Ray Conniff

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Ray Conniff, 1979

Ray Conniff (* 6. November 1916 in Attleboro , Massachusetts ; † 12. October 2002 in Escondido , California ) was an American with the Grammy excellent composer , arranger , bandleader and trombonist , known as the "father of the Easy Listening was." In the six decades of his career, he sold over 50 million albums and placed over 25 albums in the top 40 in the United States alone.

Life

Origin and education

Conniff came from a musical family. His father John Lawrence led the Jewelry City Band orchestra in Attleboro and played the trombone, his mother Maude "Angela" Connigg piano. Even in high school , Ray is said to have founded a dance orchestra with classmates. He got his very first job as an arranger with Dan Murphy's Musical Skippers in Boston . In 1937 Conniff is said to have gone to New York with "200 dollars" in his pocket and a packed lunch to be trained as a professional musician at the Juilliard School of Music with Tom Timothy, Sol Kaplan and Hugo Friedhofer. In addition, he often appeared in nightclub bands. In 1938 he started as a trombonist in the big band of Bunny Berigan , where he stayed for fifteen months. He then moved to Bob Crosby , between 1940 and 1945 he worked in three different formations for Artie Shaw and for Glen Gray . Towards the end of the Second World War he had to do his two years of military service, during which he worked on the American Forces Network in Hollywood with the composer Walter Schumann and the Harry James Orchestra . With the triumph of bebop , which Conniff referred to as "noise", he had problems finding employment and at times worked as a construction worker. He was threatened with a foreclosure auction and had to get by on "$ 30" a week. From 1949 he deepened himself in private studies on rhythm and harmony. While listening to commercials for weeks, as well as Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller records, Conniff said that the rhythmic repetition in the background is what makes "80 percent" of all tracks successful: "There was always a sound template running subliminally You can call it the 'ghost melody' next to the actual one. And the whole thing is overlaid by another scheme, the tempo template. All I can say is, it's like a kind of pulsation. The average listener loves this type of sound -Pulse, not intrusive, but reliable in the background. "

Work for Columbia Records

In 1953, Conniff made a brief appearance in the film The Glenn Miller Story . In the same year he worked with Mitch Miller , then head of the Artists and Repertoire department at Columbia Records. Conniff became chief arranger there and worked as a studio musician for numerous artists, including Rosemary Clooney , Marty Robbins , Frankie Laine , Johnny Matthis , Guy Mitchell and Johnnie Ray . With Band of Gold for Don Cherry , Conniff landed his first hit in the top ten of the charts (number 5) in 1955, a success that Conniff attributed primarily to the radio DJs, who supported him very much at the time. The title has been sold more than a million times. Work for Tony Bennett ( Tony ) and Eileen Rodgers ( Blue Swing ) followed. Under the name Jay Raye (for Joseph Raymond ) he produced several albums for Columbia's Epic label during these early years , including singles with the Somethin 'Smith and the Redheads , a male choir. The results include Just Walking in the Rain and Yes Tonight Josephine for Johnnie Ray, both top 10 successes in Germany, A White Sport Coat for Marty Robbins, Chances Are for Johnny Mathis and Moonlight Gambler for Frankie Laine.

Arrangement of the typical Conniff sound

The arrangements, which were very unusual at the time, gave him the chance to produce his own LP in 1956 , the title track of which, 'S Wonderful' by George Gershwin , became his personal signature tune throughout his career. Conniff's recipe for success was even then his unmistakable sound, which was characterized by two peculiarities: A rhythm section reinforced by a strong echo , in which the guitar was mostly used parallel to the drums , and a wordless s (w) ing choir . Benny Goodman involuntarily "discovered" the echo effect when he wanted to record a record in New York and no studio was free. Since time was pressing, he had to move to the Liederkranz Hall , which, as it turned out, had the acoustics of a cathedral. From then on, many big bands wanted to use this sound for themselves. Conniff explained the development of his musical "trademark" in an interview: "I once recorded an album with Mitch Miller, we had a big band and a small choir available. I suggested that the choir sing Vokalisen at the same time as the band . The women about the trumpets, the men about the trumpets. At the control desk, Mitch was totally surprised and ecstatic at how well it worked. " Conniff succeeded in merging instruments and voices so well that the listener got the impression of a common body of sound.

