'S Continental
{{Infobox album
| name = 'S Continental
| type = studio
| artist = Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus
| cover = 'S Continental.png
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Easy listening
| length =
| label = Columbia
| producer = Rann Productions, Inc.
| chronology =
| prev_title = So Much in Love
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = We Wish You a Merry Christmas
| next_year = 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).{{cite web|title=Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus – 'S Wonderful|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=December 29, 2020|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ray-Conniff-His-Orchestra-Chorus-S-Continental/release/14853248}}{{cite web|title='S Continental|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 29, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/s-continental-mw0000196712}}
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.{{cite book|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums|publisher=Billboard Books|author=Joel Whitburn|year=1995|page=72|isbn=0823076318}}
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.'"
Track listing
Side 1
- "The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing)" (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) [2:45]
- "The Whiffenpoof Song" (George S. Pomeroy, Meade Minnigerode, Rudy Vallée, T. B. Galloway) [3:21]
- "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)" (Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence) [3:32]
- "Swing Little Glow Worm" (arr. Ray Conniff) [3:09]
- "The Poor People Of Paris" (Jack Lawrence, Marguerite Monnot) [2:48]
- "Strange Music" (from the musical production Song Of Norway) (George Forrest, Robert Wright) [2:58]
Side 2
- "Tico-Tico" (Aloísio de Oliveira, Ervin Drake, Zequinha de Abreu) [2:32]
- "The White Cliffs of Dover" (Nat Burton, Walter Kent) [3:38]
- "African Safari" (R. Conniff) [3:09]
- "Morgen (One More Sunrise)" (Noel Sherman, Peter Moesser) [3:00]
- "Lisbon Antigua" (Amadeu do Vale, José Galhardo, Raul Portela) [2:37]
- "Green Eyes" (Adolfo Utrera, Eddie Rivera, Eddie Woods, Nilo Menéndez) [2:44]
References
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