Sings Italian Favorites/More Italian Favorites

by Connie Francis

Overview

It's doubtful that anyone born after the '60s remembers Connie Francis well, despite the fact that she was a mega pop star during the late '50s and throughout the '60s. Albums like Sings Italian Favorites and More Italian Favorites sold faster than hotcakes at the local fire department fundraiser, making Concetta Rosemarie Franconero the forerunner to female performers like Madonna (though Francis' wardrobes tended to be more conservative). The 2004 release of these two albums will most strongly appeal to those who remember Francis from her heyday, and have been waiting for her many, many albums to be reissued. The songs, sung in English and Italian, and backed by a full orchestra, don't hold up in the way an Ella Fitzgerald recording does, but Francis is a good singer with a soft, romantic lilt to her voice. And while one wouldn't call the production masterful, the MGM crew keeps a fairly even hand on things for Sings Italian Favorites. The second album, More Italian Favorites, is a bit more bombastic, and more echo -- which isn't needed -- is added to Francis' voice. For old fans, or anyone curious about the types of songs that made mom and dad fall in love, Sings Italian Favorites/More Italian Favorites will be a blast from pop history's past. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2006
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261207258
Rank:	738

Tracks

1. Comm'e Belle a Stagione
2. Anema E Core
3. Arriverderci Roma
4. You Alone (Solo Tu)
5. Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)
6. Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) (T'Ho Volunto Bene)
7. Toward the End of the Day
8. Ciao, Ciao Bambino
9. Mama
10. Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me?
11. I Have But One Heart (O' Marenariello)
12. There's No Tomorrow (O Sole Mio)
13. Santa Lucia
14. Come Back to Sorrento
15. Guaglione
16. Senza Mamma E Nnammurata
17. Just Say I Love Him
18. Funiculi, Funicula
19. Summertime in Venice
20. Roman Guitar (Chitarra Romana)
21. Torero
22. Nights of Splendor
23. Tell Me You're Mine (Per un Bacio d'Amore)
24. That's Amore
25. Return to Me (Ritorna a Me)
26. The Loveliest Night of the Year (Se Tu Sei con Me)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Connie Francis   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Cesare Andrea Bixio   Composer
Harry Akst   Composer
Manny Curtis   Composer
Al Stillman   Composer
Gino Redi   Composer
Harold Barlow   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Shelley Dobbins   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Luigi Denza   Composer
Carmen Lombardo   Composer
Martin Kalmanoff   Composer
Al Hoffman   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Sandro Giovannini   Composer
Ferdinando Albano   Composer
John Stepan Zamecnik   Composer
Marjorie Harper   Composer
John Dentato   Composer
Luigi Donadio   Composer
Cherubin Bruno   Composer
Saturnino Caicedo   Composer
George Christy   Liner Notes,Original Liner Notes
Salvatore ("Salve") D'Esposito   Composer
Pietro Garinei   Composer
Bruno Cherubini   Composer
Gigi Pisano   Composer
Ray Allen   Composer
Eldo di Lazzaro   Composer
Alberto Ravasini   Composer
George "Funky" Brown   Composer
Alessandro Icini   Composer
Tito Manlio   Composer
Stan Vincent   Composer
Domenico Modugno   Composer
Traditional   Composer
John Tobler   Liner Notes
Connie Francis   Liner Notes,Original Liner Notes
Jack Brooks   Composer
Jack Val   Composer
Francesco Migliacci   Composer
Giuseppe Fanciulli   Composer
Sam Ward   Composer
Leo Corday   Composer
Rodolfo Falvo   Composer
John Farrow   Composer
Leon Carr   Composer
Marty Symes   Composer
Phil Brito   Composer
Michele Galdieri   Composer
Nicola Salerno   Composer
Nino Caicedo   Composer
Renato Rascel   Composer