International success

Between 1957 and 1968, 28 Conniff albums made it into the American Top 40, including the first stereo record ´S Awful Nice (1957) and Somewhere My Love (1966). In 1969 he took first place in the British album charts with His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His Sound, thus effectively promoting his subsequent tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In 1974 he was one of the first American artists to record a record in Moscow ( Ray Conniff in Moscow ). The Soviet label Melodiya had sent the arranger 22 Russian folk tunes, of which he was asked to choose eleven to produce again. For this purpose, an orchestra and choir were made available to him on site. With albums like exclusivamente Latino , Amor Amor and Latinisimo he started in comparatively old age a career in South America, where he as a young talent was celebrated and whole football stadiums filled, such as Viña del Mar . In March 1997, after 40 years, Conniff moved from Columbia to PolyGram / Universal Records and in Brazil to Abril . The albums Ray Conniff Live In Rio , I Love Movies and My Way , a tribute album for Frank Sinatra , were created for PolyGram . For Abril he recorded, among other albums, Do Ray Para o Rei (2000) with titles by Roberto Carlos . Conniff was still on stage at 85, toured Brazil and played at the wedding of Liza Minnelli and David Gest.

role models

Among the composers who Conniff says he felt personally inspired are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov , Victor Young and Henry Mancini . He was always "more interested in good melodies than good chords" and valued quality. Conniff mockingly criticized songs with an odd number of bars in the chorus as "left-hand music". With this, composers no longer reached the "normal listener", because they "don't want their foot in the air" when dancing on the final chord. In this respect, Conniff professed "simplicity" in music, even though he appreciated refined chords.

family

Conniff was married three times. From his first marriage to Emily Jo Ann Imhof, he had a son James Lawrence and a daughter Jo Ann Patricia. His second wife, Ann Marie Engberg, brought the stepson Richard J. Bibo into the marriage. On August 2, 1968, he married Vera Schmidheiny from Switzerland, who appeared on some of his album covers. He died in 2002 after a fall in the bathtub caused by a stroke in Escondido, California .

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Conniff released around 100 LPs and sold more than 70 million records worldwide . His biggest hit was Somewhere My Love (1966), the theme of Lara from the film Dr. Zhivago . The single and the LP of the same name reached the US Top 10. The “Conniff Sound” trademark shaped the easy listening music of the time from the late 1950s to the late 1970s .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1957 'S Wonderful! - - - US11 (16 weeks)
US
First published: December 1956
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Producer: Mitch Miller
'S Marvelous - - - US10
gold
gold

(37 weeks)US
First published: November 1957
… and His Orchestra
Producer: Ray Conniff
1958 'S Awful Nice - - UK13 (1 week)
UK
US9 (52 weeks)
US
First published: June 1958
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Concert in Rhythm, Vol. 1 - - - US9
gold
gold

(50 weeks)US
First published: September 1958
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
1959 Broadway in Rhythm DE37 (4 weeks)
DE
- - US10 (20 weeks)
US
First published: March 1959
... and His Orchestra and Chorus
chart entry in DE only in August 1964
Hollywood in rhythm - - - US29 (8 weeks)
US
First published: May 1959
… and His Orchestra
Conniff Meets Butterfield - - - US8 (36 weeks)
US
First published: October 1959
… and His Orchestra
with Billy Butterfield
Christmas with Conniff - - - US14th
platinum
platinum

(9 weeks)US
First published: December 1959
Re-entry: 1960, 1961
1960 It's the talk of the town - - UK15 (1 week)
UK
US8 (54 weeks)
US
First published: August 1959
The Ray Conniff Singers
Concert in Rhythm, Vol. 2 - - - US13 (33 weeks)
US
First published: February 1960
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Young at Heart - - - US6 (28 weeks)
US
First published: July 1960
The Ray Conniff Singers
Say It with Music (A Touch of Latin) - - - US4 (58 weeks)
US
First published: September 1960
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
1961 Memories Are Made of This - - UK14 (4 weeks)
UK
US4th
gold
gold

