Vito Rocco Farinola (June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018), known professionally as Vic Damone, was an American singer and actor. His discography comprises 31 original studio albums, 3 original live albums, various compilation and archival projects, and 115 singles.
| Vic Damone discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 31 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Singles | 115 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Cashbox | ||
| 1950 | Vic Damone | — | — |
| All Time Song Hits Sung by Vic Damone | — | — | |
| Vic Damone Sings America's Favorite Songs | — | — | |
| 1952 | April in Paris and Other Great Favorites | — | — |
| 1953 | Ebb Tide | — | — |
| Amor | — | — | |
| 1956 | That Towering Feeling! | 14 | — |
| 1958 | Angela Mia | — | — |
| Closer Than a Kiss | — | — | |
| 1959 | This Game of Love | — | — |
| 1960 | On the Swingin' Side | — | — |
| 1962 | Linger Awhile with Vic Damone | 64 | 31 |
| Strange Enchantment | — | — | |
| The Lively Ones | 57 | — | |
| Young and Lively | — | — | |
| 1963 | My Baby Loves to Swing | — | — |
| The Liveliest | — | — | |
| 1964 | On the Street Where You Live | — | — |
| 1965 | You Were Only Fooling | 86 | 91 |
| Country Love Songs | — | — | |
| 1966 | Stay with Me | — | — |
| 1967 | On the South Side of Chicago | — | — |
| The Damone Type of Thing | — | — | |
| 1968 | Why Can't I Walk Away | — | — |
| 1969 | Don't Let Me Go | — | — |
| 1977 | Feelings | — | — |
| In San Francisco | — | — | |
| 1981 | Make Someone Happy | — | — |
| Now | — | — | |
| Christmas with Vic Damone | — | — | |
| 1982 | Nov and Forever | — | — |
| 1985 | I Just Called to Say I Love You | — | — |
| 1997 | Greatest Love Songs of the Century | — | — |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[3][4] | US AC[5] | UK[6] | ||
| 1947 | "I Have But One Heart"
b/w "Ivy" |
7 | — | — |
| "You Do"
b/w "Angela Mia" |
7 | — | — | |
| "For Once In Your Life"
b/w "Come Back to Sorrento" |
— | — | — | |
| "Silent Night" (with The Mercury Chorale)
b/w "Ave Maria" (with The Mercury Chorale) |
— | — | — | |
| "I'll Always Be in Love with You"
b/w "Music From Beyond The Moon" |
— | — | — | |
| I'll Dance At Your Wedding
b/w "Serenade of the Bells" |
— | — | — | |
| 1948 | "Thoughtless"
b/w "Love Is So Terrific" |
22 | — | — |
| "Panis Angelicus" (with The Mercury Chorale)
b/w "Crown Without A Thorn" (with The Mercury Chorale) |
— | — | — | |
| "Haunted Heart"
b/w "Tell Me A Story" |
— | — | — | |
| "My Fair Lady"
b/w "Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero" |
27 | — | — | |
| "It's Magic"
b/w "It's You Or No One" |
24 | — | — | |
| "Lillette" | — | — | — | |
| "Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart"(with Patti Page)
b/w "Isn't It Romantic?"(with Patti Page) |
23 | — | — | |
| 1949 | "Again" (gold record) | 6 | — | — |
| "You're Breaking My Heart" (gold record) | 1 | — | — | |
| "The Four Winds and the Seven Seas" | 16 | — | — | |
| "My Bolero"
b/w "Through A Long And Sleepless Night" |
10 | — | — | |
| "Why Was I Born?"
