'S Wonderful! is a 1956 album by Ray Conniff, his orchestra and (wordless) chorus. It was his first album released under his name. The album was produced completely in mono by Mitch Miller at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studios in New York City. The album became a hit and Conniff recorded three more albums in a similar style.
With S' Wonderful, Conniff "combined a chorus of four men and four women with a traditional big band mix of 18 instruments".[1] The success of the album's format resulted in Conniff continuing the pattern over a number of subsequent albums (each starting with "'S" in its title), recording them in a similar style.[2]
AllMusic rated the album 4.5 stars while its review by William Ruhlmann stated, "Conniff updated the big band sound to the '50s, retaining its danceable tempos and building upon the unison section innovations of Glenn Miller...Employing standards with familiar melodies, the imaginativeness of his work became all the more noticeable."[2]
1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p.35. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W. (1988). Cash Box Pop Albums Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p.78. Retrieved August 22, 2025. Ray Conniff's album entries and chart performance
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