestra

Gowns  by Blum & Liebach, Chicago

Mercury Records SR 60097

1959

From the back cover: Palmer started professionally in music during 1948, while an undergrad in the music department at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. He started at the top – leader of his own campus band. Since that time, he's been booking agent, personal manager, arranger for name bands, like Ralph Marterie, disk jockey and ballroom dance promoter, plus always continuing with his own band. This album represents a composite of all these musical correlations with the listening and dancing public.

Palmer was born Sept. 3, 1925 in Chicago, moving to Kenosha, Wis., as a child. He graduated from Northwestern in 1950.

Palmer places great emphasis on the audio effect, because he's been a sound fan for 6 years. His Glencoe, Ill., home is a hi-fi fan's dream!

From Billboard - August 17, 1959: Ray Connie has been quite successful with the formula presented here of voices used as instruments in support or as mood contrasts to the instruments themselves. The four-man, three-girl vocal group weaves nicely in and out of the swingin' band arrangements for "Let's Fall In Love," "Our Love Is Here To Stay," "The Glory Of Love," etc. A fine arranging job gets the benefit of a solidly realistic recording. Good listening.

Let's Fall In Love

Love Is Here To Stay

You Stepped Out Of A Dream

How High Is The Moon

I Only Have Eyes For You

Too Marvelous For Words

This Can't Be Love

Love Is Just Around The Corner

The Glory Of Love

My Funny Valentine

I Could Write A Book

Almost Like Being In Love