'S Continental

'S Continental is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus. It was released in 1968 on the Columbia label (catalog no. CS-8576).[1][2]

'S Continental
Studio album by
Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus
Released1962
GenreEasy listening
LabelColumbia

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's "Top LPs" chart on May 12, 1962, peaked at No. 6, and remained on that chart for 18 weeks.[3]

AllMusic later gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer William Ruhlmann wrote that the album marked Conniff's return to "a familiar approach" with the vocals "back to 'da'das' and 'doot-doots.'"[2]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing)" (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) [2:45]
  2. "The Whiffenpoof Song" (George S. Pomeroy, Meade Minnigerode, Rudy Vallée, T. B. Galloway) [3:21]
  3. "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)" (Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence) [3:32]
  4. "Swing Little Glow Worm" (Ray Conniff) [3:09]
  5. "The Poor People Of Paris" (Jack Lawrence, Marguerite Monnot) [2:48]
  6. "Strange Music" (from the musical production Song Of Norway) (George Forrest, Robert Wright) [2:58]

Side 2

  1. "Tico-Tico" (Aloísio de Oliveira, Ervin Drake, Zequinha de Abreu) [2:32]
  2. "The White Cliffs of Dover" (Nat Burton, Walter Kent) [3:38]
  3. "African Safari" (R. Conniff) [3:09]
  4. "Morgen (One More Sunrise)" (Noel Sherman, Peter Moesser) [3:00]
  5. "Lisbon Antigua" (Amadeu do Vale, José Galhardo, Raul Portela) [2:37]
  6. "Green Eyes" (Adolfo Utrera, Eddie Rivera, Eddie Woods, Nilo Menéndez) [2:44]

References
  1. "Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus – 'S Wonderful". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. "'S Continental". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 72. ISBN 0823076318.
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