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The song was also recorded by Connie Francis in 1959 for her album Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites, with her hit single released in February 1960. Arranged and conducted by Tony Osborne, the Connie Francis version of the song was a number two hit in the UK, [9] and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [10]
Francis was born to an Italian-American family (one of her grandfathers having immigrated from Reggio Calabria in 1905) [7] in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, the first child of George Franconero (1911–1996) and Ida (née Ferrari-di Vito; 1911–2000), spending her first years in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn area (Utica Avenue/St. Marks Place) before the family moved to New ...
Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites was recorded following a suggestion from Francis' father, George Franconero Sr., who played an active part in directing Francis' career. He had realized that Francis would have to make a timely transition from the youth-oriented Rock 'n' Roll music to adult contemporary music if she wanted to pursue a ...
This is the discography of American pop singer Connie Francis.Throughout her career, she has sold 100 million records worldwide. [1] In 1959, she was recognized as the then best-selling female recording artist in Germany and was once hailed as the worlds best-selling female vocalist in history at that time. [2]
More Italian Favorites is the thirteenth album by Connie Francis and was released in 1960 by MGM Records. [1] Track listing. Side A ...
Connie's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Connie Francis, released in 1959.The album features the songs from Francis' most successful singles from her breakthrough hit Who's Sorry Now? in early 1958 up to the date of the album's release in November 1959.
Connie Francis' recording of "For Mama" was released as a single in 1965 and became a minor hit in the United States, peaking at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] In the Philippines, the single reached No. 2 on the national chart.
The credit on the label of Connie Francis's album, Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites, for the song Mama is Bixio-Barlow-Brito-Cherubini, with nothing at all to indicate that the Cherubini being referred to is Bruno (or that it is Bixio, for that matter). That on the label of her 1959 Mama/Teddy single is merely Barlow-Brito. However, since ...