Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites
Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites | ||||
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Studio album by Connie Francis | ||||
Released | March 1962 | |||
Recorded | January 25 and 26, 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | MGM E-4013 (mono)/SE-4013 (stereo) | |||
Producer | Danny Davis | |||
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Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.
Background
After the success of her 1959 album Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites (which remained on the album charts for 81 weeks and peaked at # 4), Francis decided to release more albums that appealed to immigrants in the United States. In 1960, she had released one album each of Spanish and Latin American Favorites, Jewish Favorites, and More Italian Favorites, followed by Folk Favorites in 1961.
Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites was the sixth installment in this series of "Favorites", which would produce two more albums featuring German Favorites and Great Country Favorites, both in 1964, the latter being a duet album with Hank Williams, jr.
The album was recorded during two sessions on January 25 and 26, 1962 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City[1] under the musical direction of Don Costa and Joe Mele.[2]
Track listing
Side A
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "McNamara's Band" | Red Latham, Wamp Carlson, Guy Bonham, Connie Francis | 2.13 |
2. | Mother Machree | Ernest R. Ball, Rida Johnson Young, Chauncey Olcott | 2.24 |
3. | "My Wild Irish Rose" | Chauncey Olcott | 2.00 |
4. | "Dear Old Donegal" | Chauncey Olcott | 1.48 |
5. | "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland" | Michael Karr, Jimmy Kennedy | 2.05 |
6. | "Danny Boy" | Frederick Weatherly | 3.25 |
Side B
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "It's a Great Day for the Irish" | Roger Edens | 1.45 |
2. | "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)" | James Royce Shannon | 2.13 |
3. | "How Can You Buy Killarney" | Freddie Grundland, Hamilton Kennedy, Gerald Morrison, Ted Steels | 2.02 |
4. | "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" | Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg | 2.55 |
5. | "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" | Chauncey Olcott, George Graff | 2.33 |
6. | "A Little Bit Of Heaven" | Ernest R. Ball, J. Keirn Brennan | 2.55 |
Unreleased songs from the sessions
# | Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark |
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1. | "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" | Patrick Gilmore | 1.46 | unreleased until 1996 |
References
- ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis 1960 – 1962, a supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set Kissin', Twistin', Goin' Where The Boys Are, Bear Family Records BCD 16 826 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1996
- ^ Original Album Cover of "Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites", MGM Records 12" Album E-4013 (mono) and SE-4013 (stereo)
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- "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?"
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- "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"
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- "Wenn ich träume"
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- "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"
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