On Friendly Persuasion, Ray Conniff, with the help of his orchestra and chorus, interprets a variety of songs with brassy arrangements that at times include trombone solos played by Conniff himself.
Conniff experimented with new stereo setups on this album, and they are briefly addressed in his sleeve notes.
The chorus is wielded exclusively as an instrument on this outing -- there are none of the Mitch Miller-style singalongs heard on many of Conniff's other albums.
The title track and "April Love" are associated with Pat Boone, but from there the repertoire moves in unusual directions, from "High Noon" to the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's "Tiger Rag." Despite his undeserved reputation as a purveyor of Muzak, Ray Conniff's LPs covered a lot of ground and were not all aimed at the same market.
Friendly Persuasion is for fans of orchestral pop and wide stereo recordings, and for those who prefer the trademark wordless vocals with which Conniff is identified.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger)Harry Da Costa, Eddie Edwards, Nick LaRocca, Henry W. Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington | Ray Conniff | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Ebb TideRobert Maxwell, Carl Sigman | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | So RareJerry Herst, Jack Sharpe | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Song of LoveDorothy Donnelly, Sigmund Romberg, Franz Schubert | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | April LoveSammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 7 | June NightAbel Baer, Cliff Friend | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 9 | Stompin' at the SavoyBenny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | I UnderstandKim Gannon, Mabel Wayne | Ray Conniff | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Shangri-LaMatty Malneck, Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman | Ray Conniff | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 12 | Rose RoomArt Hickman, Harry Williams | Ray Conniff | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 32 mins | 74 MB | |||||
| 32 mins | 185 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Aktschuler | Producer |
| 2 | Ernie Altschuler | Producer |
| 3 | Abel Baer | Composer |
| 4 | B.J. Baker | Vocals |
| 5 | John Bambridge | Saxophone |
| 6 | Frank Bez | Photography |
| 7 | Vangie Carmichael | Vocals |
| 8 | Stella Castellucci | Harp |
| 9 | Dick Cathcart | Trumpet |
| 10 | Ernest Chapman | Engineer |
| 11 | Pat Collier | Vocals |
| 12 | Ray Conniff | Primary Artist, Trombone |
| 13 | Harry Da Costa | Composer |
| 14 | Dorothy Donnelly | Composer |
| 15 | Eddie Edwards | Composer |
| 16 | Sammy Fain | Composer |
| 17 | Fred Falensby | Saxophone |
| 18 | Cliff Friend | Composer |
| 19 | Kim Gannon | Composer |
| 20 | Benny Goodman | Composer |
| 21 | Conrad Gozzo | Trumpet |
| 22 | Al Hendrickson | Guitar |
| 23 | Jerry Herst | Composer |
| 24 | Art Hickman | Composer |
| 25 | Milt Holland | Drums |
| 26 | Joe Howard | Trombone |
| 27 | Jimmy Joyce | Vocals |
| 28 | Eddie Kusby | Trombone |
| 29 | Nick LaRocca | Composer |
| 30 | John Lowe | Saxophone |
| 31 | Matty Malneck | Composer |
| 32 | Robert Maxwell | Composer |
| 33 | Gene Merlino | Vocals |
| 34 | Jay Meyer | Vocals |
| 35 | Ollie Mitchell | Trumpet |
| 36 | Abe Most | Saxophone |
| 37 | Loulie Jean Norman | Vocals |
| 38 | Nedra Olds-Neal | Reissue Producer |
| 39 | Henry W. Ragas | Composer |
| 40 | Bob Ralston | Piano |
| 41 | Andy Razaf | Composer |
| 42 | Howard Roberts | Guitar |
| 43 | Sigmund Romberg | Composer |
| 44 | Ted Romersa | Saxophone |
| 45 | Vern Rowe | Vocals |
| 46 | Jimmy Rowles | Organ, Piano |
| 47 | Edgar Sampson | Composer |
| 48 | Tony Sbarbaro | Composer |
| 49 | Franz Schubert | Composer |
| 50 | Jack Sharpe | Composer |
| 51 | Larry Shields | Composer |
| 52 | Carl Sigman | Composer |
| 53 | Wally Snow | Percussion |
| 54 | Phil Stephens | Bass |
| 55 | Ernie Tack | Trombone |
| 56 | Dimitri Tiomkin | Composer |
| 57 | Ned Washington | Composer |
| 58 | Mabel Wayne | Composer |
| 59 | Chick Webb | Composer |
| 60 | Paul Francis Webster | Composer |
| 61 | Mark Wilder | Mastering, Remixing |
| 62 | Harry Williams | Composer |
| 63 | Jimmy Zito | Trumpet |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |