More Greatest Hits (Connie Francis album)

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Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 1961
RecordedAugust 28, 1959
October 14, 1959
January 25, 1960
January 27, 1960
April 7, 1960
July 6, 1960
July 25, 1960
September 9, 1960
October 18, 1960
December 27, 1960
Genre Pop
Label MGM Records
E-3942 (mono)/SE-3942 (stereo)
Producer Ray Ellis, Norman Newell, Arnold Maxin
Connie Francis chronology
Connie Francis at The Copacabana
(1961)
More Greatest Hits
(1961)
Connie Francis sings "Never on Sunday"
(1961)
Singles from More Greatest Hits
  1. "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"
    Released: August 1960

More Greatest Hits is a compilation album by United States entertainer Connie Francis. The album features the songs from Francis' most successful singles on the American market from her 1959 hit "Among My Souvenirs" up to the date of the album's release in May 1961.

Contents

The album is notable for its change in track listing after its initial release. First pressings of the album featured "Teddy" as track five of the B-side. Copyright issues between MGM Records, Francis' own song publishing company Francon Music Inc. and the song's composer Paul Anka led to the replacement of "Teddy" by the Kadish Millett composition "Valentino." [1]

"Valentino" had never been a U. S. single but it had been a modest hit for Francis in Europe and was subsequently covered in the native languages of several European countries such as Germany (recorded by Caterina Valente [2] as well as Angèle Durand [3] ) and The Netherlands (recorded by The Fouryo's [4] ). "Valentino" was also featured in different versions on the album: The stereo pressings contained the single vocal take of the song while the mono pressings contained the double vocal version where Francis harmonized with herself. [5]

Track listing

Side A

#TitleSongwriterLengthRemark
1."Jealous of You (Tango della Gelosia)"Giuseppe Mendes, Vittorio Mascheroni, Marjorie Harper2.28-
2."My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" Jack Keller, Howard Greenfield 2.30-
3."Everybody's Somebody's Fool"Jack Keller, Howard Greenfield2.37-
4."Mama"Bruno Cherubini, Harold Barlow, Phil Brito3.55-
5."No One" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2.48-
6."God Bless America" Irving Berlin 2.34-

Side B

#TitleSongwriterLengthRemark
1."Among My Souvenirs" Lawrence Wright, Edgar Leslie 2.30 Simulated stereo only on stereo pressings as the song was never mixed to true stereo. [6]
2."Where the Boys Are" Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield2.43-
3."Many Tears Ago" Winfield Scott 1.55-
4."Malagueña" Ernesto Lecuona 3.06-
5a."Teddy" Paul Anka 2.38Only on first pressings
5b."Valentino"Kadish Millett2.30Replacement for "Teddy" on later pressings
Single vocal version on stereo pressings
5c."Valentino"Kadish Millett2.30Replacement for "Teddy" on later pressings
Double vocal version on mono pressings
6."Senza Mamma e Nnammurata"Luigi Donadio, Connie Francis4.01-

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References

  1. 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
  2. Caterina Valente: Mit tausend Träumen durch die Zeit, 6 CD Boxed Set, Bear Family Records BCD 15 827
  3. Angèle Durand: Ja, ich bin die tolle Frau, CD Album, Bear Family Records BCD 15 858
  4. The Fouryo's: The Story – Vol. 2, PolyGram CD Album 514 324-2)
  5. same as 1.
  6. same as 1.