'S Continental Explained
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]
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]
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
- "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" (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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus – 'S Wonderful. Discogs. December 29, 2020.
- Web site: 'S Continental. AllMusic. December 29, 2020.
- Book: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. Joel Whitburn. 1995. 72. 0823076318.
