Connie's Greatest Hits Explained

Connie's Greatest Hits
Type:Compilation album
Artist:Connie Francis
Cover:Connie's_Greatest_Hits_Album_Cover.jpg
Released:November 1959
Recorded:October 10, 1957
March 20, 1958
June 9, 1958
June 18, 1958
September 2, 1958
November 6, 1958
February 2, 1959
April 15, 1959
July 7, 1959
Genre:Pop
Length:28:28
Label:MGM
E-3793 (mono)
Producer:Harry A. Myerson, Ray Ellis
Next Title:Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
Next Year:1959

Connie's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Connie Francis, released in 1959. The album features the songs from Francis' most successful singles from her breakthrough hit Who's Sorry Now? in early 1958 up to the date of the album's release in November 1959.

The album was repackaged with a new cover design and re-released in March 1962.[1]

Track listing

Side A

TitleSongwriterLength
1. "Who's Sorry Now" 2.16
2. 2.13
3. "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" 2.07
4. "Stupid Cupid" Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield 2.13
5. "Carolina Moon" 2.32
6. "Plenty Good Lovin'" Connie Francis 2.03

Side B

TitleSongwriterLength
1. "Frankie" Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield 2.30
2. "You're Gonna Miss Me" 2.43
3. George Goehring, Edna Lewis 2.18
4. "If I Didn't Care" 2.37
5. Borney Bergantine, Betty Peterson 2.29
6. "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" Jeannine Clesi 2.27

CD Re-issue

In 2012, Connie's Greatest Hits was re-released by Hallmark Records in their "Original Recordings" series, with "Who's Sorry Now" replaced by "Robot Man", "Frankie" replaced by "Valentino" and "Lipstick on Your Collar" replaced by "It Would Be Worth It"

Notes and References

  1. Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2