(34 weeks)US
First published: January 1961
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Producers: Rann Productions, Inc.
Somebody Loves Me DE8 (16 weeks)
DE
- - US14 (34 weeks)
US
First published: August 1961
The Ray Conniff Singers
1962 So much in love - - - US5
gold
gold

(34 weeks)US
First published: January 1962
The Ray Conniff Singers
'S Continental DE12 (24 weeks)
DE
- - US6 (25 weeks)
US
First published: April 1962
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Producers: Rann Productions, Inc.
Rhapsody in Rhythm - - - US28 (16 weeks)
US
First published: September 1962
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
We Wish You a Merry Christmas DE12 (1 week)
DE
- - US32
platinum
platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUS
First published: October 1962
… and the he Ray Conniff Singers
1963 The happy beat DE7 (24 weeks)
DE
- - US20 (15 weeks)
US
First published: February 1963
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Just kiddin 'around - - - US85 (13 weeks)
US
First published: August 1963
with Billy Butterfield
1964 You Make Me Feel so Young - - - US73 (17 weeks)
US
First published: January 1964
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Speak to Me of Love - - - US50 (19 weeks)
US
First published: May 1964
The Ray Conniff Singers
Invisible Tears DE24 (32 weeks)
DE
- - US23 (27 weeks)
US
First published: September 1964
… and the Singers
1965 Friendly persuasion - - - US141 (5 weeks)
US
First published: February 1965
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
Music from Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music,
My Fair Lady and Other Great Movie Themes
- - - US34 (19 weeks)
US
First published: May 1965
… and the Singers
Love affair DE12 (20 weeks)
DE
- - US54 (16 weeks)
US
First published: July 1965
… and the Singers
1966 Happiness Is DE20 (24 weeks)
DE
- - US80 (9 weeks)
US
First published: March 1966
Somewhere My Love DE11 (40 weeks)
DE
- UK34 (3 weeks)
UK
US3
platinum
platinum

(90 weeks)US
First published: May 1966
... and the Singers
in USA for four weeks in 3rd place
1967 Ray Conniff's World of Hits - - - US78 (10 weeks)
US
First published: January 1967
Producer: Ernie Altschuler
Ray Conniff en Espanol! - - - US180 (2 weeks)
US
First published: April 1967
The Ray Conniff Singers
This Is My Song and Other Great Hits DE25 (12 weeks)
DE
- - US30 (46 weeks)
US
First published: May 1967
… and the Singers
Hawaiian album - - - US39 (15 weeks)
US
First published: September 1967
with The Ray Conniff Singers
Producer: Nedra Olds-Neal
1968 It must be him DE28 (12 weeks)
DE
- - US25th
gold
gold

(41 weeks)US
First published: January 1968
… and the Singers
Honey DE17 (4 weeks)
DE
- - US22nd
gold
gold

(39 weeks)US
First published: April 1968
… and the Singers
Turn Around Look at Me - - - US70 (22 weeks)
US
First published: October 1968
… and the Singers
Producer: Jack Gold
1969 I love how you love me - - - US101 (14 weeks)
US
First published: February 1969
… and the Singers
Producer: Jack Gold
Jean - - - US103 (21 weeks)
US
First published: December 1969
… and the Singers
Producer: Jack Gold
1970 Bridge over Troubled Water - - UK30th
silver
silver

