We have been able to copy everything from you Europeans — except Caterina Valente!" These laconic words of Japan's film czar Watanabe stand for all the superlatives of enthusiasm with which the outstanding triumphal tour of Caterina Valente through the far East has been reported on. No matter, whéther before television cameras with Perry Como in the United States, or on grand tour through South America, or in the film studios all over the world, or in her own television show "Bonsoir Kathrin'i or on starring tours in the European capitals:
When Caterina Valente's voice rings out, when this delicate person appears, who simply seems to explode with musicality, the leading managers in the show business know that success, applause, and full houses are on the way.

Because of this, there is today already a threat over each new Valente song, over each new television show. over each motion picture If a new record of "CATRIN" happens not to reach the number 1 position of international hit parades at once then immediately the question springs up.
What may have happened with Caterina Valente if a Valente television show is just good and not as customary, revolutionary and epoch making, the public as well as the critics are depressed. The same goes for motion pictures. A Valente film simply has to bring 'sensational cash results, despite film crisis and everything that goes along with it. Good cash proceeds ONLY won't do with Caterina Valente.

How easily the term INTERNATIONAL STAR is used today. Caterina Valente is one of the very few genuine international stars. The hard-boiled American pressmen have named her the "Queen of the Show Business". The temperamental Italians just call her "La grande Caterina". And on the lists of the great international impressarios, stating the names of the stars the public all over the world wants to see again and again, Caterina Valente just keeps being Number One. How short are mostly the careers of stars who come up over night? How many singers who were brought into vogue through one touching melody, are now already forgotten although only a few years ago thousands and thousands of enthusiosits were applauding them Catrina Valente has never lived on a hit. She has made hits. Since more than ten years now she is one of the really great stars in the international record business. Under her Teldec contract, she tours the whole world twicw a year. From success to success. And her audience in one part of the world is annoyed because they are of the opinion that THEIR Valente is neglecting them. In this connection it will be permissible to use a commonplace phrase: Caterina Valente's voice belongs to the whole world - and the year has only 365 days.

We should be grateful to have an international star like Caterina Valente. Let us share this "Musica in Persona" with all her friends all over the wórld. This now is a real delicacy for all lovers of records: A long-playing record with her greatest hits. Many of the hits on this record have been for weeks Number 1 not only in the German but also in the Mid-European hit parades. With "Rosalie, musst nicht weinen", Caterina won the first hit festival of Radio Luxembourg, and it seemed just natural that in the year to follow she again received the gold medal for "Der Sheriff von Arkansas". "Caterina beat them all" the newspapers wrote. For Caterina won for most of the songs she performed the first places in the competitions. A music publisher whose composition did not win a place: "My song has just not been performed by Caterina Valente. Catrin could just sing the telephone directory and she would reach place number one of the hit parades with it!"

CATERINA VALENTE - DIE GRO BEN ERFOLGE
(a) Wolfgang Forster and sein Orchester (b) Werner Muller and sein Orchester
DECCA 33-1/3 R.P.M. LONG-PLAYING FULL FREQUENCY RANGE RECORDING
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Made in Australia for The Decca Record Company Ltd., London, by E.M.I. (Australia) Limited, Sydney, N.S.W.