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| Released | May 1987 | |||
| Recorded | February 1987 | |||
| Genre | Vocal pop | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Berniker, Nick Perito | |||
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Today is the 29th studio album by Perry Como. It was his final album for RCA Records and of his 55-year music career.[1][2][3] This is also the penultimate recording ever made by Perry Como, the last being for a Christmas television special in 1994. This album is also significant in that it was the first and only album of Como's career to be released contemporaneously in both vinyl LP format and compact disc.
The song "Wind Beneath My Wings" was recorded for the album in 1987, two years before it was a hit for Bette Midler. It was meant to be somewhat autobiographical. Como also sang this song some 5 years earlier as a tribute to his idol, Bing Crosby. Como wanted to release the song as a single, but RCA declined; Reportedly, Como was so upset that he vowed never to record for RCA again.
