| 'S Awful Nice | ||||
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| Studio album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Ray Conniff and His Orchestra chronology | ||||
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'S Awful Nice is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It was released in 1958 on the Columbia label (catalog no. CS-8001). [1] [2]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on June 23, 1958, peaked at No. 9, and remained on that chart for 43 weeks. [3]
AllMusic later gave the album a rating of three stars. [2]
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