Percy Faith and His Orchestra

Percy Faith and His Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of instrumental ballads 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. Although his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, he refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of... [more on Wikipedia]

Percy Faith and His Orchestra began charting in 1950 with I Cross My Fingers.The artist placed 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10, including 3 number‑ones.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Theme from A Summer Place - #2: Delicado - #3: The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - #4: All My Love - #5: I Cross My Fingers
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  1950
1.
06/1950

#5  I Cross My Fingers
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

84 pts
20
US






vocals by Russ Emery
written by William Farrar & Walter Kent
2.
09/1950

#4  All My Love
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

184 pts
7
US






written by Maurice Ravel, Paul Durand & Mitchell Parish
3.
12/1950

Christmas in Killarney
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

58 pts
28
US






Christmas vocals by The Shillelagh Singers
written by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh & Frank Weldon
  1951
4.
09/1951

When the Saints Go Marching In
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

56 pts
29
US






written by traditional
5.
09/1951

I Want to Be Near You
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

53 pts
30
US






vocals by Peter Hanley
written by Michael Brown
  1952
6.
04/1952

#2  Delicado
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

248 pts
1
US






instrumental
written by Valdir Azevedo & Jack Lawrence
  1953
7.
04/1953

#3  The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

247 pts
1
US






vocals by Felicia Sanders
written by Georges Auric, Jacques Larue & William Engvick
8.
06/1953

Return to Paradise (Parts 1 & 2)
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

62 pts
19
US






written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin
  1956
9.
02/1956

Valley Valparaiso
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

16 pts
53
US






written by René Denoncin & Jose Gomera
10.
04/1956

We All Need Love
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

12 pts
67
US






written by Carl Sigman, Henri Contet & Paul Durand
With a Little Bit of Luck
11.
07/1956

With a Little Bit of Luck
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

from My Fair Lady   
8 pts
82
US






written by Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner
  1957
12.
04/1957

Till
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

12 pts
63
US






written by Carl Sigman & Charles Danvers
  1960
13.
01/1960

#1  Theme from A Summer Place
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

433 pts
1
US


2
R&B
2
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1961 instrumental
[Columbia 4-41490]
written by Max Steiner & Mack Discant
14.
05/1960

Theme for Young Lovers
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

26 pts
35
US






instrumental
[Columbia 4-41655]
written by Percy Faith
15.
08/1960

Sons and Lovers
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

4 pts
111
US






instrumental
[Columbia 41731]
written by Mario Nascimbene
16.
10/1960

Theme from The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

4 pts
101
US






instrumental
[Columbia 41796]
written by Max Steiner
  1963
17.
09/1963

The Sound of Surf
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

4 pts
111
US






instrumental
[Columbia 42844]
written by Charles Albertine
  1967
18.
08/1967

Yellow Days
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

10 pts


13
AC




[Columbia 44166]
written by Alan Bernstein & Alvaro Carrillo
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
19.
10/1967

Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

6 pts


24
AC




[Columbia 44319]
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio
  1969
20.
02/1969

Zorba
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

3 pts


36
AC




instrumental
[Columbia 44734]
written by John Kander & Fred Ebb
21.
07/1969

Theme from A Summer Place
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

9 pts
111
US
26
AC




R
[Columbia 44932]
written by Max Steiner & Mack Discant
  1971
22.
02/1971

Everything's All Right
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

4 pts


31
AC




[Columbia 45297]
written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
  1973
Crunchy Granola Suite
23.
10/1973

Crunchy Granola Suite
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

9 pts


16
AC




instrumental
[Columbia 45945]
written by Neil Diamond
  1974
24.
03/1974

Hill Where the Lord Hides
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

2 pts


44
AC




instrumental
[Columbia 46013]
written by Chuck Mangione
25.
09/1974

Theme from Chinatown
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

3 pts


35
AC




instrumental
[Columbia 10010]
written by Jerry Goldsmith
  1975
26.
11/1975

Summer Place '76 (The Theme from A Summer Place)
Percy Faith and His Orchestra greentick

10 pts


13
AC




instrumental
[Columbia 10233]
written by Max Steiner


See also...

Percy Faith • Percy Faith's Orchestra


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