Songs to a Swinging Band
1960 studio album by Connie Francis
Songs to a Swinging Band | ||||
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Studio album by Connie Francis | ||||
Released | December 1960 | |||
Recorded | October 11 – 13, 1960 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Label | MGM Records E-3893 (mono)/SE-3893 (stereo) | |||
Producer | Arnold Maxin | |||
Connie Francis chronology | ||||
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Songs to a Swinging Band is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.
The album was recorded October 11 – 13, 1960 in New York under the musical direction of Richard "Dick" Wess.[1]
The album was released in late 1960. Several of the album's songs were released in Asia on singles.[2]
The closing track Swanee saw a limited single release in the U. S. when it was featured on MGM Records Single K 13005 as the B-side of Atashi-no, Francis' Japanese recording of Where the Boys Are.[3]
Track listing
Side A
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" | Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh | 2.34 |
2. | "Ol' Man Mose" | Louis Armstrong, Zilner T. Randolph | 3.05 |
3. | "How Long Has This Been Goin' On?" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 3.00 |
4. | "My Love, My Love" | Nicholas Acquaviva, Bob Haymes | 2.45 |
5. | "It Might As Well Be Spring" | Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | 4.14 |
6. | "Taboo" | Ernesto Lecuona | 2.19 |
Side B
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Love Is Where You Find It" | Nacio Herb Brown, Earl Brent | 2.17 |
2. | "I Got Lost in His Arms" | Irving Berlin | 2.48 |
3. | "Dat's Love" | Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2.05 |
4. | "Angel Eyes" | Matt Dennis, Earl Brent | 3.07 |
5. | "Gone With the Wind" | Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson | 2.41 |
6. | "Swanee" | George Gershwin, Irving Caesar | 2.23 |
References
- ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
- ^ 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
- ^ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
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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