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The Singles Collection, Volume 2
Cuddle Up A Little Closer The Ritz Roll And Rock Melody For Two Guitars Symphony Of Love They Tried To Tell Me Lookin' For Love And This Is My Beloved The World Looks Good Again Winds Of Change (end titles) My Tani Song Of The Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii) Tin Roof Blues Muskrat Ramble La Bostella (Veins Danser La Bostella) Listen To Your Heart Charlotte's Web Hands Of Love What'll I Do Frost Festival My Little Friend (Theme From "Paper Tiger") - Japanese version Ma La Lady Melody Land Of Make Believe Delta Dawn (with Tammy Wynette) Why Did You Leave Me, Darling? Are You Lonesome Tonight

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Album Information

• Tracks 1 & 3 recorded in mono
  
• Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6-8, 10-18 & 20-25 remixed in stereo
  
• Tracks 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 20-25 previously unreleased
  
• Compilation Producer: Jeff James
  
• Mixed and mastered by Andreas K. Meyer at Sony Music Studios, NYC
  
• Liner Notes: Tamara Coniff
  
• Research by Manfred Thoenicke
  
• Label: Collectables Records
  
• Number of Discs: 1
  
• Release Date: August 28, 2007
  

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Liner notes

Not a day passes when I don’t miss my father. Thankfully, I continue to be greatly comforted by all the fans who ask me on a daily basis when a new release will be available. This set of gems is among his favorites and include many unreleased singles. This collection also holds memories of my childhood as well as soundtracks to my mother and father’s love affair.

I used to bounce around the house singing “Delta Dawn” at the top of my lungs, much to my father's amusement. I think I truly did aspire to be Tammy Wynette. Dad’s country music sessions, which included this unreleased version, are among my favorites.

My father loved Hawaii. He was a true ocean man and worshiped seawater and surf. He often said he would be happy living in a shack on a Hawaiian beach, watching the moon rise nightly and waking up at dawn. My mother and father spent their honeymoon in Hawaii, and when I was a child, we would take family vacations there. “Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii)” and “My Tani” are odes to this part of this life.

Above anything else, my father was a jazz cat. When he and I would spend a father / daughter day together, we would drive up to Ventura, California for lunch and listen to airchecks of old New York big bands radio broadcasts. He would recall his days playing trombone and arranging for Artie Shaw and Bob Crosby. Muskrat Ramble best exemplifies a hot jazz feeling.

“Why Did You Leave Me, Darling?” makes me cry. My father wrote the song and sang the vocal. He was not a singer, but his voice evokes total heartbreak.

He was a man for all seasons. These songs show the breadth and depth of his artistry.

Enjoy this collection. It represents Ray Conniff at his purest.

—Tamara Conniff