'S Continental

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'S Continental
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Studio album by
Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus
Released1962
Genre Easy listening
Label Columbia
Producer Rann Productions, Inc.
Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus chronology
So Much in Love
(1961)		'S Continental
(1962)		 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
(1962)

'S Continental is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus. It was released in 1962 on the Columbia label (catalog nos. CS 8576 stereo and CL 1776 monaural). [1] [2]

Contents

Overview

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]

It was his fourth album with 'S in its title, and his most successful one with 'S in its title.

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" (arr. 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]

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [4] 6

References

  1. ↑ "Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus – 'S Wonderful". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. 1 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.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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