Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door explained

Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door
Type:Studio album
Artist:Connie Francis
Cover:Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door.jpg
Border:yes
Released:October 1966
Recorded:May 17–18, 1966
June 1, 1966
Genre:Pop
Label:scheduled for release on
MGM
E-4412 (mono)/SE-4412 (stereo)
eventually released on
King Leo Records
LES-903
Producer:Pete Spargo
Prev Title:Connie Francis live at The Sahara in Las Vegas
Prev Year:1966
Next Title:Love, Italian Style
Next Year:1967

Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.

Background

Whilst the material of her album Connie Francis sings Fun Songs for Children (1959) clearly had aimed at toddlers and smaller children of pre-school age, Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door contained material suitable for older children and youths in their early teens by combining classic songs such as Do-Re-Mi from the musical The Sound of Music with modern novelty songs like a rendition of Brian Hyland's 1960 hit Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.

The orchestral backing track and the vocal contributions of an unidentified children choir were recorded on May 17 and 18, 1966. Francis overdubbed her vocals to all songs on June 1, 1966.[1]

The album was originally scheduled for release on Francis' label MGM Records with the catalogue numbers E-4412 (mono pressings) and SE-4412 (stereo pressings) but was eventually reassigned to MGM's subsidiary label King Leo Records and released in stereo only under the catalogue number LES-903.[2]

Of the thirteen recorded songs, Batman remains unreleased to this day. Along with her 1960 UK-Single Robot Man and her 1968 rendition of the Burt Bacharach classic Promises, Promises, Francis herself calls Batman "the dumbest song I've ever recorded".

Track listing

Side A

TitleSongwriterLength
1. "Do-Re-Mi" 2.39
2. "I'm Henry VIII. I Am" 2.16
3. "Puff, the Magic Dragon" 3.18
4. "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss 2.35
5. "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" 2.17
6. "This Land Is Your Land" 2.55

Side B

TitleSongwriterLength
1. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" 2.10
2. "England Swings" 1.47
3. "The Children's Marching Song" traditional 1.56
4. "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" 2.12
5. "A Spoonful of Sugar" 2.13
6. Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" 2.10

Not included songs from the sessions

References

  1. Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
  2. Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2