Connie Francis - My Thanks to You

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:50
Size: 91,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. My Thanks to You
(2:35)  2. The Bells of St. Mary's
(3:10)  3. A Garden in the Rain
(3:53)  4. Try a Little Tenderness
(3:32)  5. A Tree in the Meadow
(2:37)  6. Now Is the Hour
(3:30)  7. I'll Close My Eyes
(3:51)  8. The Very Thought of You
(4:24)  9. These Foolish Things
(2:26) 10. Cruising Down the River
(3:04) 11. The Gypsy
(3:04) 12. Goodnight Sweetheart

Only two weeks after recording The Exciting Connie Francis, her first adult pop album, Connie Francis was in a studio in England cutting a second one. While the earlier record featured some swinging uptempo material with big band backing, however, My Thanks to You was strictly a sting-filled ballad session, complete with choir backing. Francis sang in her best chaste Catholic girl voice, sounding somewhat constricted by the material and arrangements, but nevertheless respectful. Her attempt to cross over to the adult market turned out to be premature, however, as neither album sold. Francis then hit upon a more commercial idea for expanding her audience, turning to a series of ethnic albums, starting with Italian Favorites.

~ William Ruhlmann https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-thanks-to-you-mw0000895214

My Thanks to You

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Connie Francis - The Very Best Of Connie Francis: Connie's 21 Biggest Hits

Size: 135.2 MB
Time: 52:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1963
Styles: Pop
Art: Front

01. Who's Sorry Now (2:16)
02. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry (2:27)
03. Stupid Cupid (2:13)
04. Fallin' (2:12)
05. My Happiness (2:27)
06. If I Didn't Care (2:37)
07. Lipstick On Your Collar (2:16)
08. Frankie (2:30)
09. You're Gonna Miss Me (2:43)
10. Among My Souvenirs (2:30)
11. Teddy (2:44)
12. Everybody's Somebody's Fool (2:37)
13. My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own (2:30)
14. Many Tears Ago (1:55)
15. Where The Boys Are (2:36)
16. Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart (2:36)
17. Don't Break The Heart That Loves You (3:02)
18. Second Hand Love (2:50)
19. Vacation (2:22)
20. I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter (2:24)
21. Follow The Boys (2:39)

Though many best-ofs exist on the market, this one leans more heavily toward her earlier rock & roll hits. Originally released in October 1963 as a 15-track LP by MGM Records, The Very Best of Connie Francis was reissued in 1986 on CD by Polydor Records with six bonus tracks.

The Very Best Of Connie Francis: Connie's 21 Biggest Hits

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Connie Francis - Songs To A Swinging Band

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:51
Size: 75.2 MB
Styles: Standards
Year: 1961/2007
Art: Front

[2:31] 1. You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You
[3:02] 2. Ol' Man Mose
[2:57] 3. How Long Has This Been Going On
[2:42] 4. My Love, My Love
[4:12] 5. It Might As Well Be Spring
[2:15] 6. Taboo
[2:14] 7. Love Is Where You Find It
[2:47] 8. I Got Lost In His Arms
[2:03] 9. Dat's Love
[3:05] 10. Angel Eyes
[2:38] 11. Gone With The Wind
[2:22] 12. Swanee

Connie Francis pays tribute to the songs and styles of the 1920s and '30s on this album of standards arranged and conducted by Richard Wess. Francis effectively belts out songs like "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" and "Swanee" and also handles ballads like "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "Angel Eyes" well.~William Ruhlmann

Songs To A Swinging Band

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Connie Francis - Sings Italian Favorites

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:54
Size: 95.9 MB
Styles: Vocal/Easy Listening
Year: 1959
Art: Front

[1:52] 1. Comm'e Bella A Stagione
[3:02] 2. Anema E Core
[2:55] 3. Arrivederci Roma
[2:55] 4. You Alone
[3:12] 5. Volare
[3:19] 6. Non Dimenticar
[2:37] 7. Toward The End Of The Day
[2:50] 8. Ciao Ciao Bambino
[3:54] 9. Mama
[2:37] 10. Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me
[3:31] 11. I Have But One Heart
[2:54] 12. There's No Tomorrow
[3:09] 13. Santa Lucia
[2:58] 14. Come Back To Sorrento

This was Connie's initial Italian album, recorded in 1959 in England. It is one of her most famous albums and it gleaned the million seller Mama and transferred her into a superstar, opening up new avenues of success. As Connie matured and performed live more frequently, her vocals became stronger and more vibrant, as evidenced on the albums MORE ITALIAN FAVORITES, MALA FEMMENA, MODERN ITALIAN HITS, and the superb LOVE ITALIAN STYLE. If you like the ITALIAN FAVORITES CD, you will love those later CDs, some of which are now available on CD. ~Amazon

