'S Marvelous Explained

'S Marvelous
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
Cover:	Ray Coniff - 'S Marvelous.png
Released:	1957
Genre:	Easy listening
Label:	Columbia
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S Marvelous is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It was released in mono in 1957 on the Columbia label (catalog no. CL 1074) and in stereo (catalog no. CS 8037) in 1958.^{[1] [2]}

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular album chart on December 23, 1957, peaked at No. 10, and remained on that chart for 31 weeks. It was certified by the RIAA as a gold record.^[3]

AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer William Ruhlmann called it "a set of lively arrangements of standards featuring a wordless chorus."^[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "You Do Something to Me" (Cole Porter)
2. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld)
3. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter)
4. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
5. "Be My Love" (Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodszky)
6. "Where or When" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)

Side 2

1. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
2. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre)
3. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
4. "Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish)
5. "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
6. "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ray Conniff And His Orchestra* – 'S Marvelous. Discogs. December 29, 2020.
2. Web site: 'S Marvelous. AllMusic. December 29, 2020.
3. Book: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. Joel Whitburn. 1995. 72. 0823076318.