EXTRA:
Don’t believe what the label says…
A list of recordings not attributed to Ray Conniff
and errors on the record labels.
In the beginning of his career as an orchestra leader for Columbia
Records, Ray Conniff backed quite a few singing artists and
contributed to their success by means of his arrangements as well
as the backings he provided. In 1955, Ray got his first chance to
try out his sure-fire theory of arranging. The lucky record was Don
Cherry's "Band Of Gold". It became a runaway hit. This spurned a
series of Conniff-arranged Columbia recording sessions, which
resulted in many hit records. Among them were Johnnie Ray's
"Just Walking In The Rain", Frankie Laine's "Moonlight Gambler",
Guy Mitchell's "Singing The Blues" and Marty Robbins' "A White
Sport Coat". Ray was also responsible for the brilliant
arrangements of Johnny Mathis' "Chances Are", "Wonderful,
Wonderful", and "It's Not For Me To Say". For details please click
here and / or study “The Collector’s Guide to the Works of Ray
Conniff”, which can be downloaded as a pdf-file by clicking here. In
the early 80s, Ray Conniff did a complete album with Country
singers, such as Marty Robbins, Charlie Rich and others. For details, please click here. This album was released on the
Collectables label in 2008 with the inclusion of quite a few previously unreleased tracks (e.g. one by Tammy Wynette). For
details click here. Ray Conniff also wrote quite a few floor arrangements for other artists. Thanks to the Internet / YouTube, some
of these can be watched. Just click on the screenshots.
Johnny Mathis:
Wonderful, Wonderful
Johnny Mathis:
Chances Are / Wonderful, Wonderful
Marty Robbins:
A White Sport Coat
Guy Mitchell:
Singing the Blues
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain
Johnnie Ray:
If I Had You
Johnnie Ray:
Soliloquy of a Fool
Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray:
Up Above My Head
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain
(extended version)
Johnnie Ray:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain / If I Had You
Johnnie Ray:
Yes Tonight Josephine
Marty Robbins:
A White Sport Coat
Marty Robbins:
The Story of My Life
Marty Robbins:
Just Married
Marty Robbins:
The Hanging Tree
Johnny Mathis:
It’s Not For Me to Say
Johnny Mathis:
It’s Not For Me to Say
Don Cherry:
Band of Gold (poor quality)
Monica Lewis:
(If’n You Don’t) Somebody Else Will
Johnnie Ray:
Yes Tonight Josephine (1978)
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain (1978)
Tony Bennett:
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
(Gigolo and Gigolette)
Tony Bennett:
Without a Song
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Johnny Mathis:
Wonderful, Wonderful
Johnny Mathis:
Chances Are / Wonderful, Wonderful
Marty Robbins:
A White Sport Coat
Guy Mitchell:
Singing the Blues
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain
Johnnie Ray:
If I Had You
In the beginning of his career as an orchestra leader for
Columbia Records, Ray Conniff backed quite a few singing
artists and contributed to their success by means of his
arrangements as well as the backings he provided. In 1955, Ray
got his first chance to try out his sure-fire theory of arranging.
The lucky record was Don Cherry's "Band Of Gold". It became a
runaway hit. This spurned a series of Conniff-arranged Columbia
recording sessions, which resulted in many hit records. Among
them were Johnnie Ray's "Just Walking In The Rain", Frankie
Laine's "Moonlight Gambler", Guy Mitchell's "Singing The Blues"
and Marty Robbins' "A White Sport Coat". Ray was also
responsible for the brilliant arrangements of Johnny Mathis'
"Chances Are", "Wonderful, Wonderful", and "It's Not For Me To
Say". For details please click here and / or study “The Collector’s
Guide to the Works of Ray Conniff”, which can be downloaded
as a pdf-file by clicking here. In the early 80s, Ray Conniff did a
complete album with Country singers, such as Marty Robbins,
Charlie Rich and others. For details, please click here. This
album was released on the Collectables label in 2008 with the
inclusion of quite a few previously unreleased tracks (e.g. one by
Tammy Wynette). For details click here. Ray Conniff also wrote
quite a few floor arrangements for other artists. Thanks to the
Internet / YouTube, some of these can be watched. Just click on
the screenshots.
Johnnie Ray:
Soliloquy of a Fool
Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray:
Up Above My Head
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain
(extended version)
Johnnie Ray:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain / If I Had You
Johnnie Ray:
Yes Tonight Josephine
Marty Robbins:
A White Sport Coat
Marty Robbins:
The Story of My Life
Marty Robbins:
Just Married
Marty Robbins:
The Hanging Tree
Johnny Mathis:
It’s Not For Me to Say
Johnny Mathis:
It’s Not For Me to Say
Don Cherry:
Band of Gold (poor quality)
Monica Lewis:
(If’n You Don’t) Somebody Else Will
Johnnie Ray:
Yes Tonight Josephine (1978)
Johnnie Ray:
Just Walking in the Rain (1978)
Don’t believe what the label says…
A list of recordings not attributed to Ray Conniff
and errors on the record labels.
Tony Bennett:
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
(Gigolo and Gigolette)
Tony Bennett:
Without a Song
’S WONDERFUL! The Ray Conniff Page:
Backings and arrangements for other artists
