Plays Tangos
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| artist = Mantovani and His Orchestra
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| released = 1953
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| genre = Easy listening
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| label = London
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Plays Tangos is an album by Mantovani and His Orchestra. It was released in 1953 by London Recordings (catalog no. LL 768).{{cite web|title=Mantovani And His Orchestra – Plays Tangos|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=December 28, 2020|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mantovani-And-His-Orchestra-Play-Tangos/release/2849877}}{{cite web|title=Mantovani Plays Tangos|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 28, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mantovani-plays-tangos-mw0000888821}} Upon its release, Billboard magazine wrote that it was a collection of "impeccable performances" that "are all perfect for either dancing or listening."{{cite news|title=Album and LP Reviews|newspaper=The Billboard|date=July 4, 1953|page=49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49}} AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.
Track listing
Side 1
- "Jealousy" (Gade)
- "A Media Luz" (Donato)
- "Arana de la Noche" (Manilla)
- "Bésame Mucho" (Velasquez, Wilke, Skylar)
- Tango de la Luna" (Manilla)
- "Red Petticoats" (Mantovani)
Side 2
- "Adios Muchachos" (Raven, Vedani, Sanders)
- "Blaue Himmel (Blue Sky)" (Rixner)
- "El Choclo" (Villoldo, Bary)
- "La Cumparsita" (Rodriguez)
- "Chiquita Mia" (King, Remy)
- "Tango delle Rose" (Bottero, Schrier)