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Percy Faith

1908-1976 CA, Toronto
Composer / Conductor of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Peter Mars (2)

Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. Faith became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s. Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, Faith 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]

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • Soundtrack
  • Latin
  • World
Plays With
Percy Faith & His Orchestra
Percy Faith And His Orchestra And Chorus
The Percy Faith Strings
Popular Tracks   
Theme From "A Summer Place" on The Apartment by Percy Faith
Sleigh Ride on Presenting Percy Faith by Percy Faith
Rags to Riches on Presenting Percy Faith by Percy Faith
It's Not for Me to Say on Johnny Mathis: Hits from the Velvet Voice by Johnny Mathis
Silver Bells on Presenting Percy Faith by Percy Faith
Theme from a Summer Place (Alternate Take) on Presenting Percy Faith by Percy Faith
Winter Wonderland on Presenting Percy Faith by Percy Faith
Wonderful, Wonderful on Johnny Mathis: Hits from the Velvet Voice by Johnny Mathis
Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly on Presenting Percy Faith by Percy Faith
Fascination on The Apartment by Percy Faith

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Clair & JoyPercy Faith2017Album
The Real ... Percy FaithPercy Faith2016Compil.
The Definitive CollectionPercy Faith2016Compil.
Six Classic AlbumsPercy Faith2013Compil.
The Top Twenty AlbumsPercy Faith2011Compil.
Jealousy & My Fair LadyPercy Faith2011Compil.
Delicado: The Great Hit Sounds Of Percy FaithPercy Faith2011Compil.
Passport To Romance & Porgy And BessPercy Faith2011Compil.
Bouquet & CamelotPercy Faith2011Compil.
Koga Melodies & Ryoichi Hattori MelodiesPercy Faith2006Compil.
Columbia Singles Volume III 1959-1967Percy Faith2005Compil.
Columbia Singles Volume 2 1952-1958Percy Faith2004Compil.
Columbia Singles Volume 1 1950-1951Percy Faith2004Compil.
I Think I Love You plus Bonus TracksPercy Faith2004Album
Clair / New ThingPercy Faith2003Compil.
Chinatown featuring The Entertainer & Summer Place '76Percy Faith2003Compil.
Your Dance Date / American Waltzes / Carefree RhythmsPercy Faith2003Compil.
Joy & Day By DayPercy Faith2003Compil.
Today's Themes For Young Lovers & For Those In LovePercy Faith2002Compil.
Subways Are For Sleeping & Do I Hear A Waltz?Percy Faith2002Compil.
More Themes For Young Lovers / Latin Themes For Young LoversPercy Faith2002Compil.
Music Of Brazil! & Shangri-La!Percy Faith2002Compil.
Porgy And Bess / The Most Happy FellaPercy Faith2002Compil.
Angel Of The Morning & Black Magic WomanPercy Faith2002Compil.
Born Free / The Windmills Of Your MindPercy Faith2002Compil.
A Time For LovePercy Faith2002Album
Away In A Manger / We Three Kings Of Orient ArePercy Faith2002Single
The Beatles Album / Jesus Christ SuperstarPercy Faith2002Compil.
Somewhere My LovePercy Faith2002Album
The Love Goddesses & Hollywood's Great ThemesPercy Faith2002Compil.
Two Classic Albums From Percy Faith: Music From Kismet / The Sound Of MusicPercy Faith2001Compil.
Plays Continental / Plays Romantic MusicPercy Faith2000Album
Malaguena - Music Of CubaPercy Faith2000Album
The Music Of Mexico / Exotic StringsPercy Faith2000Compil.
The Power And The GloryMahalia Jackson With Orchestra And Choir Conducted By Percy Faith1998Album
Broadway Bouquet / Country BouquetPercy Faith1998Compil.