(14 weeks)UK
US47 (28 weeks)
US
First published: March 1970
… and the Singers
Producer: Jack Gold
Ray Conniff's Concert in Stereo
(Live at the Sahara / Tahoe)
- - - US177 (5 weeks)
US
First release: August 1970
… and the Singers
double live album; Producer: Jack Gold
We've Only Just Begun - - - US120 (13 weeks)
US
First published: December 1970
… and the Singers
Producer: Jack Gold
1971 Love story - - UK34 (1 week)
UK
US98 (15 weeks)
US
First published: March 1971
… and the Singers
Producer: Jack Gold
Great Contemporary Instrumental Hits - - - US185 (5 weeks)
US
First published: August 1971
Producer: Jack Gold
1972 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing - - UK17 (4 weeks)
UK
US138 (11 weeks)
US
First published: January 1972
… and the Singers
Producer: Snuff Garrett
Love Theme from "The Godfather" - - - US114 (14 weeks)
US
First published: May 1972
Producer: Jack Gold
Alone Again (Naturally) - - - US180 (10 weeks)
US
First published: September 1972
Producer: Jack Gold
1973 Clair (UK) / I Can See Clearly Now (US) - - UK39 (2 weeks)
UK
US165 (10 weeks)
US
First published: February 1973
… and the Singers
Producer: Jack Gold
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - - - US176 (5 weeks)
US
First published: September 1973
Producer: Jack Gold
Harmony - - UK24 (4 weeks)
UK
US194 (4 weeks)
US
First published: September 1973
Producer: Jack Gold

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More albums

  • 1957: Rockin 'the Bop, Boppin' the Rock (Dance the Bop)
  • 1959: Concert in Rhythm, Vol. 2
  • 1961: The whole world dances with Ray Conniff
  • 1961: Merry Christmas at All (US:platinumplatinum)
  • 1965: Here We Come A-Caroling - The Ray Conniff Christmas Album
  • 1967: Ray Conniff's World of Favorites
  • 1969: Live Concert in Stereo / European Tour '69 (2 LPs)
  • 1970: The Impossible Dream (US) / Hello Young Lovers (UK)
  • 1972: Today's Greatest Hits (2 LPs)
  • 1973: Happiness Is Music (with His Orchestra & Singers)
  • 1973: Charlotte's Web & Other Children's Favorites
  • 1973: In Britain
  • 1974: The Way We Were
  • 1974: The Happy Sound of Ray Conniff
  • 1975: Laughter in the Rain (US) / Mandy (UK)
  • 1975: Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (US) / Lovin 'You (UK)
  • 1975: Love Will Keep Us Together
  • 1976: I Write the Songs
  • 1976: Send in the Clowns
  • 1976: Theme from SWAT and Other TV Themes
  • 1976: After the Lovin '(US) / If You Leave Me Now (UK)
  • 1978: Plays the Bee Gees & Other Great Hits
  • 1978: Sentimental Journey
  • 1979: I Will Survive
  • 1980: The Perfect “10” Classics
  • 1982: Music for Millions (8 German and 4 international songs)
  • 1982: The Nashville Connection (... and the Singers)
  • 1984: Christmas Caroling
  • 1986: Say You, Say Me
  • 1986: 30th Anniversary Edition
  • 1987: Always in My Heart
  • 1992: 'S Always Conniff (with His Singers and Orchestra)
  • 1997: I Love Movies
  • 1998: My Way: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
1960 Conniff Hi-Fi Companion - - UK3
gold
gold

(48 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 1960
… and His Orchestra and Chorus
double album
1962 Bravo, Ray Conniff DE6 (24 weeks)
DE
- - -
First published: July 1962
1964 'S Wonderful -' S Marvelous - - UK18 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First release: December 1962
double album
1968 His Orchestra ∙ His Chorus ∙ His Singers ∙ His Sound - - UK1 (16 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 1969
with His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers
1969 Ray Conniff's Greatest Hits - - - US158
gold
gold

(5 weeks)US
First published: 1969
with His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers
1979 Moon river DE11 (11 weeks)
DE
AT25 (4 weeks)
AT
- -
First published: November 1979

