Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"

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Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"
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Studio album by
Released1962
Recorded1962, 1961
Genre Easy listening
Length32:02
Label MGM
Producer Arnold Maxin
Connie Francis chronology
Connie Francis sings Fun Songs For Children
(1962)
Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"
(1962)
Country Music – Connie Style
(1962)
Singles from Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love"
  1. "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" / "Someone Else's Boy"
    Released: April 1961
  2. "Together" / "Too Many Rules"
    Released: June 1961
  3. "(He's My) Dreamboat"
    Released: September 1961
  4. "When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)" / "Baby's First Christmas"
    Released: November 1961
  5. "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"
    Released: January 1962
  6. "Second Hand Love"
    Released: April 1962
  7. "Pretty Little Baby"
    Released: May 16, 2025

Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" (also known as Connie Francis Sings) is a 1962 studio album by American singer Connie Francis. [1]

Contents

Background

"Together" (1961) and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" (1962) both peaked at number one on the Easy Listening chart. [2] The latter song hit No. 1 in the US and was her final No. 1 in any country, soon after her other hit, "Second Hand Love", (No. 7 in the US), the album was compiled, both titles appear bigger and colored on the album cover.

Overview

All of the songs in the album were either A or B-sides, with many being hits. The album peaked at number 111 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Second Hand Love"
2:48
2."Someone Else's Boy"
  • Athena Hosey
  • Hal Gordon
2:39
3."Together"2:51
4."Too Many Rules"
  • Don Stirling
  • Gary Temkin
2:21
5."(He's My) Dreamboat" John D. Loudermilk 2:40
6."Gonna Git That Man" Eddie Curtis 2:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"
2:58
8."Pretty Little Baby"
  • Stirling
  • Bill Nauman
2:15
9."When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)"2:40
10."It Happened Last Night"
2:30
11."Baby's First Christmas"
  • Davis
  • Mencher
2:20
12."Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart"2:35

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 111

References

  1. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music – Connie Francis entry". Google Books. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  2. "Connie Francis – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  3. "Connie Francis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.