The Power And The GloryMahalia Jackson With Orchestra And Choir Conducted By Percy Faith1998Single
My Fair LadyPercy Faith1998Album
Music From My Fair LadyPercy Faith1998Single
Music Of Christmas Volume 2Percy Faith1997Compil.
Two On One- The Music Of Mexico/ The Music Of Brazil!Percy Faith1997Compil.
Camelot / My Fair LadyPercy Faith1997Compil.
Two Classic Albums From Percy Faith: Viva!: The Music Of Mexico & The Music Of Brazil!Percy Faith1997Compil.
A Summer Place / FascinationPercy Faith1994Single
Percy Faith FavoritesPercy Faith1994Single
Percy Faith Plays Richard RodgersPercy Faith1993Album
16 Most Requested SongsPercy Faith1989Compil.
Grunchy Granola Suite / The HorsePercy Faith / Cliff Nobles1986Single
16 Exitos De Percy Faith Y Su OrquestaPercy Faith1986Compil.
Christmas MelodiesPercy Faith1984Compil.
Recuerdos De Oro ColecciónPercy Faith1982Compil.
2001 (Also Sprach Zarathustra)Percy Faith1977Single
Grand Prix 20Percy Faith1976Compil.
Christmas AlbumPercy Faith1976Album
Emmanuelle The Joys Of A WomanPercy Faith1976Single
Great Moments Of Percy FaithPercy Faith1976Compil.
Summer Place '76 / ShePercy Faith / La Quinta Strada1975Single
Grunchy Granola Suite / We Love The PiratesPercy Faith / Roaring Sixties1975Single
Tema de Un Lugar de Verano 76 = Summer Place '76Percy Faith1975Single
Disco PartyPercy Faith1975Album
Summer Place '76 / Chompin'Percy Faith1975Single
El BimboPercy Faith1975Single
Cherry, CherryPercy Faith1975Single
Caravelli - Ray Conniff - Percy Faith - Kostelanetz -- Vol.6Caravelli, Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, André Kostelanetz1975Compil.
Summer Place '76Percy Faith1975Album
Christmas Is... / Silver BellsPercy Faith1974Single
In Concert - Recorded Live In Japan 1974Percy Faith1974Album
Percy Faith y Tito GuizarPercy Faith, Tito Guizar1974Album
24 Grands SuccèsPercy Faith1974Compil.
Country BouquetPercy Faith1974Album
1, 2, 3, 4 / Orange Blossom SpecialPercy Faith1974Single
CorazonPercy Faith1973Single
Bach's LunchPercy Faith1973Single
My LovePercy Faith1973Album
Duelling BanjosPercy Faith1973Album
ClairPercy Faith1973Album
2001 (Also Sprach Zarathustra)Percy Faith1973Single
Bach's LunchPercy Faith1972Single
Love Theme From "The Godfather"Percy Faith1972Single
Plays The Beatles & Burt BacharachPercy Faith1972Album
La Primera Vez Que Vi Tu RostroPercy Faith1972Album
Percy Faith's All-Time Greatest HitsPercy Faith1972Compil.
All-Time Greatest HitsPercy Faith1972Compil.
Everynight At The Movies (Themes From Today's Great Films)Percy Faith1972Album
不滅の古賀メロディーPercy Faith1971Album
Anytime Of The YearPercy Faith1971Single
Theme From "Summer Of 42"Percy Faith1971Single
André Kostelanetz - Percy Faith - Caravelli - Ray ConniffAndré Kostelanetz, Percy Faith, Ray Conniff, Caravelli1971Compil.
Percy Faith Japan Memorial Album / Masao Koga MelodiesPercy Faith1971Album
Bach's LunchPercy Faith1971Single
HuapangoPercy Faith1970Album
It's Show TimeRay Conniff, André Kostelanetz & Percy Faith1970Compil.
