1953 PERCY FAITH The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) FELICIA SANDERS - 78 RPM Record

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Percy Faith & His Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders – The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
Written by William Engvick and Georges Auric
78 RPM audio transfer from the Bowness Arts collection of vintage records.

Percy Faith & His Orchestra – Swedish Rhapsody / The Song From Moulin Rouge
Label: Columbia – C-2137 (Canada)
Format: Vinyl, 10", 78 RPM
Recorded: January 22, 1953
Released: 1953
Genre: Classical
Style: Chanson, Modern
Other side of this record: Swedish Rhapsody (Midsummer Vigil)
https://youtu.be/DkqMX4R3Agc

Percy Faith was born April 7, 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a bandleader, composer, conductor, and arranger. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. Faith began his career in the 1930s as a pianist and arranger for various orchestras and radio programs. He released numerous albums throughout his career, many of which achieved great success and topped the charts. Faith's most notable works include "Theme from A Summer Place," which became a number one hit. Throughout his career, Faith received numerous awards and honors. He received an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of the song score for the 1955 film “Love Me or Leave Me”, and his recording "Theme from A Summer Place" won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. Percy Faith died of cancer on February 9, 1976 in Encino, California, at the age of 67.

Felicia Sanders was born Felice Schwartz on April 26, 1921 in Mount Vernon, New York. She was a talented singer and musician known for her performances in the traditional pop music genre. Born in New York, but raised in Southern California, Sanders pursued a degree in merchandising at the University of Southern California. During World War II, Sanders's husband, who served in the Army, inspired her to explore her singing abilities. She felt a sense of duty to entertain soldiers and patients in camps and hospitals, prompting her to give singing a try. Following the was she continued to sing. In 1950, Sanders performed at Café Gala, a popular Hollywood nightclub, and her talent was recognized by Columbia Records. In 1953, Percy Faith, one of Columbia's prominent orchestra leaders, selected Sanders to provide vocals for his recording of "The Song from Moulin Rouge". It was released as the B-side of a recording of "Swedish Rhapsody." The record became a tremendous success, reaching the top position on both the Billboard and Cash Box record charts. Billboard recognized the recording as the number one song of 1953. Shortly before the release of her record, Sanders was hired by the Blue Angel Supper Club in New York City, where she performed for an extended period. Sanders is credited as the first singer to publicly perform the song "In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon)," although she did not record it until after several other artists had done so. In 1955, Sanders released her first album with Columbia, titled "Felicia Sanders at the Blue Angel," and she released her final album “Felicia Sanders – Live” in 1965. Felicia Sanders died in her Manhattan home on February 7, 1975, at the age of 53, due to cancer.

Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912, the Gramophone Company established 78 rpm as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.