Ray Conniff - Ultimate Collection

Facts

Artist(s)	Ray Conniff
Studio	Sbme Import
Release Date	July 20, 2001
UPC Code	766483257347

About Ray Conniff - Ultimate Collection

Tracks

1. 'S Wonderful - Ray Conniff, Gershwin, George
2. As Time Goes By - Ray Conniff, Hupfield, Herman
3. It Had to Be You - Ray Conniff, Kahn, Gus
4. Theme from Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto - Ray Conniff, Conniff, Ray
5. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning - Ray Conniff, Hammerstein, Oscar
6. Cheek to Cheek - Ray Conniff, Berlin, Irving
7. Rosalie - Ray Conniff, Porter, Cole
8. Buttons and Bows - Ray Conniff, Livingston, Jay
9. An Improvisation on Liebestraume - Ray Conniff, Litz
10. Just One of Those Things - Ray Conniff, Porter, Cole
11. Brazil - Ray Conniff, Barroso, Ary
12. Deep Purple - Ray Conniff, Parish, Mitchell
13. Love Me Tender - Ray Conniff, Matson, Vera
14. Love Letters in the Sand - Ray Conniff, Coots, J. Fred
15. You're the Cream in My Coffee - Ray Conniff, DeSylva, Buddy
16. Medley: Autumn Leaves/Just Walking in the Rain - Ray Conniff, Mercer, Johnny
17. Medley: I Wish I Didn't Love You So/Bewitched - Ray Conniff, Loesser, Frank
18. The Continental - Ray Conniff, Conrad, Con
19. Lady of Spain - Ray Conniff, Damerell, Stanley
20. Kiss of Fire - Ray Conniff, Allen, Lester

1. Volare - Ray Conniff, Parish, Mitchell
2. Mack the Knife - Ray Conniff, Blitzstein, Marc
3. This Love of Mine - Ray Conniff, Sinatra, Frank
4. You'll Never Know - Ray Conniff, Warren, Harry
5. You Oughta Be in Pictures - Ray Conniff, Heyman, Edward
6. Invisible Tears - Ray Conniff, Miller, Ned
7. Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) - Ray Conniff, Tiomkin, Dimitri
8. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Ray Conniff, Carroll, Harry
9. So Rare - Ray Conniff, Sharpe, Jack
10. Jamaica Farewell - Ray Conniff, Burgess, Iain
11. Somewhere, My Love - Ray Conniff, Jarre, Maurice
12. King of the Road - Ray Conniff, Miller, Roger [Coun
13. Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Ray Conniff, Bennett, Roy
14. Mrs. Robinson - Ray Conniff, Simon, Paul
15. This Is My Song - Ray Conniff, Chaplin, Charles
16. Georgy Girl - Ray Conniff, Dale, Jim
17. Hawaiian Wedding Song - Ray Conniff, Hoffman, Al
18. It Must Be Him - Ray Conniff, Becaud, Gilbert
19. Spanish Eyes - Ray Conniff, Singleton, Charlie
20. Gentle on My Mind - Ray Conniff, Hartford, John

1. Turn Around, Look at Me - Ray Conniff, Capehart, Jerry
2. Angel of the Morning - Ray Conniff, Taylor, Chip
3. Those Were the Days - Ray Conniff, Raskin, Gene
4. Do You Know the Way to San Jose? - Ray Conniff, Bacharach, Burt
5. Besame Mucho - Ray Conniff, Skylar, Sunny
6. Mame - Ray Conniff, Herman, Jerry
7. Jean - Ray Conniff, McKuen, Rod
8. A Man Without Love - Ray Conniff, Mason, Barry
9. Bridge over Troubled Water - Ray Conniff, Simon, Paul
10. Everybody's Talkin' - Ray Conniff, Neil, Fred
11. Honey Come Back - Ray Conniff, Webb, Jimmy [1]
12. I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Ray Conniff, Bacharach, Burt
13. Snow Bird - Ray Conniff, MacLellan, Gene
14. What Have They Done to My Song Ma - Ray Conniff, Safka, Melanie
15. El Condor Pasa - Ray Conniff, Milchberg, Jorge
16. Sweet Caroline - Ray Conniff, Diamond, Neil
17. Delilah - Ray Conniff, Mason, Barry
18. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - Ray Conniff, Backer, William
19. Alone Again (Naturally) - Ray Conniff, OSullivan, Gilbert
20. Playground in My Mind - Ray Conniff, Pockriss, Lee
21. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Ray Conniff, Marks, Johnny
22. Here Comes Santa Claus - Ray Conniff, Autry, Gene
23. Silver Bells - Ray Conniff, Evans, Ray
24. Jingle Bells - Ray Conniff, Pierpont, J.S.
25. White Christmas - Ray Conniff, Berlin, Irving

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User Reviews

Five Star Song Selection; Four Star Quality

Outstanding selection of music, as it provides plently of variety. However, the mixing of mono and stereo tracks will make you wonder if your stereo system is malfunctioning. Still, put these CDs into your dashboard and enjoy the music for a couple hundred miles. Worth the price for sure. April 5, 2006

Great deal for the money!

This 3-CD Australian import is about the best deal you can get on Ray Conniff music. The sound quality is not perfect but the quantity more than makes up for it.

The set samples most of the albums Conniff recorded from 1956 through 1973. Much of the music is presented chronologically, at least until you get to the third disc. At times, this can be annoying so you might want to hit the "random" button on your CD player.

What is interesting about this set is that it goes deeper into the albums than most compilations. For example, "Playground In My Mind" was chosen instead of the hit title song from the album HARMONY.

It is a shame that Sony Australia didn't get copies of the original tapes from Sony New York. At times, the sound quality suffers. Mono recordings were used instead of stereo on many tracks.

The packaging doesn't include any photos of Conniff but the liner notes are good (although Ray's work from 1974 through 2000 is almost completely overlooked).

If you are new to Conniff give this set a try. You can sample 65 songs (including 5 bonus Christmas tracks from Ray's first Christmas album) at a low price. If you like what you hear, buy the complete albums on CD from the USA. January 27, 2003

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