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More compilations

  • 1968: Thanks for the Memory
  • 1968: The Magic of Ray Conniff (2 LPs)
  • 1973: I Believe in Music (2 LPs)
  • 1973: Love Letters in the Sand (... and the Singers)
  • 1974: The Best of Ray Conniff
  • 1975: Ray Conniff (2 LPs)
  • 1975: 26 hits by Ray Conniff (2 LPs)
  • 1975: Ray Conniff Plays Carpenters (... and the Singers)
  • 1976: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
  • 1976: 20 greatest hits
  • 1976: Ray Conniff Presents (2 LPs)
  • 1977: The Ray Conniff Collection (UK:silversilver)
  • 1978: 20 number one hits
  • 1982: Memories Are Made of This
  • 1986: 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1988: The Most Famous Melodies (... and His Orchestra and Singers)
  • 1993: Ray Conniff
  • 1996: Pure Country (Ray Conniff Singers)
  • 1997: The Best Of
  • 2003: Love Songs
  • 2003: The Collection (3 CDs)
  • 2004: The Essential Ray Conniff (2 CDs)
  • 2014: The Real… Ray Conniff: The Ultimate Ray Conniff Collection
  • 2017: The Music of Ray Conniff (2 CDs)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE US US
1957 'S Wonderful
’s Wonderful
- US73 (4 weeks)
US
First published: January 14, 1957
… and His Orchestra
Authors: George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin
Original: Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns , 1927
1960 Midnight Lace
Happiness Is
- US92 (4 weeks)
US
First published: September 12, 1960
… with His Orchestra and Chorus
Authors: Jerome Howard, Joe Lubin
1961 Begin the Beguine
DE50 (4 weeks)
DE
-
First published: August 1961
… to His Orchestra
Author: Cole Porter
Original: June Knight, 1935
1964 Invisible Tears
Invisible Tears
- US57 (10 weeks)
US
First published: June 9, 1964
… and the Singers
Authors: Ned Miller, Sue Miller
Original: Ned Miller , 1964
1966 Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme)
Dr. Zhivago (soundtrack)
DE25 (2 weeks)
DE
US9 (12 weeks)
US
First published: April 25, 1966
… and the Singers
from the soundtrack of the film Doktor Schiwago
Grammy (Best Performance by a Chorus)
Authors: Maurice Jarre , Paul Francis Webster
Original (instrumental): Maurice Jarre, 1965
Lookin 'for love
- US94 (2 weeks)
US
First published: September 12, 1966
… and the Singers
Author: John Rotella
1967 Mame
Ray Conniff's Greatest Hits
DE16 (4 weeks)
DE
-
First published: January 6, 1967
Author: Jerry Herman
Original: Charles Braswell, 1966

