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Love Songs

Ray Conniff

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For those who like their romantic music with a healthy dose of kitsch and retro style, Ray Conniff's Love Songs fits the bill. The collection covers his adorably square work from the late '50s and early '60s through his more orchestrated and rock-influenced work from the late '60s and '70s, with "The Way You Look Tonight" defining the former and "You Light Up My Life" defining the latter. Though Conniff's heyday came relatively early in his career -- with songs like this collection's "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Memories are Made of This," and "It Had to Be You" representing that era -- the remainder of his work is as interesting, if not as successful, as what preceded it. The theatrical bent of his late-'60s-early-'70s material fits songs such as The Godfather's "Speak Softly Love," and Love Story's "Where Do I Begin," while his other work from that time experiments with exotic and foreign touches, as on "This is My Song," and Serge Gainsbourg's "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus (Love at First Sight)." Interestingly enough, the collection also reflects how pop music shifted away from a collection of standard songs with many possible interpretations to singer/songwriter-based music that, when covered, usually stayed close to the original version; the fat bass and electric pianos on the cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" nod to the original. While Love Songs doesn't contain enough of Conniff's essential music to make the collection work as a straightforward hits collection, it certainly captures the slightly dreamy, slightly playful feel that defined all of his material. Even if the lounge revival is no longer hip, Conniff's music is so well-produced and arranged that it still makes fun, surprisingly fresh-sounding mood music.

© Heather Phares /TiVo

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1
Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme from "Doctor Zhivago") (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:02:27

Maurice Jarre, Composer - Paul Francis Webster, Lyricist - Ray Conniff & The Singers, Performer - Ernie Altschuler, Producer

Originally Released 1966 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

2
I'm In The Mood For Love (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:02:26

Jimmy McHugh, Composer - Jimmy McHugh, Lyricist - Rann Productions, Inc., Producer - Dorothy Fields, Composer - Dorothy Fields, Lyricist - Ray Conniff Singers, Performer

Originally Released 1960 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

3
The Look Of Love (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:03:01

Jack Gold, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Ray Conniff & The Singers, Performer - Ray Conniff, Performer - Hal David, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist

Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

4
The Way You Look Tonight (Album Version)
Ray Conniff
00:03:06

Ray Conniff & His Orchestra, Performer - George Avakian, Producer - D. Fields, Lyricist - D. Fields, Composer - Dorothy Fields, Lyricist - Dorothy Fields, Composer - J. Kern, Lyricist - J. Kern, Composer - Jerome Kern, Composer - Jerome Kern, Lyricist

Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5
A Time For Us (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:03:24

Jack Gold, Producer - Ray Conniff & The Singers, Performer - Larry Kusik, Composer - Larry Kusik, Lyricist - Nino Rota, Composer - Nino Rota, Lyricist - Eddie Snyder, Composer - Eddie Snyder, Lyricist

Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

6
Just The Way You Are (Album Version)
Ray Conniff
00:02:55

Billy Joel, Composer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - L. Russell Brown, Producer - Ray Conniff, Performer - Dick Bogert, Engineer

(P) 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

7
Speak Softly Love (Love Theme From "The Godfather") (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:02:30

Ray Conniff & The Singers, Performer - Snuff Garrett, Producer - Larry Kusik, Composer - Larry Kusik, Lyricist - Nino Rota, Composer - Nino Rota, Lyricist

(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

8
Memories Are Made Of This (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:02:30

Richard Dehr, Composer - Richard Dehr, Lyricist - Frank Miller, Composer - Frank Miller, Lyricist - Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Al Ham, Producer - Terry Gilkyson, Composer - Terry Gilkyson, Lyricist

Originally released 1960 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

9
This Is My Song (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:02:36

Jack Gold, Producer - Charles Chaplin, Composer - Charles Chaplin, Lyricist - Ray Conniff & The Singers, Performer

Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

10
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:02:26

Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Paul Francis Webster, Composer - Paul Francis Webster, Lyricist - Sammy Fain, Composer - Sammy Fain, Lyricist - Ernie Altschuler, Producer

Originally Released 1965 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

11
You Light Up My Life (Album Version)
Ray Conniff
00:02:48

Joseph Brooks, Composer - Joseph Brooks, Lyricist - L. Russell Brown, Producer - Ray Conniff, Performer - Dick Bogert, Engineer

(P) 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

12
I've Got You Under My Skin (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:03:02

Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Unknown, Engineer - Unknown, Mixing Engineer - C. Porter, Composer - C. Porter, Lyricist - Ray Conniff, Vocal - Al Ham, Producer

Originally Released 1960 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

13
(Where Do I Begin) Love Story (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:02:58

Jack Gold, Producer - Francis Lai, Composer - Francis Lai, Lyricist - Ray Conniff & The Singers, Performer - Carl Sigman, Composer - Carl Sigman, Lyricist

Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

14
This Guy's in Love with You (Album Version)
The Ray Conniff Singers
00:03:21

Jack Gold, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Ray Conniff & The Singers, Performer - Hal David, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist

Originally Released 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

15
It Had To Be You (Album Version)
Ray Conniff
00:02:48

Ray Conniff & His Orchestra, Performer - In Research, Producer - Isham Jones, Composer - Isham Jones, Lyricist - Gus Kahn, Composer - Gus Kahn, Lyricist

Originally Released 1958 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

16
Je t'aime (Love At First Sight) (Single Version)
Ray Conniff
00:02:41

Jack Gold, Producer - Ray Conniff, Conductor - Ray Conniff, Performer - Ray Conniff, Arranger - Serge Gainsbourgh, Composer - Serge Gainsbourgh, Lyricist

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Albumbeschreibung

For those who like their romantic music with a healthy dose of kitsch and retro style, Ray Conniff's Love Songs fits the bill. The collection covers his adorably square work from the late '50s and early '60s through his more orchestrated and rock-influenced work from the late '60s and '70s, with "The Way You Look Tonight" defining the former and "You Light Up My Life" defining the latter. Though Conniff's heyday came relatively early in his career -- with songs like this collection's "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Memories are Made of This," and "It Had to Be You" representing that era -- the remainder of his work is as interesting, if not as successful, as what preceded it. The theatrical bent of his late-'60s-early-'70s material fits songs such as The Godfather's "Speak Softly Love," and Love Story's "Where Do I Begin," while his other work from that time experiments with exotic and foreign touches, as on "This is My Song," and Serge Gainsbourg's "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus (Love at First Sight)." Interestingly enough, the collection also reflects how pop music shifted away from a collection of standard songs with many possible interpretations to singer/songwriter-based music that, when covered, usually stayed close to the original version; the fat bass and electric pianos on the cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" nod to the original. While Love Songs doesn't contain enough of Conniff's essential music to make the collection work as a straightforward hits collection, it certainly captures the slightly dreamy, slightly playful feel that defined all of his material. Even if the lounge revival is no longer hip, Conniff's music is so well-produced and arranged that it still makes fun, surprisingly fresh-sounding mood music.

© Heather Phares /TiVo

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