That Midnight Kiss (album)

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That Midnight Kiss
Studio album by
Mario Lanza
Released1949
LabelRCA Victor
Mario Lanza chronology
That Midnight Kiss
(1949) 		Operatic Arias and Duets as Sung in "The Toast of New Orleans"
(1950)

That Midnight Kiss is an album by tenor Mario Lanza containing songs featured in the 1949 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film That Midnight Kiss[1] – his screen debut.[2]

The album was released by RCA Victor in 1949. It was available on 78 rpm (a set of three records, cat. no. DM-1330) and 45 rpm (a set of three records, WDM-1330).[3]

Content

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The album contained four classical tracks and two contemporary pop songs.[1]

Recording

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The pop songs "I Know, I Know, I Know" and "They Didn't Believe Me" were recorded on May 5, 1949, at the Republic Studios Sound Stage 9 in Hollywood. All the other (classical) songs were recorded on August 23, 1949, at Manhattan Center in New York.[3]

Release

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The album's release was planned to coincide with the release of the film, but Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer advanced the film's release one month. But that time, the album's paperwork wasn't ready yet, but the records were already printed, so RCA made the decision to "temporarily forget the album" and start selling the individual records it contained (the "singles") as soon as possible.[1]

Reception

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The album spent two consecutive weeks at number three on Billboard's Pop Albums chart in November 1949.[4][5]

Track listing

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A set of three 12-inch 78-rpm records (RCA Victor DM-1330)[3]

12-1025-A
No.TitleMusicNote(s)Length
1."Che gelida manina" ("Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen")PucciniLa boheme: Act I 
12-1025-B
No.TitleMusicNote(s)Length
1."Celeste Aida" ("Heavenly Aida")VerdiAida: Act I 
12-1026-A
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mamma mia che vo' sape?" ("What My Mother Wants to Know")F. RussoNutile 
12-1026-B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Core 'ngrato" ("Ungrateful Heart")Ricardo CordiferroCardillo 
12-1027-A
No.TitleLyricsMusicNote(s)Length
1."I Know, I Know, I Know"Bob RussellBronislau KaperFrom the M-G-M film "That Midnight Kiss" 
12-1027-B
No.TitleLyricsMusicNote(s)Length
1."They Didn't Believe Me"M. E. RourkKernFrom "The Girl from Utah" 

Charts

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Chart (1949–1950) Peak
position
US Billboard Pop Albums[6] 3
US Billboard Classical Albums[9] 3
US Billboard Best Selling 45 RPM Classical Titles[10] 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Billboard". September 24, 1949. pp. 4, 18.
  2. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 10, 1949 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c "Mario Lanza – That Midnight Kiss". 1949 – via Discogs.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard". November 12, 1949.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard". November 19, 1949.
  6. ^ [4][5]
  7. ^ "Billboard". April 1, 1950.
  8. ^ "Billboard". April 8, 1950.
  9. ^ [7][8]
  10. ^ "Billboard". June 24, 1950.