Ray Conniff - We've Only Just Begun (1970) Vinyl LP • Snowbird, Let It Be

Catalog Number: C-30410

Record Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+), Sleeve Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Condition Details:

Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened), with HYPE-STICKER. Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges (front/back); tiny bit of shrink missing from bottom-right of front with a tear, similar tear near bottom-left of back. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read (crooked text). Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• Snowbird
• They Long To Be Close To You
• What Have They Done To My Song, Ma?
• Everything Is Beautiful
• Make It With You
• Let It Be
• I’ll Be There
• You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
• Everybody Knows
• Candida
• We’ve Only Just Begun

About The Record:

We've Only Just Begun, is a 1970 album by Ray Conniff and The Singers, released on Columbia Records, featuring lush orchestral arrangements and choral vocals applied to contemporary pop hits. The album includes 11 tracks, such as covers of Snowbird by Anne Murray, (They Long to Be) Close to You by The Carpenters, Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens, Make It With You by Bread, Let It Be by The Beatles (with Conniff on trombone), I'll Be There by The Jackson 5, You've Made Me So Very Happy by Blood, Sweat & Tears, Candida by Tony Orlando and Dawn, and the title track We've Only Just Begun by The Carpenters. It reflects Conniff's shift toward modern, youth-oriented sounds in the late 1960s and early 1970s, maintaining his easy-listening style during a rock and pop-dominated era, contributing to his global popularity. The album also features Everybody Knows, an original composition written and sung by Conniff, adding a personal element. While the album itself did not produce major hit singles, it showcased several chart-topping songs from 1970, capturing the era's pop landscape without Conniff's versions achieving separate commercial success as singles.