Compilation CD's
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Compilation CDs Note: Although this list was updated with the attempt of utmost accuracy, it might not be complete. It includes both official and unofficial releases, in chronological order, i.e., according to their release date, as far as known. Please note that quite a few of them might not be available any longer. If anybody has other CD’s not included in this list, please let me have respective information. Thank you, Manfred GOLDEN AGE (Italy, Premus Records, 1982 (?), CDFR 0424) Moonlight Serenade / Moon River / Summertime / Moscow Nights / Besame Mucho / Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing / My Prayer / Rhapsody in Blue / Blue Moon / Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / ‘s Wonderful / Only You / Greenfields / Yellow Rose ALL ABOUT RAY CONNIFF (Japan, CBS / SONY 35DP 85) There Was A Girl & Killing Me Softly With His Song / Feelings / The Way We Were / Just The Way You Are / Love Theme From "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen) / At Seventeen / Only Yesterday / Love's Theme / Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head / Yesterday Once More / Let It Be / Sing / Superstar & There Was A Boy / Love Story / Bridge Over Troubled Water / The Windmills Of Your Mind / The Entertainer. This was the very first Ray Conniff compact disc ever. CHRISTMAS CAROLLING (USA, Columbia CK 40167) (Released 1985) White Christmas / Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town / Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Winter Wonderland / Jingle Bells / Frosty, the Snowman / Silent Night, Holy night / Silver Bells / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / O Tannenbaum / God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen / Joy to the World / Here Comes Santa Claus / Sleigh Ride / The Christmas Song / The Twelve Days Of Christmas / The First Noel & Hark! The Herald Angels Sing & O Come All, Ye Faithful & We Wish You A Merry Christmas. HERE WE COME A-CAROLING (USA, Columbia CK 40499) (Released 1986) Here We Come A-Caroling / Away In A Manger / Adoramus Te / The Real Meaning of Christmas / Go Tell It On The Mountain / What Child Is This? / It Came Upon The Midnight Clear / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Jolly Old St. Nicholas & The Little Drummer Boy / O Holy Night & We Three Kings Of Orient Are & Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly / Ring, Christmas Bells / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! & Count Your Blessings & We Wish You A Merry Christmas. 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS (USA, Columbia CK and CGK 40214 [also released on cassette DIC 40214] / Canada: WCGK 40214 / Europe: CBS 57057 and CBS 463010; also: Columbia 472046-2 and 480514) (Released 1986), Colombia: CDC040214* (Sept. 15, 1989), also titled GOLDEN ERA COLLECTION (Brazil, Columbia 721.137/2-040214) (Released June 1995) and BEST OF THE BEST: GOLD (Mexico, Legacy CGK 40214.) Tracks: 's Wonderful / Sometimes I'm Happy / You Do Something To Me (mono) / The Way You Look Tonight (mono) or They Can't Take That Away From me / I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing / A Time For us / Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago (instrumental version) / Ravel's Bolero / Love Story / The Way We Were / Speak Softly, Love / We've Only Just Begun / I Write the Songs / Just The Way You Are / Emotion & How Deep Is Your Love / You Light Up My Life. *extra tracks on Colombian release: Tico Tico / The White Cliffs of Dover / Lisboa Antigua / Autumn Leaves & Just Wlking in the Rain Cover and title variations of 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS: Mexico (“Best of the Best Gold “, Legacy CGK 40214) Brazil (“Golden Era Collection”, Columbia 721.137/2-040214) THE MOST FAMOUS MELODIES (Germany, World Music WM 88017; unofficial CD featuring tracks from "'s Marvelous", "'s Awful Nice" and "It's The Talk of The Town"; inferior quality.) (released 1988, re-released on Back Biter BB 61122 in 1995 or 1996 as AN EVENING WITH RAY CONNIFF AND HIS ORCHESTRA) Tracks are as follows: Deep In The Heart Of Texas / They Say It's Wonderful / You Do Something To Me / Someone To Watch Over Me / Hands Across The Table / My Heart Cries For You / They Can't Take That Away From Me / Moonlight Serenade / Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah / It's The Talk Of The Town / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / I Cover The Waterfront / Let's Put Out The Lights / It's Been A Long, Long Time / The Very Thought Of You / It Had To Be You 20 GREATEST HITS (Australia, Rainbow RCD 205) identical selections with IN THE MOOD (Australia, CBS 463021 2) (released 1988) Those Were The Days / Moon River / What Have They Done To My Song, Ma? / Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head / Spinning Wheel / Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree / In The Mood / I'll Never Fall In Love Again / El Condor Pasa / Clair / Who's In