RAY CONIFF - STRANGER IN PARADISE

Stranger in paradise

Ray coniff

Compositor: alexander borodin

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

Créditos da melodia: robert wright & george forrest

Álbum: book of songs – vol. 1

Gravadora: Sony BMG music

Canção popular do kismet

Ano: 1953

Joseph Raymond "Ray" Conniff, also known as "Jay Raye" (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was na American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.

"Stranger in Paradise" is a popular song from the 1953 musical Kismet and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was taken from music composed by Alexander Borodin (1833 –1887), in this case, the "Gliding Dance of the Maidens," from the Polovtsian Dances in the opera Prince Igor. The song in the musical is a lovers' duet and describes the transcendent feelings that love brings to their surroundings. Later versions were mostly edited to be sung by male solo artists.