| In the Summer of His Years | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Connie Francis |
| Cover: | In the Summer of His Years (album).jpg |
| Released: | December 1963 |
| Recorded: | March 4, 1959 August 26 and 27, 1959 October 14, 1959 August 8 and 9, 1961 January 25 and 26, 1962 June 18, 1963 December 2, 1963 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | MGM E-4210 (mono)/SE-4210 (stereo) |
| Producer: | Danny Davis |
| Prev Title: | The Very Best Of Connie Francis – Connie's 15 Biggest Hits |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | Connie Francis sings German Favorites |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
In the Summer of His Years is a studio album recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis.
The album's title song was performed first by Millicent Martin when the BBC aired a tribute to John F. Kennedy after the tragic events in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
While Mahalia Jackson had recorded the song already on November 29, 1963, Connie Francis recorded her own version on December 2, 1963,[1] followed by its immediate release. The arrangement was provided by Claus Ogerman who also conducted the recording.[2]
The subsequent album of the same name was filled with material that had been released on previous singles and albums and was considered suitable to serve as memorial songs for John F. Kennedy as well as for J. D. Tippit, a policeman who had also been slain that day in Dallas. All the proceeds of the album were donated to Tippit's family.[3]
| Title | Songwriter | Length | Previous release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Herb Kretzmer, David Lee | 2:32 | - | ||
| 2. | 2:30 | MGM Records Album My Thanks To You (1959) | |||
| 3. | "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)" | James Royce Shannon | 2:13 | MGM Records Album Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites (1962) | |
| 4. | "The Lord's Prayer" | traditional | 2:56 | MGM Records Album Christmas in My Heart (1959) | |
| 5. | "My Buddy" | 2:51 | MGM Records Album Greatest American Waltzes (1963) | ||
| 6. | "God Bless America" | 2:44 | MGM Records Single K 12841 (1959) |
| Title | Songwriter | Length | Previous release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ave Maria" | 2:50 | MGM Records Album Christmas In My Heart (1959) | ||
| 2. | "Red River Valley" | traditional | 1:58 | MGM Records Album Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites (1961) | |
| 3. | "Danny Boy" | 3:25 | MGM Records Album Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites (1962) | ||
| 4. | "True Love, True Love" | traditional | 2:58 | MGM Records Album Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites (1961) | |
| 5. | "Every Night (When The Sun Goes In)" | traditional | 3:19 | MGM Records Album Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites (1961) | |
| 6. | "Aura Lee" | 2:10 | MGM Records Album Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites (1961) |