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My HeadPercy Faith1970Album
El Tema De Aeropuerto = Airport Love ThemePercy Faith1970Single
Airport Love Theme / Theme For Young Lovers (Where Is My Someone)Percy Faith1970Single
Everything's All Right / I Don't Know How To Love HimPercy Faith1970Single
Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet"Percy Faith1969Album
The Sounds Of MusicPercy Faith1969Album
Up On The RoofPercy Faith1969Single
I'll Take RomancePercy Faith1969Compil.
Forever Young: 20 All-Time Great Recordings In One Great PackagePercy Faith1968Compil.
Percy Faith Plays The Academy Award Winner Born Free And Other Great Movie ThemesPercy Faith1967Album
Capri C'est FiniCaravelli, Percy Faith, Gianfranco Intra1967Album
Percy Faith Plays Great Movie ThemesPercy Faith1967Single
Plays The Academy Award Winner Born Free And Other Great Movie ThemesPercy Faith1967Album
A Man And A Woman / This HotelPercy Faith1967Single
Today's Themes For Young LoversPercy Faith1967Album
Yellow Days / KahluaPercy Faith1967Single
At Your Requests, Percy Faith Favorites 2Percy Faith1966Compil.
Et MaintenantPercy Faith, Caravelli, Gianfranco Intra1966Album
Reza (Ray-za)Percy Faith1966Single
Swingin' VillagePercy Faith1966Single
Percy Faith & His OrchestraPercy Faith1966Single
The Oscar (The Original Sound Track Recording)Percy Faith1966Album
O Natal com..Percy Faith1966Single
Denn Keiner Ist Ohne Schuld - Original Soundtrack Recording From The Joseph E. Levine "The Oscar"Percy Faith1966Album
De LuxePercy Faith1966Compil.
Latin Themes For Young LoversPercy Faith1965Single
Music Of Christmas Volume 2Percy Faith1965Album
Percy Faith Plays Latin Themes For Young LoversPercy Faith1965Album
Theme From "A Summer Place" / Theme For Young LoversPercy Faith1965Single
Three Of A Kind (3 Top Stars Of Romantic Mood Music)Percy Faith / David Rose / Russ Case1964Compil.
The VirginianPercy Faith1964Single
Percy Faith Plays Latin ThemesPercy Faith1964Album
Percy Faith Plays Latin ThemesPercy Faith1964Compil.
the sounds that SWINGAndré Kostelanetz, Dave Brubeck, The Village Stompers, Art Van Damme, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Neil Wolfe, André Previn, J.J. Johnson, Percy Faith, Duke Ellington1963Compil.
Eri Un'Abitudine / Non Amarmi CosìPercy Faith1963Single
American SerenadePercy Faith1963Album
Grandes ExitosPercy Faith1963Single
Percy Faith's Greatest HitsPercy Faith1960Compil.
Percy Faith's Greatest HitsPercy Faith1960Album
Percy Faith's Greatest HitsPercy Faith1960Compil.
The Power And The GloryMahalia Jackson With Orchestra And Choir Conducted By Percy Faith1960Album
Percy Faith Plays George Gershwin's Porgy And BessPercy Faith1959Album
BouquetPercy Faith1959Album
Lo Mejor De... Percy FaithPercy Faith1958Compil.
