Greatest American Waltzes

Greatest American Waltzes
Studio album by Connie Francis
Released	July 1963
Recorded	June 18 and 19, 1963
Genre	Pop
Length	31:08
Label	MGM E-4145 (mono)/SE-4145 (stereo)
Producer	Danny Davis
Connie Francis chronology
Follow The Boys (1963) Greatest American Waltzes (1963) "Mala Femmena" and Connie's Big Hits From Italy (1963)

Greatest American Waltzes is a studio album recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis.

Background

An album containing waltzes popular in the US had already been planned in 1961 but had been abandoned in favor of other album projects. ^[1]

Overview

A second attempt was made in 1963 and was recorded on June 18 and 19 that year at Owen Bradley's studio Bradley Film & Recording in Nashville. Arrangements were provided by Bill McElhiney who also conducted the sessions. Background vocals came from Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires. ^[2]

The album charted on both Cash Box and the Billboard Top LPs, reaching No. 79 and No. 94, respectively. ^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anniversary Waltz"	Dave Franklin, Al Dubin	2:27
2.	"Remember"	Irving Berlin	2:24
3.	"My Buddy"	Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn	2:51
4.	"You Can't Be True, Dear"	Hans Otten, Gerhard Ebeler, Hal Cotten	2:35
5.	"Always"	Irving Berlin	2:21
6.	"Beautiful Ohio"	Ballard MacDonald, Robert A. King	2:44

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Three O'clock In The Morning"	Theodora Morse, Julián Robledo	2:15
2.	"True Love"	Cole Porter	3:14
3.	"Till We Meet Again"	Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan	2:42
4.	"Melody Of Love"	Hans Engelmann, Tom Glazer	2:21
5.	"Fascination"	Fermo Dante Marchetti, Maurice de Féraudy, Dick Manning	2:46
6.	"(I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time"	Albert Von Tilzer, Neville Fleason	2:28
Total length:			31:08

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [4]	94
US Cashbox Top LPs [3]	79

References

1. Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
2. Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
3. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 131–132. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. pp. 283–284.