b/w "Lonely Night" |
20 | — | — | |
| "Sitting by the Window"
b/w "Nice To Know You Care" |
29 | — | — | |
| 1950 | "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
b/w "Remember" |
— | — | — |
| "I'll See You in My Dreams"
b/w "Something To Remember You By" |
— | — | — | |
| "My Blue Heaven" | — | — | — | |
| "This Is The Night"
b/w "Don't Say Goodbye" |
— | — | — | |
| "Mama"
b/w "Operetta" |
— | — | — | |
| "When The Lights Are Low""
b/w "It's A Marshmallow World" |
— | — | — | |
| "God's Country"
b/w "Where I Belong" |
27 | — | — | |
| "If We Could Be A-L-O-N-E"
b/w "Where Can I Go" |
— | — | — | |
| "Vagabond Shoes"
b/w "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" |
17 | — | — | |
| "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"
b/w "I Love That Girl" |
6 | — | — | |
| "Just Say I Love Her" | 13 | — | — | |
| "Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)" | 25 | — | — | |
| "Cincinnati Dancing Pig"
b/w "Forbidden Love" |
11 | — | — | |
| "My Heart Cries for You" | 4 | — | — | |
| "Music by the Angels" | 18 | — | — | |
| 1951 | "Tell Me You Love Me"
b/w "Little Cafe Paree" |
21 | — | — |
| "If"
b/w "You And Your Beautiful Eyes" |
28 | — | — | |
| "My Truly, Truly Fair"
b/w "My Life's Desire" |
4 | — | — | |
| "Longing for You"
b/w "The Son Of A Sailor" |
12 | — | — | |
| "I Can See You"
b/w "Wonder Why" |
— | — | — | |
| "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"
b/w "How D'ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning" |
— | — | — | |
| "Calla Calla"
b/w "It's A Long Way (From Your House To My House)" |
13 | — | — | |
| 1952 | "Jump Through the Ring"
b/w "My Funny Valentine" |
22 | — | — |
| "Here in My Heart"
b/w "Tomorrow Never Comes" |
8 | — | — | |
| "The Girls Are Marching"
b/w "Come Hell Or High Water" |
— | — | — | |
| "Take My Heart" | 30 | — | — | |
| "Rosanne" | 23 | — | — | |
| "Rosanne"
b/w "Al-Lee-O Al-Lee-Ay" |
— | — | — | |
| "Nina Never Knew"
b/w "Johnny With The Bandy Legs" |
— | — | — | |
| "Sugar"
b/w "Amor" |
13 | — | — | |
| 1953 | "Afraid"
b/w "Love Light" |
— | — | — |
| "April in Portugal"
b/w "I'm Walking Behind You" |
10 | — | — | |
| "Serenade in Blue"
b/w "That Old Feeling" |
— | — | — | |
| "Eternally"
b/w "Simonetta" |
12 | — | — | |
| "Ebb Tide"
b/w "If I Could Make You Mine" |
10 | — | — | |
| "A Village in Peru"
b/w "Stranger in Paradise" |
30 | — | — | |
| 1954 | "Once And Only Once" (with David Carroll And His Orchestra)
b/w "In My Own Quiet Way" (with David Carroll And His Orchestra) |
— | — | — |
| "The Breeze and I"
b/w "To Love You (Italia Mia)" |
21 | — | — | |
| "The Sparrow Sings"
b/w "Until You Came To Me" |
27 | — | — | |
| " Wind Song"
b/w "Silk Stockings" |
— | — | — | |
| 1955 | "Foolishly" (with Hugo Peretti And His Orchestra)
b/w "Hello Mrs. Jones Is Mary There?" (with Hugo Peretti And His Orchestra) |
— | — | — |
| "Por Favor"
b/w "A Man Doesn't Know" |
73 | — | — | |
| "Don't Keep It A Secret"
b/w "A Man Doesn't Know" |
— | — | — | |
| 1956 | "Sure"
b/w "Help Me" |
— | — | — |
| "On the Street Where You Live"
b/w "We All Need Love" |
4 | — | 1 | |
| "I Cried For You"
b/w "To Love Again" |
— | — | — | |
| "War and Peace"
b/w "Speak, My Love" |
59 | — | — | |
| "One Little Boy"
b/w "When My Love Smiles (Rien Ne Pourra Changer)" |
— | — | — | |
| "Long Before I Knew You" | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | "Do I Love You"
b/w "The Legend Of The Bells" |
62 | — | — |
| "An Affair to Remember"
b/w "In The Eyes Of The World" |
16 | — | 29 | |
| "Good Nite" (with Jo Stafford)
b/w "Silence Is Golden" (with Jo Stafford) |
— | — | — | |
| "Junior Miss"
b/w "I Can't Close The Book" |
