| Who's Sorry Now? | ||||
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| Released | April 1958 | |||
| Recorded | October 2, 1957 March 20, 1958 March 31, 1958 April 21, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 32:19 | |||
| Label | MGM E-3686 | |||
| Producer | Harry A. Myerson | |||
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Who's Sorry Now? is the first studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.
By 1957, none of Connie Francis' first nine solo singles had charted. Her duet single with Marvin Rainwater, "The Majesty Of Love", b/w "You, my Darlin' You" had only been a minor hit, peaking at # 93 (though it sold over one million copies). As a result of these failures, the managers at MGM Records had decided not to renew her contract after the last scheduled single release.
During what was supposed to be her last recording session for MGM Records in October 1957, Francis recorded a cover version of the song "Who's Sorry Now?". For quite some time, Francis' father, George Franconero Sr., had wanted his daughter to record this song with a contemporary arrangement, but the discussion had become heated and Francis had refused to record it, considering the song old fashioned and corny. Her father persisted and Francis agreed. [1]
As her father had predicted, "Who's Sorry Now?", released as MGM Records Single K 12588, became a huge hit. With this success, MGM Records renewed the contract with Francis. The recording sessions for a new album, which would include the breakthrough hit, began in March 1958 and were completed in April 1958. [2]
The album's formula is clearly inspired by the arrangement of its title song: Choose Standards from the time between the 1910s and 1940s, but present them in a contemporary arrangement. To give the album some diversity in music styles, there were two exceptions: "My Melancholy Baby" and "How Deep is the Ocean," which featured grand orchestra arrangements. When the album was released in May 1958, it failed to chart. The album was re-packaged with a new cover design and re-released in March 1962. [3]
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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| 1. | "Who's Sorry Now" | Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby | 2.16 |
| 2. | "I'm Nobody's Baby" | Benny Davis, Milton Ager, Lester Santly | 2.21 |
| 3. | "It's the Talk of the Town" | Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes | 2.52 |
| 4. | "I Miss You So" | Jimmy Henderson, Sid Robin, Bertha Scott | 2.32 |
| 5. | "I Cried for You" | Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman | 2.56 |
| 6. | "Heartaches" | Al Hoffman, John Klenner | 2.31 |
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Beginning to See the Light | Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Harry James, Don George | 2.39 |
| 2. | "My Melancholy Baby" | Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton | 3.51 |
| 3. | "You Always Hurt the One You Love" | Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts | 2.24 |
| 4. | "How Deep Is the Ocean" | Irving Berlin | 2.22 |
| 5. | "If I Had You" | Irving King, Ted Shapiro | 2.56 |
| 6. | "I'll Get By" | Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk | 2.39 |
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark |
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| 1. | "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" | Jeannine Clesi | 2.27 | released on MGM Records single K 12647 but not included on album |
| 2. | "Lock Up Your Heart" | Ted Gary, Anthony September | 2.30 | Take 5, referred to as "slow version" in the session notes, unreleased until 1993 [4] |
| 3. | "Lock Up Your Heart" | Ted Gary, Anthony September | 2.33 | Take 11, referred to as "fast version" in the session notes, released on MGM Records single K 12647 but not included on album [5] |
| 4. | "You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)" | Larry Fotine, Fred Meadows, William Faber | 2.21 | released on MGM Records single K 12588 but not included on album |