Sings Italian Favorites

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Connie Francis - Do The Twist

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:50
Size: 172,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:10)  1. Mr. Twister
(2:27)  2. Teach Me How To Twist
(2:15)  3. Johnny Darlin'
(2:39)  4. Telephone Lover
(2:36)  5. Ain't That Better Baby
(2:42)  6. Mommy Your Daughter's Falling In Love
(2:50)  7. Drop It Joe
(1:58)  8. Kiss 'n' Twist
(2:29)  9. I Won't Be Home To You
(2:27) 10. My Real Happiness
(2:37) 11. Hey Ring-A-Ding
(2:49) 12. Does Ol' Broadway Ever Sleep
(2:59) 13. Gonna Git That Man
(2:32) 14. It Happened Last Night
(2:28) 15. Send For My Baby
(2:44) 16. Someone Else's Boy
(2:14) 17. I Walk The Line
(2:26) 18. I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
(1:58) 19. Hearts Of Stone
(2:28) 20. Baby Roo
(2:18) 21. Oh Lonesome Me
(2:56) 22. Don't Cry On My Shoulder
(2:13) 23. Playin' Games
(2:21) 24. Pretty Little Baby
(2:01) 25. Ein Boy Für Mich: Kiss 'n' Twist
(2:26) 26. Too Many Rules
(2:16) 27. I'm Movin' On
(2:40) 28. Valentino
(2:51) 29. It's Gonna Take Me Some Time
(2:45) 30. You're Gonna Miss Me

Born on December 12, 1938, in Newark, New Jersey, Connie Francis won television's Startime Talent Scouts at age 12 and signed with MGM Records. She performed "Who's Sorry Now" on American Bandstand, and it became an immediate hit. In 1974, Francis was the victim of a brutal rape in her hotel room. Her lawsuit led to improved security measures throughout the hotel industry. For years after she was assaulted, Francis didn't perform. She returned to the stage in the early 1990s and released an autobiography Who's Sorry Now, in 1984. Singer and actress Connie Francis was born Concetta Franconero, on December 12, 1938, in Newark, New Jersey. The daughter of George Franconero, a roofing contractor, Connie won first prize on Arthur Godfrey's Startime Talent Scouts television show at age 12, and performed on the show for four years. Godfrey convinced her to change her real last name to Francis after he had difficulty pronouncing it.

Francis signed with MGM Records in 1955 after she was rejected by nearly every major recording label. MGM released her first recording, "Freddy" because the president of MGM had a son named by the same name. During the next two years, she recorded a number of mediocre songs. Francis was all set to quit music and study pre-med at NYU on scholarship when her father convinced her to record a decades-old tune, "Who's Sorry Now." Dick Clark introduced the song on his Bandstand TV show in 1958, and it became an immediate hit, selling a million copies less than six months after release. She started working with songwriters Neil Sedaka and Howie Greenfield, and recorded a string of hits, including "Stupid Cupid," "Lipstick on Your Collar," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool," "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You." Francis is primarily known for her singing career, but she played the lead in a number of films created for teenagers in the early 1960s. She starred in four motion pictures, Where the Boys Are (1960), Follow The Boys (1963), Looking For Love (1964) and When The Boys Meet The Girls (1965).  http://www.biography.com/people/connie-francis-9542086#film-career

Do The Twist

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Connie Francis - Millennium Collection: The Best Of Connie Francis

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:26
Size: 72.0 MB
Styles: AM pop
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[2:22] 1. Vacation
[3:02] 2. Don't Break The Heart That Loves You
[2:36] 3. Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart
[2:36] 4. Where The Boys Are
[2:30] 5. My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own
[2:36] 6. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
[3:54] 7. Mama
[2:30] 8. Among My Souvenirs
[2:18] 9. Lipstick On Your Collar
[2:27] 10. My Happiness
[2:13] 11. Stupid Cupid
[2:15] 12. Who's Sorry Now

MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection is a good, basic collection of Connie Francis' biggest hits -- including "Who's Sorry Now," "Stupid Cupid," "Lipstick on Your Collar," "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," "Where the Boys Are," and "Vacation" -- available at a budget price. Although there are a couple of hits and good songs missing, this has enough of the best-known tunes to make it worthwhile for casual listeners on a budget. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Millennium Collection: The Best Of Connie Francis

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