More singles

  • 1954: Beanie Boy Boogie (with The Rockin 'Rhythm Boys)
  • 1955: BR Boogie (with The Rockin 'Rhythm Boys; release: February)
  • 1957: Cuddle Up a Little Closer (release: February 25th)
  • 1957: A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation) (with Marty Robbins ; release: March 4th)
  • 1957: Hey Janie (Hey Jamie) (with Bernie Nee; release: April 15)
  • 1957: Just Walkin 'in the Rain (with Johnnie Ray ; released April 15)
  • 1957: I Want You to Be My Guy (with Gayla Peevey; release: May 27th)
  • 1957: Yes Tonight, Josephine (with Johnnie Ray; released June)
  • 1957: Walkin 'and Whistlin (release: August 19th)
  • 1957: Looking for Someone to Love (with Jerri Adams; released August 19)
  • 1957: Super Chief (with The Rockin 'Rhythm Boys; release: August)
  • 1957: Street of Memories (with Johnnie Ray; release: September)
  • 1957: Strollin 'and Boppin' (as Jimmy Richards; released December 9th)
  • 1958: Miss Me Just a Little (with Johnnie Ray; released April)
  • 1958: Schubert's Serenade (release: August 25)
  • 1958: Hey! Mister Barber (with Jack E. Leonard; release: September 2nd)
  • 1959: Oklahoma! (Release: March 9th)
  • 1959: They Tried to Tell Me (The Ray Conniff Singers; release: June 1st)
  • 1959: South of the Border (with Billy Butterfield; released August 31)
  • 1959: Christmas Bride (The Ray Conniff Singers; release: October 12th)
  • 1959: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • 1960: Warsaw Concerto (release: February 15th)
  • 1960: Theme from the Perry Mason Show (June 6th)
  • 1960: Love Is the Sweetest Thing (The Ray Conniff Singers)
  • 1960: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (with Billy Butterfield)
  • 1960: An improvisation on "Liebestraum"
  • 1961: Golden Earrings (The Ray Conniff Singers; released May 1st)
  • 1961: Besame Mucho (release: November 1st)
  • 1962: Tomorrow
  • 1962: Green Eyes (The Ray Conniff Singers; release: November 26th)
  • 1963: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah (The Ray Conniff Singers; release: January 14th)
  • 1963: People Will Say We're in Love (The Ray Conniff Singers; released January 28)
  • 1963: Popsy (release: February 8th)
  • 1963: Nel blu dipinto di blu (release: February 15th)
  • 1963: Mack the Knife (released June 17th)
  • 1963: The Continental (The Ray Conniff Singers; release: July 15th)
  • 1963: Sweet Sue, Just You (with Billy Butterfield and the Ray Conniff Sextet; release: October 8th)
  • 1963: Just Kiddin 'Around (with Billy Butterfield; released October 14th)
  • 1963: On the Street Where You Live
  • 1964: Blue Moon (released January 28)
  • 1964: Caravan (release: May 25th)
  • 1964: What Kind of Fool Am I? (Release: September 14th)
  • 1964: Melodie D'Amour (release: November 9th)
  • 1965: If I Knew Then (The Ray Conniff Singers; released February 15)
  • 1965: Happiness Is (released July 26th)
  • 1965: The Sound of Music (release: September 27th)
  • 1965: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (release: October 25th)
  • 1965: Go Tell It on the Mountain (release: November 22nd)
  • 1966: Jamaica Farewell (released January 24th)
  • 1966: Just Friends (released March 7th)
  • 1966: The Sheik of Araby (The Ray Conniff Quintet; release: April 18th)
  • 1966: Somewhere My Love (released April)
  • 1966: Wednesday's Child (November 28th)
  • 1966: Cabare (release: December)
  • 1966: Games That Lovers Play (released December 27th)
  • 1967: The World Will Smile Again (release March 13th)
  • 1967: 17 (release: March 13th)
  • 1967: This Is My Song (released May 26)
  • 1967: Moonlight Brings Memories (released June)
  • 1967: Wonderful Season of Summer (release: June 13th)
  • 1967: One Paddle Two Paddle (release: September)
  • 1967: The Little Drummer Boy (released November 3rd)
  • 1967: Winds of Change (released December 27th)
  • 1968: One Paddle Two Paddle (release: March 15th)
  • 1968: The Impossible Dream (released April 12)
  • 1968: The Hawaiian Wedding Song (released May 3rd)
  • 1968: Love Is Blue (L'amour est bleu) (Release: May 24th)
  • 1968: Look Homeward Angel (release: August 30th)
  • 1968: People (released November 15)
  • 1968: Dear World (release: December)
  • 1968: I've Got My Eyes on You (release: December 11th)
  • 1969: Hold Me Tight (released May 13th)
  • 1969: Muscrat Ramble (released May 30th)
  • 1969: La felicidad (release: July 18th)
  • 1969: Love at First Sight (Je t'aime moi non plus) (release: October 15th)
  • 1970: A Walk in the Spring Rain (released March 31)
  • 1970: Songs Are for Lovers (released June 16)
  • 1970: Loss of Love (release: November 15th)
  • 1971: (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (released February 8th)
  • 1971: Tijuana Taxi (release: August 12)
  • 1971: Where Were You (released December 2nd)
  • 1971: Everybody Knows
  • 1972: Imagine (release: January)
  • 1972: Sleepy Shores (release: April 11th)
  • 1972: Because (release: December 15th)
  • 1973: Harmony (release: June)
  • 1974: Beyond Tomorrow (released January 7th)
  • 1974: Taking a Chance on Love (released July)
  • 1974: When Mabel Comes in the Room
  • 1974: The Most Beautiful Girl
  • 1975: My Melody of Love
  • 1976: At Seventeen
  • 1977: Rain On (released January)

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT UK1UK US-US
Top 10 albums DE3DE AT-AT UK2UK US12US
Albums in the charts DE14thDE AT1AT UK12UK US49US
DE DE US US
Number one singles DE-DE US-US
Top 10 singles DE-DE US1US
Singles in the charts DE3DE US5US

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 7,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 220,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 8 × gold8th Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th

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  15. a b c Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US
  16. a b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

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