Love, Italian Style
Love, Italian Style | ||||
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Studio album by Connie Francis | ||||
Released | January 1967 | |||
Recorded | October 12–14, 1966 | |||
Studio | Milan Ricordi Studios, Rome | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | MGM E-4448 (mono)/SE-4448 (stereo) | |||
Producer | Pete Spargo | |||
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Love, Italian Style is a studio album recorded by American pop singer Connie Francis.
Background
During October 1966, Francis recorded several Italian language tracks at Milan Ricordi Studios in Rome, Italy. Some tracks were Italian language cover versions of her current US hits, such as "Spanish Nights and You", while others were of Italian origin, such as "Regent's Park" (the theme song for an Italian television miniseries Melissa) and "Canta ragazzina," her entry for the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Festival.
The album was produced by Pete Spargo and engineered by Val Valentin; the orchestra was conducted by Iller Pattacini. The album consists of traditional Italian songs brought up to date with combined arrangements of traditional Italian instruments (e.g. mandolins) and modern instruments (e.g. electric guitars).
Francis sings all songs either entirely in Neapolitan, or bilingually in Neapolitan and English.
Track listing
Side A
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Souvenir d'Italie" ("Souvenir of Italy") | L. Luttazzi, S. Tambusi, Carl Sigman | 2.38 |
2. | "Chella llá" | S. Taccani, U. Bertini, A. Hoffman, D. Manning | 1.45 |
3. | "I' te vurria vasà" | V. Russo, E. Di Capua | 3.31 |
4. | "La Violetera" | Traditional | 1.37 |
5. | "Passione" | Traditional | 2.42 |
6. | "Tango delle Rosa" | Albert Gamse, Schreier-Bottero | 2.00 |
Side B
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Statte vicino a 'mme" | E. Barrata, A. Ciervo, A. Delle Grotte | 2.57 |
2. | "Piscatore 'e Pusilleco" ("The Fisher of Pusilleco") | E. Marolo, E. Tagliaferri, O. Paul | 2.20 |
3. | "Tarantella" ("Lucky, Lucky, Lucky Me") | M. Berle, B. Arnold | 1.45 |
4. | "'Na voce, 'na chitarra e' 'o poco 'e luna" | C. A. Rossi, U. Calise, A. Stillmann | 2.05 |
5. | "Scalinatella" ("Stairway to the Sea") | G. Cioffi, S. Bonagura, A. A. Beach | 2.39 |
6. | "Terra straniera" | Traditional | 3.08 |
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- Who's Sorry Now?
- 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
- Country & Western – Golden Hits
- 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
- Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
- 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
- Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David
- 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