You Are the Sunshine of My Life/Laughter in the Rain

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This "two-fer" from the Collectables label includes 1973's You Are the Sunshine of My Life and 1975's Laughter in the Rain. The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will get a lot of pleasure from Ray Conniff's You Are the Sunshine of My Life. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late '60s and early '70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This collection contains some of Conniff's most jaw-dropping covers, including "Dueling Voices Dueling Banjos," which most will remember from the film Deliverance. If you "get" Ray Conniff and if you are adamant about the difference between him and Lawrence Welk, then this track ...
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This "two-fer" from the Collectables label includes 1973's You Are the Sunshine of My Life and 1975's Laughter in the Rain. The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will get a lot of pleasure from Ray Conniff's You Are the Sunshine of My Life. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late '60s and early '70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This collection contains some of Conniff's most jaw-dropping covers, including "Dueling Voices Dueling Banjos," which most will remember from the film Deliverance. If you "get" Ray Conniff and if you are adamant about the difference between him and Lawrence Welk, then this track will be your latest musical addiction. The title track is from Stevie Wonder's 1972 album Talking Book, and other tracks include "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree" popularized by Tony Orlando, Helen Reddy's "Peaceful," Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly," and Gladys Knight's "Neither One of Us." Another standout track is "Bah Bah Conniff Sprach Zarathustra"! This is a great easy listening pickup. The versions are slightly watered down and "safer," but more true to the originals than you'd expect. A cheerful artifact of the early '70s. Laughter in the Rain doesn't deviate too far from Sunshine's basic premise -- easy listening renditions of mellow gold hits like Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" and "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin -- but it's just as entertaining and kitsch-worthy. Highlights include "Seasons in the Sun," a track better known by Terry Jacks and the Kingston Trio, which is given the smoothed-over Conniff Singers treatment, resulting in a tale of death that feels more like comfort food than it does a last meal, and Paul Anka's cringe-inducing "You're Having My Baby," which in the hands of Conniff sounds more like an outtake from Christopher Guest's folk revival parody A Mighty Wind. Laughter in the Rain is as dependable as the artist himself, a perfect example of a man who understood his place in popular music and executed it accordingly. ~ JT Griffith & James Christopher Monger
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  • Release Date: 2/22/2005
  • Label: Collectables
  • UPC: 090431764725
  • Catalog Number: 7647

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Ray Conniff Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Ray Conniff Composer
Gordon Lightfoot Composer
Neil Sedaka Composer
Paul Anka Composer
Carly Simon Composer
Kenny Rankin Composer
Jacques Brel Composer
Peter Allen Composer
Eric Weissberg Arranger
Alan O'Day Composer
Bobby Russell Composer
Rod McKuen Composer
Phil Cody Composer
Jeff Barry Composer
Scott English Composer
Charles Fox Composer
Norman Gimbel Composer
Irwin Levine Composer
Jerry Livingston Composer
Eugene McDaniels Composer
Yvonne Rankin Composer
Joe Raposo Composer
Jim Weatherly Composer
Paul Francis Webster Composer
Stevie Wonder Composer
Juan Carlos Calderón Composer
Traditional Composer
Mike Hawker Composer
L. Russell Brown Composer
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