Frankie | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Connie Francis |
A-Side: | Lipstick on Your Collar |
Released: | May 1959 |
Genre: | Pop |
Label: | MGM |
Prev Title: | My Happiness |
Prev Year: | 1959 |
Next Title: | You're Gonna Miss Me |
Next Year: | 1959 |
"Frankie" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka and performed by Connie Francis featuring the Ray Ellis Orchestra. It reached #9 on the U.S. pop chart and #17 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959.[1]
The song ranked #61 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1959.[2]
The B-side to Francis' version, "Lipstick on Your Collar", reached #3 in the U.K., #5 on the U.S. pop chart, and #10 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959.[3]