# Lightly Latin

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***Lightly Latin*** is [Perry Como](/source/Perry_Como)'s 13th [RCA Victor](/source/RCA_Victor) 12" long-play album.[1][2]

## Background

By 1966 Como semi-retired,[3] but still released singles, with "Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma" being his only single to chart in 1966, reaching No. 12 on the [AC](/source/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)) chart,[4] with that minor success he decided to release an album with more "light" Latin songs.

## Overview

The album features lighter Latin-American style arrangements by [Nick Perito](/source/Nick_Perito), his first collaboration with Como. The 1966 release includes five compositions by Brazilian guitarist and [bossa Nova](/source/Bossa_Nova) specialist [Antonio Carlos Jobim](/source/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim), the recent [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) winning hit from the [Vincente Minnelli](/source/Vincente_Minnelli) directed motion picture *[The Sandpiper](/source/The_Sandpiper)*; *[The Shadow Of Your Smile](/source/The_Shadow_Of_Your_Smile)*, and an early cover version of "[Yesterday](/source/Yesterday_(song))" by [the Beatles](/source/The_Beatles).

The album reached No. 86 on [Billboard Top LPs](/source/Billboard_Top_LPs),[5] with the minor success he made another language themed album a few months later.

## Reception

*[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* said that "Perry's nation-wide TV following consistent record sales, coupled with the current interest in Latin music, make this one, (the album), a natural."[6]

## Track listing

### Side 1

1. "[How Insensitive](/source/How_Insensitive)" (music by [Antônio Carlos Jobim](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim) and [Vinicius De Moraes](/source/Vinicius_De_Moraes))
1. "Stay With Me" (Music by Nick Perito and lyrics by [Ray Charles](/source/Ray_Charles_(musician,_born_1918)))
1. "[(The) Shadow of Your Smile](/source/The_Shadow_of_Your_Smile)" (music by [Johnny Mandel](/source/Johnny_Mandel) & words by [Paul Francis Webster](/source/Paul_Francis_Webster))
1. "[Meditation](/source/Meditation_(song))" (music by [Antonio Carlos Jobim](/source/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim) with original lyrics by [Newton Mendonça](/source/Newton_Mendon%C3%A7a))
1. "And Roses and Roses" (words and music by Ray Gilbert and Dorival Caymmi)
1. "[Yesterday](/source/Yesterday_(song))" (words and music by [John Lennon](/source/John_Lennon) and [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney))

### Side 2

1. "Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma" (music by Sosa Tomas Mendez and lyrics by Patricia P. Valando and Ronnie Carson)
1. "[Dindi](/source/Dindi)" (Music by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Aloysio De Oliveira)
1. "Baía" (Music and original lyrics by Ary Evangelista Barroso)
1. "[Once I Loved](/source/Once_I_Loved)" (music by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinicius De Moraes)
1. "[Manhã de Carnaval](/source/Manh%C3%A3_de_Carnaval)" (music by [Luiz Bonfá](/source/Luiz_Bonf%C3%A1) and lyrics by Antonio Mariz)
1. "[Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars](/source/Quiet_Nights_of_Quiet_Stars)" (music by Antônio Carlos Jobim, [Gene Lees](/source/Gene_Lees) and Buddy Kaye)

## Charts

Chart (1966) Peak position US Billboard Top LPs[5] 86 US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[7] 65

## References

1. ["Lightly Latin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120606184829/http://www.kokomo.ca/album_19.htm). Kokomo. Archived from [the original](http://www.kokomo.ca/album_19.htm) on June 6, 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

1. ["Lightly Latin-credits"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/lightly-latin-r24883/credits). AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). '**The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'**. 4th ed. Oxford University Press. p. 1989. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Entry for Perry Como (unpublished preview)

1. ["Billboard issue — June 18, 1966"](https://books.google.com/books?id=0igEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20). *Billboard*. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1966-06-18. p. 20. [ISSN 0006-2510](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved 2025-08-18. Reference to the song "Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma" in the context of new releases or chart listings.

1. Whitburn, Joel (1996). [*Top LPs, 1955–1996*](https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstoplp00whit/page/35/mode/2up). Record Research. p. 35. Retrieved 2025-07-10.

1. ["New LPs"](https://books.google.com/books?id=_igEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA2). *Billboard*. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1966-05-07. p. 2. [ISSN 0006-2510](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved 2025-07-12. Perry Como's album *Lightly Latin* is listed among the "New LPs" in this issue.

1. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). [*The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974*](https://archive.org/details/cashboxalbumchar0000hoff/page/120/mode/2up). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.

## External links

- [Perry Como Discography](http://www.kokomo.ca)

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