| 'S Wonderful! | ||||
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| Released | October 8, 1956 | |||
| Recorded | November 11, 1955 – June 18, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Pop, easy listening | |||
| Length | 30:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Mitch Miller | |||
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'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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann gave the album 4.5 stars stating "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." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "'S Wonderful" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Dancing in the Dark" | Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Speak Low" | Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Wagon Wheels" | Billy Hill, Peter de Rose | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Sentimental Journey" | Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Begin the Beguine" | Cole Porter | 2:42 |
| 7. | "September Song" | Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson | 2:46 |
| 8. | "I Get a Kick out of You" | Cole Porter | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Stardust" | Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish | 2:18 |
| 10. | "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" | Johnny Mercer | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Sometimes I'm Happy" | Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar | 3:02 |
| 12. | "That Old Black Magic" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 2:47 |
Recording dates based on Ray Conniff's diaries:
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