It's Impossible (album)
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| Released | December 1970 | |||
| Recorded | May 6, November 23–25, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Vocal, easy listening | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Don Costa, Ernie Altschuler | |||
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It's Impossible is Perry Como's 19th 12" long-play album released by RCA Records.[2]
Background
After the surprise chart success of the single It's Impossible, (it hit No. 1 on the AC and No. 10 on the Hot 100), this album was quickly recorded in order to issue an LP featuring the hit song.[3]
Overview
These selections primarily focus on contemporary pop/rock ballads of 1969-1970 first recorded by top chart artists such as The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, The Carpenters, B. J. Thomas, Anne Murray and The Partridge Family. The album, as the single, charted well, reaching No. 22 on Billboard Top LPs.[4] It was his first studio album to chart in the UK, reaching No 13 there, and with that his albums continued to chart well in the UK.[5]
Track listing
Side one
- "It's Impossible" (Music by Armando Manzanero, lyrics by Sid Wayne)
- "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" (Music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David)
- "Something" (Words and music by George Harrison)
- "Snowbird" (Words and music by Gene MacLellan)
- "A House Is Not a Home" (Music by Bacharach, lyrics by David)
Side two
- "Everybody Is Looking for an Answer" (Words and music by Evangeline Seward)
- "El Condor Pasa" (Music by Daniel Alomía Robles, lyrics by Paul Simon)
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Music by Bacharach, lyrics by David)
- "I Think I Love You" (Words and music by Tony Romeo)
- "We've Only Just Begun" (Words and music by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols)
Bonus tracks
- "What Love Is Made Of" (Words and music by Paul Vance, Jack Segal and Eddie Snyder)
- "You Made It That Way" (Words and music by Dwayne Blackwell and Rani Blackwell)
Charts
| Chart (1970-1971) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[4] | 22 |
| UK Top LPs[5] | 13 |
References
- ^ It's Impossible at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "It's Impossible-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "It's Impossible". Kokomo. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Perry Como – Official UK Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