the Strawberry Patch With Sally? / I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing / Cabaret / Somewhere My Love / Leaving On A Jet Plane / Blue Hawaii / Mrs Robinson / It's A Sin To Tell A Lie / Spanish Eyes / Love Is Blue. Page 1 / 19 20 GRANDES EXITOS (Argentina, Columbia 2-470335) (Released 1988) Besame Mucho / ‘s Wonderful / Invisible Tears / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Somewhere, My Love / Happiness Is / Memories Are Made Of This / Blue Moon / Say It With Music / Rhapsody In Blue / Ravel’s Bolero / Theme From Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto / Kiss Of Fire / Brazil / Yellow Rose / Speak Softly, Love / Feelings / Love Story / The Way We Were / Evergreen Note: This CD went gold (4/7/2000) and platinum in Argentina ORQUESTRAS ESPETACULARES (Brazil, CBS 700.1352-464006) The Continental / Hey, Jude / The Windmills Of Your Mind / Midnight Cowboy / El Condor Pasa / A Taste Of Honey / Alexander's Ragtime Band / I Want To Hold Your Hand / Love Is A-Many Splendored Thing / Only You / The Entertainer / Love is Blue / Sentimental Journey / Chattanooga Choo Choo / In The Mood / Don't Be That Way / Feelings / Begin the Beguine / Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo / Three Coins In The Fountain. VOLARE & OTHER GREAT HITS (Germany, World Music WM 88034; unofficial CD, inferior quality) featuring all the tracks from "THE HAPPY BEAT" [Volare / Gigi / Yellow Rose / Wheel Of Fortune / The Song From Moulin Rouge / Mack The Knife / I'll Walk Alone / Never On Sunday / Chanson D'amour / Blueberry Hill / Cry My Prayer] plus the following: Where Or When / As Time Goes By / In The Still Of The Night / Be My Love The same selections appeared (in a different sequence, though) on a CD titled VOLARE in Spain in 1998 (label says © 1995): Lamejor Musica CD 50551; cover similar to the first release on the World Music label. Cover photo from “Rhapsody in Rhythm”. BESAME MUCHO 14 Sucessos Latinos de Ray Conniff (Brazil, Som Livre 401.007, released 1989; also: Som Livre 400.1135, re-released 1992)) Besame Mucho / Vereda Tropical / Ansiedad / Caminito / Cuando Calienta El Sol / Amor (instrumental version) / Detalhes / Green Eyes / Brazil / Perfidia / J'ai oublie de vivre / A Media Luz / Cuando Vuelva a tu Lado / El Dia Que Me Quieras. GREATEST HITS (Europe, CBS 466302 2; Brazil: Columbia 721.003/2-466302), featuring all the tracks from the original "Ray Conniff's Greatest Hits" album (Re-released in Germany in 1999 ) 's Wonderful (Newly recorded stereo version) / Invisible Tears / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / This Is My Song / Cabaret / Somewhere My Love / Besame Mucho / Mame / On The Street Where You Live / Happiness Is / Memories Are Made Of This] plus the following 5 bonus tracks: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing / The Way We Were / Rhapsody In Blue / The Shadow Of Your Smile / Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head. IMAGES (Great Britain, Knight Records KNCD 16012) (Released 1990) For The Good Times / (They Long To Be) Close To You / We've Only Just Begun / It's Too Late / Baby, I'm-A-Want You / Cherish / Theme from "Shaft" / If You Don't Know Me By Now / Clair / Where Is The Love / You Are The Sunshine Of My Life / There Was A Girl & Killing Me Softly With His Song / Song Sung Blue / Run To Me. HELLO, YOUNG LOVERS (Great Britain, Pickwick PWKS 579) (Released 1990) Hello, Young Lovers / As Time Goes By / You Do Something To Me / People Will Say We're in Love / Moonlight Serenade / It Might As Well Be Spring / I'll See You Again / Where Or When / Cheek To Cheek / Easy To Love / Laura / The Way You Look Tonight / I Could Have Danced All Night & I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / They Can't Take That Away From Me. EL SONIDO BRILLANTE DE RAY CONNIFF (Colombia, released March 29, 1990 on Columbia CDC464547) El Condor Pasa / Alone Again (Naturally) / Brazil / Mi Cafetal / Little Music Box Dancer / Ravel's Bolero / Mozart In Latin / Pajaro Chogui Boogie / El Dia Que Me Quieras / Cuando Sali De Cuba / Me Olvide De Vivir / I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / The Shadow Of Your Smile / Bridge Over Troubled Water / Love Theme From The Godfather / Caballo Viejo / Y Como Es El HOMENAJE A RAY CONNIFF (Mexico, Sony Music CDDI 463721, released on August 8, 1990) New York, New York / Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head / Nadia’s Theme (The Young And The Restless) / Green Eyes / Say It With Music / Besame Mucho / Three Coins in the Fountain / Stranger in Paradise / The Continental / Love Letters in the Sand / La Mer / Night And Day / Frenesi / Brazil / Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing Page 2 / 19 THE MANY MOODS OF RAY CONNIFF (USA, Sony Music Special Products A 15903; released 1991) Somewhere my Love / 's Wonderful (stereo) / Invisible Tears / A Time For Us / Lookin' For Love (mono) / Everybody's Talkin' / Spinning Wheel / Memories Are Made Of This / Begin the Beguine (vocal version) / Blue Moon.