More Italian Favorites

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More Italian Favorites
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Studio album by
Released1960
Genre Vocal
Length35:44
Label MGM
Connie Francis chronology
Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites
(1960)
More Italian Favorites
(1960)
Songs to a Swinging Band
(1961)

More Italian Favorites is the thirteenth album by Connie Francis and was released in 1960 by MGM Records. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Guaglione" (Giuseppe Fanciulli, Nicola Salerno)
  2. "Senza Mamma E Nnaumurata"
  3. "Just Say I Love Him" ( Rodolfo Falvo, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward)
  4. "Funiculì, Funiculà" (Luigi Denza, Peppino Turco)
  5. "Summertime in Venice"
  6. "Roman Guitar"

Side B

  1. "Torero"
  2. "Nights of Splendor"
  3. "Tell Me You're Mine" (Ronald L. Fredianelli, Dico Vasin)
  4. "That's Amore" (Harry Warren, Jack Brooks)
  5. "Return to Me" (Carmen Lombardo, Danny Di Minno)
  6. "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (Juventino Rosas)

Chart positions

Chart (1960)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 9

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References

  1. Connie Francis, More Italian Favorites. Discogs.com, Retrieved May 4, 2023.