She was not only an amazing singer but a great linguist as well and recorded albums in German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. She had many hits stateside but was an even bigger sensation in Europe, notably Germany, where many of her songs made the Top Ten charts. She had an incredibly large body of work that she released over her nearly sixty-year career. It can take you weeks to explore all of her songs!
One of our favorite Connie Francis albums "Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits" was featured in a previous Film Albums post (you can read it here), so today we are going to highlight another favorite: "Happiness - Connie Francis on Broadway Today". This album has some beautiful arrangements of popular Broadway songs and Connie belts them out like only she could. Hallelujah, Baby and Sherry are especially rousing, but my favorites are the soft songs: the lovely Happiness, My Cup Runneth Over and I Wanna Be With You.
Happiness - Connie Francis on Broadway Today was released by MGM Records in 1967 and, unfortunately, is not one of the easiest albums to track down online but you can find a few of these songs on Youtube. Check them out!
Track Listing
Side One:
Happiness - "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
Together Forever/My Cup Runneth Over Medley - "I Do! I Do!"
Willkommen/Cabaret Medley - "Cabaret"
Fiddler on the Roof/To Life Medley - "Fiddler on the Roof"
Walking Happy - "Walking Happy"
Side Two:
Illya Darling - "Illya Darling"
If They Could See Me Now/I'm a Brass Band - "Sweet Charity"
Sherry - "Sherry!"
I Wanna Be With You - "Golden Boy"
My Best Beau - "Mame"
The Impossible Dream - "Man of La Mancha"
Top Music Picks: Happiness, Fiddler on the Roof, Sherry, I Wanna Be With You, The Impossible Dream
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