- More Greatest Hits (Connie Francis album)
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More Greatest Hits Compilation album by Connie Francis Released May 1961 Recorded August 28, 1959
October 14, 1959
January 25, 1960
January 27, 1960
April 7,1960
July 6, 1960
July 25, 1960
September 9, 1960
October 18, 1960
December 27, 1960Genre Pop Label MGM Records
E-3942 (mono)/SE-3942 (stereo)Producer Ray Ellis, Norman Newell, Arnold Maxin Connie Francis chronology Connie Francis at The Copacabana (1961) Connie's Greatest Hits (1961) Connie Francis sings "Never on Sunday" (1961) More Greatest Hits is a compilation album by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis. The album features the songs from Francis' most successful singles on the American market from her 1959 hit Among my Souvenirs up to the date of the album's release in May 1961.
The album is notable for its change in tracklisting after its initial release. First pressings of the album featured Teddy as track five of the B-side. Due to copyright issues between MGM Records, Francis' own song publishing company Francon Music Inc. and the song's composer Paul Anka led to the replacement of Teddy by the Kadish Millett composition Valentino.[1]
Valentino had never been a U. S. single but it had been a modest hit for Francis in Europe and was subsequently covered in the native languages of several European countries such as Germany (recorded by Caterina Valente[2] as well as Angèle Durand[3]) or The Netherlands (recorded by The Fouryo's[4]). Valentino was also featured in different versions on the album: The stereo pressings contained the single vocal take of the song while the mono pressings contained the double vocal version where Francis harmonized with herself[5].
Contents
Track listing
Side A
# Title Songwriter Length Remark 1. "Jealous of You (Tango della Gelosia)" Giuseppe Mendes, Vittorio Mascheroni, Marjorie Harper 2.28 - 2. "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" Jack Keller, Howard Greenfield 2.30 - 3. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" Jack Keller, Howard Greenfield 2.37 - 4. "Mama" Bruno Cherubini, Harold Barlow, Phil Brito 3.55 - 5. "No One" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2.48 - 6. "God Bless America" Irving Berlin 2.34 - Side B
# Title Songwriter Length Remark 1. "Among My Souvenirs" Lawrence Wright, Edgar Leslie 2.30 Simulated stereo only on stereo pressings as the song was never mixed to true stereo[6]. 2. "Where The Boys Are" Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield 2.43 - 3. "Many Tears Ago" Winfield Scott 1.55 - 4. "Malagueña" Ernesto Lecuona 3.06 - 5a. "Teddy" Paul Anka 2.38 Only on first pressings 5b. "Valentino" Kadish Millett 2.30 Replacement for "Teddy" on later pressings
Single vocal version on stereo pressings5c. "Valentino" Kadish Millett 2.30 Replacement for "Teddy" on later pressings
Double vocal version on mono pressings6. "Senza Mamma e Nnammurata" Luigi Donadio, Connie Francis 4.01 - References
- ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis 1960 – 1962, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set Kissin', Twistin', Goin' Where The Boys Are, Bear Family Records BCD 16 826 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1996
- ^ Caterina Valente: Mit tausend Träumen durch die Zeit, 6 CD Boxed Set, Bear Family Records BCD 15 827
- ^ Angèle Durand: Ja, ich bin die tolle Frau, CD Album, Bear Family Records BCD 15 858
- ^ The Fouryo's: The Story – Vol. 2, PolyGram CD Album 514 324-2)
- ^ same as 1.
- ^ same as 1.
External links
U. S. Albums 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 • One For The Boys • Connie Francis sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites • Connie Francis sings Jewish 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 • 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 • Connie's Christmas • Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door • Love, Italian Style • Happiness - Connie Francis On Broadway Today • Grandes Exitos 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 ReedInternational Albums Connie Francis en El Patio • Melodien, die die Welt erobern • Somewhere, My LoveU. S. Singles 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 • Among My Souvenirs/God Bless America • Mama • Everybody's Somebody's Fool • My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own/Malagueña • Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart/Someone Else's Boy • Together • When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) • Don't Break the Heart That Loves You • Vacation • He Thinks I Still Care • I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter/Al di là • If My Pillow Could Talk • In the Summer of His Years • Be Anything (but Be Mine) • Jealous Heart • So Nice (Summer Samba) • My Heart Cries for You • Lonely Again • I Don't Wanna Play HouseInternational Singles 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 • Lili Marleen • Jamais • Tu' mir nicht weh • Wenn du gehst • Ho bisogno di vedertiNotable Songs Filmography Where the Boys Are • Follow the Boys • Looking for Love • When the Boys Meet the GirlsRelated topics Categories:- Connie Francis albums
- 1961 greatest hits albums
- MGM Records compilation albums
- English-language compilation albums
- Albums produced by Ray Ellis
- Albums produced by Norman Newell
- Spanish-language compilation albums
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