Many Tears Ago

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"Many Tears Ago"
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Single by Connie Francis
B-side "Senza Mama (With No One)"
ReleasedOctober 1960 (1960-10)
Genre Pop
Length1:53
Label MGM
Songwriter Winfield Scott [1]
Connie Francis singles chronology
"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"
(1960)		"Many Tears Ago"
(1960)		"Where the Boys Are"
(1961)

"Many Tears Ago" is a song written by Winfield Scott and most notably performed by Connie Francis, who released it as a single in late 1960 under MGM Records.

Contents

Connie Francis version

Background

Before "Many Tears Ago","My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" had become Francis' second consecutive A-side to top the Billboard Hot 100 reaching No. 1 on the chart dated 26 September 1960 and holding there the following week. The single also marked Francis' final appearance of the R&B charts at No. 11. [2]

Release and reception

Following the success she would release "Many Tears Ago" as a seven inch single in October 1960 under MGM Records. [3] It was backed by a Neapolitan song, [4] "Senza Mama (With No One)" on the B-side, [3] which was later included in her More Italian Favorites album, released a month later. Francis would highlight the single in her appearance at the Copacabana, for her live album Connie Francis at the Copa. [5]

Cashbox reviewed the single in November and said that her "waxing" of the song will keep her high in the charts and noted that "...tune is an up beat weeper with a 'Singing The Blues' flavor, which the lark shuffles thru in her coin-catching style", also calling the B-side a "...beautiful Neapolitan affair". [4]

Chart performance

"Many Tears Ago" reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, [6] No. 9 on the Cashbox Top 100 Singles, [7] and peaked at No. 6 on the Record World (then called Music Vendor) singles chart. [8] Outside of America the single sold well, reaching No. 6 in Canada, [9] and peaking at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960. In Australia the single reached No. 18. [10]

The single's B-side, "Senza Mama (With No One)", reached No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 95 on the Record World singles chart. [11] [12]

Track listing

7" vinyl single [3] [4]

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 214.
  3. 1 2 3 Francis, Connie (October 1960). ""Many Tears Ago"/"Senza Mama (With No One)" (7" vinyl single)". MGM Records . 11964.
  4. 1 2 3 Cashbox magazine, November 5, 1960. Record Reviews, The Cashbox Pick of the Week
  5. ↑ Billboard magazine, November 21, 1960. Francis Copa Date Promot'n.
  6. ↑ "Connie Francis, "Many Tears Ago" Chart Positions" . Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. pp. 129–130. ISBN   1563083167.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hit Records 1954–1982. Record Research. ISBN   978-0-89820-200-7.
  9. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - December 12, 1960".
  10. ↑ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-44439-5.
  11. ↑ "Connie Francis, "Senza Mama (With No One)" Chart Position" . Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hit Records 101–150 1959–1982. Record Research. ISBN   978-0-89820-201-4.
  13. ↑ ""Big" Tiny Little, "Big" Tiny Little In Person". Discogs . 12 May 1962. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Willie Bobo, Spanish Blues Band". Discogs . 1968. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Ray Condo & His Ricochets, High & Wild". AllMusic . Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Emmy Rossum, Sentimental Journey". Discogs . Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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