The Exciting Connie Francis
The Exciting Connie Francis | ||||
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Studio album by Connie Francis | ||||
Released | March 1959 | |||
Recorded | January 14, 1959 February 1, 1959 February 11, 1959 February 18, 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 34:54 | |||
Label | MGM E-3761 (mono)/SE-3761 (stereo) | |||
Producer | Ray Ellis, Harry Myerson | |||
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The Exciting Connie Francis is a studio album recorded by American pop singer Connie Francis.[1] It is the second album Francis cut for MGM Records.
Background
After her breakthrough in early 1958 with her single Who's Sorry Now?, a rock 'n' roll oriented version of the 1923 standard, and a subsequent album of the same title, Francis chose to take a more adult approach to her second album. For The Exciting Connie Francis, she chose twelve American standards. Francis clearly marked the album as a concept album by dividing it into two sections with different moods: Side A is filled with songs differing between mid-tempo and up-tempo, while Side B consists solely of ballads.
The album was released in March 1959 on MGM Records 12" Album E-3761 (mono edition) and SE-3761 (stereo edition). It was repackaged and re-released in March 1962.
Track listing
Side A
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 2.20 |
2. | "Hallelujah, I Love Him So" | Ray Charles | 3.00 |
3. | "All By Myself" | Irving Berlin | 2.32 |
4. | "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | Jean Schwartz, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young | 2.31 |
5. | "There Will Never Be Another You" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 1.55 |
6. | "The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)" | Irving Berlin, Beda Loehner | 2.04 |
Side B
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Time After Time" | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | 3.15 |
2. | "How Did He Look?" | Abner Silver, Gladys Shelley | 3.39 |
3. | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | Harry Noble | 3.44 |
4. | "That's All" | Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes | 3.22 |
5. | "Blame It on My Youth" | Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman | 2.56 |
6. | "Melancholy Serenade" | Jackie Gleason, Duke Enston | 3.36 |
References
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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- Who's Sorry Now?
- The Exciting Connie Francis
- My Thanks to You
- Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites
- Christmas in My Heart
- Connie's Greatest Hits
- Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
- Country & Western – Golden Hits
- Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children
- Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"
- One for the Boys
- Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites
- Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites
- More Italian Favorites
- Songs to a Swinging Band
- More Greatest Hits
- Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday"
- Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites
- Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites
- Do the Twist!/Dance Party
- Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits
- Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
- Greatest American Waltzes
- In the Summer of His Years
- Connie Francis Sings German Favorites
- Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites
- Movie Greats of the 60s
- Live at The Sahara in Las Vegas
- Connie's Christmas
- Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door
- Love, Italian Style
- Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today
- Grandes Éxitos del Cine de los Años 60
- Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s
- Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David
- Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed
- "Who's Sorry Now?"
- "Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon"
- "Fallin'"/"Happy Days and Lonely Nights"
- "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)"
- "My Happiness"
- "You Always Hurt the One You Love"
- "If I Didn't Care"
- "Lipstick on Your Collar"/"Frankie"
- "Among My Souvenirs"/"God Bless America"
- "Mama"
- "Jealous of You (Tango della Gelosia)"/"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
- "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"/"Malagueña"
- "Many Tears Ago"
- "Where the Boys Are"
- "No One"
- "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart"/"Someone Else's Boy"
- "Together"
- "(He's My) Dreamboat"
- "When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)"
- "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"
- "Vacation"
- "I Was Such a Fool (To Fall in Love with You)"/"He Thinks I Still Care"
- "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter"/"Al di là"
- "If My Pillow Could Talk"
- "Your Other Love"
- "In the Summer of His Years"
- "Blue Winter"
- "Be Anything (but Be Mine)"
- "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?"
- "For Mama"
- "Wishing It Was You"
- "Forget Domani"
- "Roundabout"
- "Jealous Heart"
- "Love Is Me, Love Is You"
- "So Nice (Summer Samba)"
- "Spanish Nights and You"
- "Time Alone Will Tell"
- "My Heart Cries for You"
- "Lonely Again"
- "I Don't Wanna Play House"
- "The Wedding Cake"
- "I love you much too much"
- "Robot Man"
- "Burning Bridges"
- "Lili Marleen"
- "Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel"
- "Ich komm' nie mehr von dir los"
- "Wenn ich träume"
- "Schöner fremder Mann"
- "Einmal komm' ich wieder"
- "Eine Insel für zwei"
- "Jamais"
- "Tu' mir nicht weh"
- "Wenn du gehst"
- "Barcarole in der Nacht"
- "Ho bisogno di vederti"
- "Volare"
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
- "Young at Heart"
- "Mein Herz weiß genau, was es will"
- "Once a Day"
- "The Shadow of Your Smile"
- "Strangers in the Night"
- "Misty Blue"
- "Are You Satisfied?"
- "Games That Lovers Play"
- Where the Boys Are
- Follow the Boys
- Looking for Love
- When the Boys Meet the Girls