Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits | ||||
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Studio album by Connie Francis | ||||
Released | May 1963 | |||
Recorded | April 26–28, 1962 March 15, 1963 March 22, 1963 April 4, 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | MGM E-4048 (mono)/SE-4048 (stereo) | |||
Producer | Norman Newell, Danny Davis | |||
Connie Francis chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
New Record Mirror | (US-edition)[1] |
Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits is a studio album recorded by American pop singer Connie Francis.
Background
In April 1962, Connie Francis was working mostly in Europe, recording several German language songs at Austrophon Studio, located in the basement of the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Between April 26 and 28, Francis spent three days in Rome, recording a set of thirteen songs intended for an album of Academy Award-winning songs with the rather lengthy title Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits:
- "All the Way" from The Joker Is Wild (1957)
- "Buttons and Bows" from The Paleface (1948)
- "High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head (1959)
- "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
- "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- "The Last Time I Saw Paris" from Lady Be Good (1941)
- "The Way You Look Tonight" from Swing Time (1936)
- "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane (1953)
- "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Qué Será, Será)" from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
- "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940)
- "You'll Never Know" from Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
- "Zip-a-Dee-Dooh-Dah" from Song of the South (1946)
The playbacks to these songs had been pre-recorded at EMI's famous Abbey Road Studios in London under the supervision of Francis' British producer Norman Newell and were conducted by Geoff Love. The tapes of these playbacks had been shipped to Rome, where Francis overdubbed her vocals at RCA Italiana Studios. Francis was unsatisfied with the results and it was decided to postpone the album's release which had originally been planned for early summer of 1962.
The album remained in the vaults until March 1963. When Francis decided to record the winning song from the 1963 Academy Award ceremony, "Days of Wine and Roses," plans were made to include this recording to the set of songs from the 1962 sessions. Yet, Francis still was not satisfied with the whole album and asked orchestra leader Don Costa - who had arranged and conducted her # 1 hit "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" in November 1961 and was also in charge of Francis' recording of "Days of Wine and Roses" - to create and record new playbacks for the 1962 recordings while keeping Francis' original vocals.
Between March 15 and April 4, 1963, Costa recorded new playbacks to twelve of the thirteen songs; some of them even underwent a second treatment until Francis was finally satisfied with the results. The recording of "Over the Rainbow" was heavily edited by removing the repetition of the second verse and cutting down its running time from 3:46 minutes to 2:38 minutes. One track, however, was left untouched, "Buttons and Bows" from the motion picture The Paleface, and remained completely unreleased until 1996.
The remaining twelve songs were combined with "Days of Wine and Roses," and the album was finally released in May 1963 in the U. S. as MGM Records 12" Album SE-4048 (stereo) and E-4048 (mono).[2]
In Australia (Cat.-No. S 027592) and New Zealand (Cat.-No. MCS 5017), though, it came to a mix-up of mastertapes. Here the original 1962 recordings from Rome were released with Days of Wine and Roses missing.[3]
In Brazil, the album was released under the title Connie Francis canta Témas premiadas do Cinema. It featured the same track listing as the U. S. edition.
Track listing US-Edition with new 1963 Playbacks
Side A
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Days of Wine and Roses" | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | 3.00 |
2. | "Secret Love" | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster | 2.50 |
3. | "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert | 1.38 |
4. | "When You Wish upon a Star" | Leigh Harline, Ned Washington | 3.10 |
5. | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2.23 |
6. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg | 2.38 |
Side B
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Moon River" | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | 2.42 |
2. | "Lullaby of Broadway" | Harry Warren, Al Dubin | 2.38 |
3. | "You'll Never Know" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3.32 |
4. | "The Last Time I Saw Paris" | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | 3.15 |
5. | "High Hopes" | Jimmy van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | 2.32 |
6. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields | 3.12 |
7. | "All the Way" | Jimmy van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | 2.35 |
Track listing New Zealand and Australia edition with original 1962 Playbacks
Side A
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Moon River" | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | 2.42 |
2. | "Secret Love" | Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster | 2.50 |
3. | "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert | 1.38 |
4. | "When You Wish upon a Star" | Leigh Harline, Ned Washington | 3.08 |
5. | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2.28 |
6. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg | 3.46 |
Side B
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Lullaby of Broadway" | Harry Warren, Al Dubin | 2.38 |
2. | "You'll Never Know" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3.28 |
3. | "The Last Time I Saw Paris" | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | 3.15 |
4. | "High Hopes" | Jimmy van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | 2.32 |
5. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields | 3.12 |
6. | "All the Way" | Jimmy van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | 2.35 |
Not included songs from the sessions
# | Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark |
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1. | "Buttons and Bows" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2.26 | Recorded April 1962, only song from the sessions not reworked in 1963 |
Foreign-language versions
In 1966, Francis recorded German versions of Over the Rainbow and Moon River for her German concept album Melodien, die die Welt erobern, overdubbing her German vocals to the original 1962 playbacks.[3][4]
References
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (5 October 1963). "Connie Francis: Award Winning motion Picture Hits" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 134. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
- ^ a b Ron Roberts: Connie Francis 1960–1962, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set Kissin', Twistin', Goin' Where The Boys Are, Bear Family Records BCD 16 826 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1996
- ^ Jan Feddersen: Connie Francis, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set Lass mir die bunten Träume, Bear Family Records BCD 15 786 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1994
External links
- Official Connie Francis Fan Club Site
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on MGM Records
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- The Exciting Connie Francis
- My Thanks to You
- Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites
- Christmas in My Heart
- Connie's Greatest Hits
- Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
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- Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children
- Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"
- One for the Boys
- Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites
- Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites
- More Italian Favorites
- Songs to a Swinging Band
- More Greatest Hits
- Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday"
- Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites
- Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites
- Do the Twist!/Dance Party
- Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits
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- Greatest American Waltzes
- In the Summer of His Years
- Connie Francis Sings German Favorites
- Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites
- Movie Greats of the 60s
- Live at The Sahara in Las Vegas
- Connie's Christmas
- Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door
- Love, Italian Style
- Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today
- Grandes Éxitos del Cine de los Años 60
- Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s
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- Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed
- "Who's Sorry Now?"
- "Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon"
- "Fallin'"/"Happy Days and Lonely Nights"
- "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?"
- "For Mama"
- "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"
- "Lili Marleen"
- "Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel"
- "Ich komm' nie mehr von dir los"
- "Wenn ich träume"
- "Schöner fremder Mann"
- "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"
- Where the Boys Are
- Follow the Boys
- Looking for Love
- When the Boys Meet the Girls