— | — | — | |
| "The Gift Of Love"
b/w "Unafraid" |
— | — | — | |
| 1958 | "Gigi"
b/w "Life Does A Man A Favor" |
88 | — | — |
| "The Only Man on the Island"
b/w "À Toujours (Till Always)" |
— | — | 24 | |
| "Forever New"
b/w "Ooooh, My Love" |
— | — | — | |
| "Separate Tables"
b/w "We Kiss in a Shadow" |
— | — | — | |
| 1959 | "Penny Serenade"
b/w "Save A Kiss" |
— | — | — |
| "A New Romance In Old Roma"
b/w "My Heart Has Many Dreams" |
— | — | — | |
| "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"
b/w "On A Sunday Afternoon" |
— | — | — | |
| 1960 | "Your Smile"
b/w "Very Warm" |
— | — | — |
| "Never Will I Marry"
b/w "Christine" |
— | — | — | |
| "Never Like This"
b/w "What Fools We Mortals Be" |
— | — | — | |
| "If Ever I Would Leave You"
b/w "I'll Be Your Lover" |
— | — | — | |
| 1961 | "Adrift On A Star"
b/w "The Pleasure Of Her Company" |
— | — | — |
| "Theme From "By Love Possessed"
b/w "If It's The Last Thing I Do" |
— | — | — | |
| "Tender Is The Night"
b/w "Something You Never Had Before" |
— | — | — | |
| 1962 | "Once Upon A Time"
b/w "No Strings " |
— | — | — |
| "Ebb Tide"
b/w "My Heart Will Tell You" |
— | — | — | |
| "Vieni, Vieni"
b/w "Cathy" |
— | — | — | |
| "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
b/w "Charmaine" |
131 | — | — | |
| 1963 | "You're Just Another Pretty Face"
b/w "/One Hand, One Heart" |
— | — | — |
| "Wives and Lovers"
b/w "/Oooh! Look-a There Ain't She Pretty?" |
— | — | — | |
| "At Long Last Love" | — | — | — | |
| "Sweet Someone"
b/w/ "Again" |
— | — | — | |
| 1964 | "The Breaking Point"
b/w/ "Who Are You Now" |
— | — | — |
| "I'm Gonna Miss You"
b/w/ "Where Did The Magic Go?" |
— | — | — | |
| "On the Street Where You Live"
b/w/ "Maria" |
— | — | — | |
| 1965 | "You Were Only Fooling"
b/w/ "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" |
30 | 8 | — |
| "Why Don't You Believe Me?"
b/w/ "The Thrill Of Lovin' You" |
127 | 25 | — | |
| "Lost and Found"
b/w/ "Turn Around" |
— | 35 | — | |
| "Tears (For Souvenirs)"
b/w/ Never Too Late |
— | — | — | |
| 1966 | "Wonder"
b/w "Two Of A Kind" |
— | — | — |
| "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
b/w "Stay (Reste)" |
— | — | — | |
| "What Is A Woman"
b/w "Ciao Compare" |
— | — | — | |
| "Love Me Longer (Francesca's Theme)"
b/w "Pretty Butterfly (No Balanco De Jequibau)" |
— | — | — | |
| 1967 | "On the South Side of Chicago"
b/w "A Quiet Tear" |
— | 22 | — |
| "It Makes No Difference"
b/w "I'll Sleep Tonight" |
— | 12 | — | |
| "The Glory of Love"
b/w "Come Live With Me" |
— | 15 | — | |
| 1968 | "Nothing to Lose"
b/w "Goin' Out Of My Head" |
— | 40 | — |
| "Why Can't I Walk Away"
b/w "When You've Laughed All Your Laughter" |
— | 21 | — | |
| 1969 | "To Make a Big Man Cry"
b/w "Take Me Walking In Your Mind" |
— | 31 | — |
| "Don't Let Me Go"
b/w "/Here's That Rainy Day" |
— | — | — | |
| 1972 | Come Live Your Life With Me
b/w "Tomorrow Belongs To The Children" |
— | — | — |
| 1977 | My World Is You
b/w "Some Hearts Never Learn" |
— | — | — |
| How Did She Look
b/w "My World Is You" |
— | — | — | |
| 1978 | "The Christmas Song"
b/w "Silver Bells" |
— | — | — |
| "Christmas In San Francisco"
b/w "Christmas In San Francisco (Live Performance)" |
— | — | — | |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums : 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 172. ISBN 0898201551.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Joel Whitburn's Top pop singles, 1940-1955. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research. p. 18.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 139. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
edit- Vic Damone discography at Discogs