The Wedding Cake

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"The Wedding Cake"
The Wedding Cake (Spanish Release).png
Spanish release cover
Single by Connie Francis
from the album The Wedding Cake
B-side "Overhill, Underground"
ReleasedJanuary 1969
Genre Country
Length2:37
Label MGM
14034
Songwriter(s) Margaret Lewis, Mira Ann Smith
Producer(s) Shelby Singleton
Connie Francis singles chronology
"I Don't Wanna Play House"
(1968)		"The Wedding Cake"
(1969)		"Gone Like the Wind"
(1969)

"The Wedding Cake" is a song written by Margaret Lewis and Mira Ann Smith and performed by Connie Francis. [1]

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Background

By 1969 Connie Francis' chart presence declined. She rarely scored hits, and the main chart she had success with, was the Adult Contemporary chart, where a lot of her songs charted. "The Wedding Cake" was a brief return to the bottom half of the charts, and one of her last singles that year. After 1969 Francis took a break from recording, coming back in 1973.

Overview

In 1969, the track reached No. 19 on the U.S. easy listening chart, No. 33 on the U.S. country chart, No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 97 on Cash Box and No. 83 in the Canadian Top 100 charts and No. 16 on their AC charts. Also charted at No. 96 in Australia. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] . It was her last ever song that appeared in the Hot 100 and second to last to appear on country charts.

It was featured on her 1969 album, The Wedding Cake. [7]

Charts

MGM advertisement for the single, the advert notes that the song is similar to the country songs Honey and Little Green Apples Connie-francis-The-Wedding-Cake-.jpg
MGM advertisement for the single, the advert notes that the song is similar to the country songs Honey and Little Green Apples
Chart (1969)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 91
US Easy Listening 19
US Billboard Country Singles 33
US Record World 92
US Cash Box [6] 97
CA Top 100 Singles 83
CA Adult Contemporary 16
AUS Top 100 Singles [2] 96

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ Connie Francis, "The Wedding Cake" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  2. 1 2 Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-44439-5.
  3. ↑ Connie Francis, "The Wedding Cake" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 7, 1969" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "RPM Top 40 AC - April 28, 1969".
  6. 1 2 Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffman, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950–1993. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. pp. 129–130. ISBN   1563083167.
  7. ↑ Connie Francis, The Wedding Cake Retrieved May 6, 2023
  8. ↑ Connie Smith, Back in Baby's Arms Retrieved May 6, 2023
  9. ↑ Jeannie C. Riley, The World of Country Retrieved May 6, 2023
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