Golden Hits By Percy FaithPercy Faith1958Single
Plays Music From South PacificPercy Faith1958Album
Percy FaithPercy Faith1958Single
TillPercy Faith1957Single
Don't You Know Me AnymoreJerry Vale With Percy Faith1957Single
Bahama Lullaby / Italiano!Percy Faith1957Single
It Looks Like Love / All Dressed Up With A Broken HeartJerry Vale With Percy Faith1957Single
Bahama Lullaby / Italiano!Percy Faith1957Single
Percy Faith Plays Music From The Broadway Production Li'l AbnerPercy Faith1956Album
2 - NoëlsPercy Faith1956Single
Percy Faith Plays Music From Frank Loesser's Musical The Most Happy FellaPercy Faith1956Album
Percy Faith Plays Music From The Broadway Production House Of FlowersPercy Faith1956Album
It's So Peaceful In The CountryPercy Faith And Mitch Miller1956Album
The Most Happy FellaPercy Faith1956Single
Passport To RomancePercy Faith1956Album
It's So Peaceful In The CountryPercy Faith1956Album
Percy Faith Plays Music From The Broadway Production House Of FlowersPercy Faith1956Single
Swing Low In Hi FiPercy Faith1955Album
Music Until MidnightPercy Faith And Mitch Miller1954Album
Where Are YouJill Corey With Percy Faith1954Single
Music From HollywoodPercy Faith1954Album
The River / EdelmaPercy Faith & Mitch Miller1953Single
Suddenly / GenevievePercy Faith1953Single
Percy Faith Plays Continental MusicPercy Faith1953Album
Percy Faith Plays Romantic MusicPercy Faith1953Album
It's Been So LongHelen Ward Orchestra Under The Direction Of Percy Faith1953Album
Percy Faith Part 2Helen Ward Under Direction Of Percy Faith1953Single
Percy Faith Part 1.Helen Ward Under The Direction Of Percy Faith1953Single
A Robin and a Rainbow and a Red Red RoseAlan Dale, Percy Faith1951Single
Fiesta TimePercy FaithSingle
Front Row Center - 8 Muscial Comedy FavoritesPercy Faith, Paul Weston, Morton Gould, Michel LegrandSingle
A Treasure CHest Of Song Hits - Vol. 1Percy Faith, Rosemary Clooney, Tony BennettSingle
Norah / Christmas In KillarneyPercy FaithSingle
Screen Music DeluxePercy FaithCompil.
Le Virginien/la Statue En Or MassifPercy FaithSingle
The Boulevard Of Broken DreamsTony Bennett, Percy FaithSingle
Song From "The Oscar"Percy FaithSingle
Tanzmusik mit internationalen OrchesternRay Conniff, Percy Faith, Les Elgart, Ernie Heckscher, Skitch HendersonAlbum
Percy Faith Y Su MúsicaPercy FaithCompil.
Norah / Christmas In KillarneyPercy FaithAlbum
Showtime Record 2André Previn, Skitch Henderson, Percy Faith, Louis ArmstrongSingle
The Godfather (Percy Faith Plays Screen Hits)Percy FaithCompil.
Popular Star Track Vol. 1Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, Barbra Streisand And Andy WilliamsAlbum
The Rose Tattoo / SuddenlyPercy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Percy Faith And His Orchestra And ChorusAlbum
Thème Du Film "Ils N'ont Que Vingt Ans"Percy FaithSingle
Percy Faith Presents Music For Every MoodPercy FaithCompil.
Diamonds Are ForeverPercy FaithSingle
Music From Hollywood Vol. 2Percy FaithSingle
Percy Faith's Latin Fantasy Vol.1Percy FaithAlbum
Percy Faith's Latin Fantasy Vol.2Percy FaithAlbum
Music For Young LoversAlfred Newman, Skitch Henderson, Charlie Byrd, Ernie Heckscher, Don Costa, André Previn, Percy Faith, Norman Newell, André KostelanetzCompil.
Sleigh RidePercy Faith And His Orchestra And Chorus / Percy Faith & The Shillelagh SingersSingle
Music Until MidnightPercy Faith And Mitch MillerSingle
ラテン名曲集Percy FaithAlbum
Love Is A Child / My One And Only LoveJacqueline FrançoisSingle
P F DoublePercy FaithAlbum
Rap-A-Tat-Tat The Dancing Cat / The Mosquitoes' ParadePercy FaithAlbum
New Gold DiscPercy FaithCompil.
Summer Place '76 / SoleadoPercy FaithSingle
Long Before I Knew You / In The Eyes Of The WorldVic Damone With Percy FaithAlbum
SouvenirsPercy FaithSingle
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