It Must Be Him (Ray Conniff album)
| It Must Be Him | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Ray Conniff and The Singers | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 29 minutes 14 seconds | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jack Gold | |||
| Ray Conniff and The Singers chronology | ||||
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It Must Be Him is an album by Ray Conniff and The Singers. It was released in 1967 on the Columbia label (catalog no. CS-9595).[1][2]
Reception
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's "Top LPs" chart on March 30, 1968, peaked at No. 25, and remained on that chart for 13 weeks. It was certified by the RIAA as a gold record.[3] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated February 10, 1968, peaking at No. 46 during a sixteen-week run on the chart.[4] The album had also proven to be successful overseas, reaching No. 16 in Norway and No. 28 in Germany.[5][6]
AllMusic later gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer William Ruhlmann called it "a fairly typical collection of easy listening interpretations of pop hits from 1965-1967 that had been fairly easy to listen to in their original recordings."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Music to Watch Girls By" | 3:03 | |
| 2. | "Yesterday" | 2:55 | |
| 3. | "Somethin' Stupid" | C. Carson Parks | 2:28 |
| 4. | "It Must Be Him" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "A Man and a Woman" | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Release Me" |
| 2:10 |
| 2. | "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" | 2:25 | |
| 3. | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | 2:07 | |
| 4. | "Don't Sleep in the Subway" | 3:16 | |
| 5. | "Up, Up and Away" | Jimmy Webb | 2:18 |
| 6. | "The Impossible Dream" (from Man of La Mancha) | 2:57 | |
| Total length: | 29:14 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| GER Media Control Charts[6] | 28 |
| NOR VG-lista Top 40 Albums[5] | 16 |
| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 25 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[4] | 46 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Ray Conniff and the Singers – It Must Be Him". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "It Must Be Him". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 72. ISBN 0823076318.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ a b "Ray Conniff – discography on NorwegianCharts.com". norwegiancharts.com. Hang - VG-Lista / Offisielle Norske Lister. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
Search results for Ray Conniff's album Honey on the NorwegianCharts database
- ^ a b "Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ray Conniff – It Must Be Him". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 28, 2026.