In 1960, he recorded "Theme From A Summer Place" and it not only ended up as his second number-one hit, but also won the Grammy as Record Of The Year. A huge hit - his biggest - it's still probably the song he's most remembered for, but he continued to be popular for many years. In 1969 he won another Grammy, for the "Theme From Romeo And Julie," but by then he'd begun to slow down a little. He continued working occasionally until his death in 1975, and left behind a legacy as one of the pioneers of 'easy listening' music.
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1 - JANK
The arrangement on Summer Place is so superb. He evokes birds, shimmering hot glades and cooing breezes.
2 - Sterfish
Apart from "Theme From A Summer Place," the only other Percy Faith song I really like is a beautiful rendition of "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" that's on one of my family's Christmas records. I have yet to find it on a modern format.
3 - Big Geez
Here are a couple of places to get two different CDs with that piece by Percy. HERE and HERE
4 - Marcia Neil
A retrospective about music-theme 'Percy Faith' is indeed appropriate, especially after the catastrophis results of Hurricane Katrina in New orleans, LA. Although some album themes also 'happen' to be the names of specific people, the music-theme as a whole refers to a different 'Percy' Deep-Southern-born (USA) who had faith that interest in the annual Mardi-Gras festivals would not cause possible harm to that ecosystem environment.