'S Continental

'S Continental
Studio album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus
Released	1962
Genre	Easy listening
Label	Columbia
Producer	Rann Productions, Inc.
Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus chronology
So Much in Love (1961) 'S Continental (1962) We Wish You a Merry Christmas (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).^[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

1. "The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing)" (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) [2:45]
2. "The Whiffenpoof Song" (George S. Pomeroy, Meade Minnigerode, Rudy Vallée, T. B. Galloway) [3:21]
3. "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)" (Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence) [3:32]
4. "Swing Little Glow Worm" (Ray Conniff) [3:09]
5. "The Poor People Of Paris" (Jack Lawrence, Marguerite Monnot) [2:48]
6. "Strange Music" (from the musical production Song Of Norway) (George Forrest, Robert Wright) [2:58]

Side 2

1. "Tico-Tico" (Aloísio de Oliveira, Ervin Drake, Zequinha de Abreu) [2:32]
2. "The White Cliffs of Dover" (Nat Burton, Walter Kent) [3:38]
3. "African Safari" (R. Conniff) [3:09]
4. "Morgen (One More Sunrise)" (Noel Sherman, Peter Moesser) [3:00]
5. "Lisbon Antigua" (Amadeu do Vale, José Galhardo, Raul Portela) [2:37]
6. "Green Eyes" (Adolfo Utrera, Eddie Rivera, Eddie Woods, Nilo Menéndez) [2:44]

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