Sings Italian Favorites/More Italian Favorites by Connie Francis (CD, Mar-2006, Collectables)

Album Features
UPC:	090431762028
Artist:	Connie Francis
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2006
Record Label:	Collectables
Genre:	Oldies

Track Listing
1. Comm'e Belle a Stagione
2. Anema E Core
3. Arriverderci Roma
4. You Alone (Solo Tu)
5. Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)
6. Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) (T'Ho Volunto Bene)
7. Toward the End of the Day
8. Ciao, Ciao Bambino
9. Mama
10. Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me?
11. I Have But One Heart (O' Marenariello)
12. There's No Tomorrow (O Sole Mio)
13. Santa Lucia
14. Come Back to Sorrento
15. Guaglione
16. Senza Mamma E Nnammurata
17. Just Say I Love Him
18. Funiculi, Funicula
19. Summertime in Venice
20. Roman Guitar (Chitarra Romana)
21. Torero
22. Nights of Splendor
23. Tell Me You're Mine (Per un Bacio d'Amore)
24. That's Amore
25. Return to Me (Ritorna a Me)
26. Loveliest Night of the Year, The (Se Tu Sei con Me)

Details
Distributor:	Gotham Distributing Corp.
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
2 LPs on 1 CD: SINGS ITALIAN FAVORITES (1959) / MORE ITALIAN FAVORITES (1959).Liner Note Authors: Connie Francis; George Christy; John Tobler.It's doubtful that anyone born after the '60s remembers Connie Francis well, despite the fact that she was a mega pop star during the late '50s and throughout the '60s. Albums like Sings Italian Favorites and More Italian Favorites sold faster than hotcakes at the local fire department fundraiser, making Concetta Rosemarie Franconero the forerunner to female performers like Madonna (though Francis' wardrobes tended to be more conservative). The 2004 release of these two albums will most strongly appeal to those who remember Francis from her heyday, and have been waiting for her many, many albums to be reissued. The songs, sung in English and Italian, and backed by a full orchestra, don't hold up in the way an Ella Fitzgerald recording does, but Francis is a good singer with a soft, romantic lilt to her voice. And while one wouldn't call the production masterful, the MGM crew keeps a fairly even hand on things for Sings Italian Favorites. The second album, More Italian Favorites, is a bit more bombastic, and more echo -- which isn't needed -- is added to Francis' voice. For old fans, or anyone curious about the types of songs that made mom and dad fall in love, Sings Italian Favorites/More Italian Favorites will be a blast from pop history's past. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.