進入60年代之後,雷康尼夫的專輯越來越受歡迎,而他也更進一步的擴充合唱團的陣容,變成了二十五個人的編制,十二個女性,十三個男性,而樂隊方面則盡可能的簡化。他讓那些歌手們的歌唱取代樂團的許多工作,仿佛他們是樂器,而不是歌手。事實上,自從成名以後,他幾乎不再使用弦樂組,直到晚年的一些專輯在開始“破例”。這種模式,對許多當時的樂團産生強烈的影響力,包括安妮塔寇兒(Anita Kerr)、“強尼曼恩歌手”(Johnny Mann Singers)等等,都紛紛仿效他的風格。從50年代到60年代,雷康尼夫一連推出了二十五張打進排行前四十名的專輯,而演出曲目也從最早的以“標準名曲”爲主,演變爲包含了當時最流行的歌曲,風靡了全球的市場。
Originally released on Columbia, these two Ray Conniff albums, We've Only Just Begun and Love Story, zero in on easy listening versions (or elevator music) of early-'70s pop hits. This collection includes formulaic treatments of popular compositions by Lennon and McCartney, Bacharach/David, Ray Stevens, Neil Diamond, and Gordon Lightfoot. Not an essential purchase by a long shot, but this disc will provide kitschy moments for your next cocktail party. In 2002, Collectables began reissuing Conniff's Columbia titles as two-fers with original cover art and song sequences.
曲目
We've Only Just Begun
01) Snow Bird 02) They Long To Be Close To You 03) Look What They've Done To My Song 04) Everything Is Beautiful 05) Make It With You 06) Let It Be 07) I'll Be There 08) You Made Me So Very Happy 09) Everybody Knows 10) Candida 11) We've Only Just Begun
Love Story
12) (Where Do I Begin) Love Story 13) Sweet Caroline 14) [Ray Conniff] It's Impossible 15) Come Saturday Morning 16) For The Good Times 17) Watching Scotty Grow 18) Rose Garden 19) El Condor Pasa 20) If You Could Read My Mind 21) My Sweet Lord 22) For All We Know
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22) For All We Know + 20) If You Could Read My Mind(WMA/64K)