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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 ...
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.
"Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" is a song written by Ted Murry and Benny Davis and performed by Connie Francis. [1] In 1964, the track reached No. 7 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] It was featured on her 1965 album, Connie Francis Sings "For Mama". [3]
The result was the most successful double-sided hit of Francis' career, as "Lipstick on Your Collar" – the first uptempo Connie Francis single to reach the US Top Ten – peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1959, while "Frankie" peaked at No. 9. [7] "Lipstick on Your Collar" sold over one million copies in the US. [8]
Another album, "Connie Francis sings 'Never on Sunday'", had was recorded two days later on August 10 and 11, 1961 but was released in October 1961, one month prior to the Folk Song album. Two songs from the album were released in late 1964 and early 1965 as single B-sides.
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 ...