Songs to a Swinging Band explained

Songs to a Swinging Band
Type:Studio album
Artist:Connie Francis
Border:yes
Released:December 1960
Recorded:October 11 – 13, 1960
Genre:Vocal jazz
Label:MGM Records
E-3893 (mono)/SE-3893 (stereo)
Producer:Arnold Maxin
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Songs to a Swinging Band is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.

The album was recorded October 11 – 13, 1960 in New York under the musical direction of Richard "Dick" Wess.[1]

The album was released in late 1960. Several of the album's songs were released in Asia on singles.[2]

The closing track Swanee saw a limited single release in the U. S. when it was featured on MGM Records Single K 13005 as the B-side of Atashi-no, Francis' Japanese recording of Where the Boys Are.[3]

Track listing

Side A

TitleSongwriterLength
1. Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh 2.34
2. Louis Armstrong, Zilner T. Randolph 3.05
3. 3.00
4. "My Love, My Love" 2.45
5. 4.14
6. "Taboo" 2.19

Side B

TitleSongwriterLength
1. "Love Is Where You Find It" Nacio Herb Brown, Earl Brent 2.17
2. "I Got Lost in His Arms" 2.48
3. 2.05
4. Matt Dennis, Earl Brent 3.07
5. 2.41
6. 2.23

References

  1. Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
  2. Ron Roberts: Connie Francis 1960 – 1962, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set Kissin', Twistin', Goin' Where The Boys Are, Bear Family Records BCD 16 826 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1996
  3. Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2