Connie Francis - Francis Connie-Complete Us (CD)

Connie Francis was one of the iconic stars of the rock 'n' roll era, a wonderfully distinctive and versatile singer who could handle the gamut of repertoire from schmaltzy revivals of vaudeville classics through to the bounciest pop material that the Brill Building writers could supply her. We nearly didn't get to enjoy this fabulous collection of work, since her breakthrough hit "Who's Sorry Now" was a last-chance end-of session afterthought when MGM were about to drop her after a series of misses. It struck gold, and was followed by a string of classics that made Connie one of the most popular performers of the time. Not every record she made was a hit, of course, quite apart from rarely-heard B sides, so this complete collection of both sides of all her single releases through the primary years of her chart career, including the ten releases before her debut hit, is a chance to enjoy the full spectrum of her unique talent.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Freddy
2. Didn't I Love You Enough
3. (Oh, Please) Make Him Jealous
4. Goody Goodbye
5. Are You Satisfied
6. My Treasure
7. My First Real Love
8. Believe in Me (Crede Mi)
9. Send for My Baby
10. Forgetting
11. I Never Had a Sweetheart
12. Little Blue Wren
13. Everyone Needs Someone
14. My Sailor Boy
15. No Other One
16. I Leaned on a Man
17. Eighteen
18. Faded Orchid
19. Majesty of Love
20. You, My Darlin' You
21. Who's Sorry Now?
22. You Were Only Fooling
23. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
24. Lock Up Your Heart
25. Heartaches
26. I Miss You So
27. Stupid Cupid
28. Carolina Moon
29. Fallin'

Disc: 2

1. Happy Days and Lonely Nights
2. I'll Get By
3. You Always Hurt the One You Love
4. In the Valley of Love
5. My Happiness
6. Never Before
7. If I Didn't Care
8. Toward the End of the Day
9. Lipstick on Your Collar
10. Frankie
11. You're Gonna Miss Me
12. Plenty Good Lovin'
13. Among My Souvenirs
14. God Bless America
15. Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me
16. Valentino
17. It Would Be Worth It
18. Mama
19. Teddy
20. Robot Man
21. Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia)
22. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
23. My Heart Has a Mind of It's Own
24. Malagueã
25. Many Tears Ago
26. Senza Mamma E Nnammurata [With No One]
27. Where the Boys Are
28. No One

Disc: 3

1. Baby Roo
2. Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart
3. Someone Else's Boy
4. Atashi-No
5. Swanee
6. Together
7. Too Many Rules
8. (He's My) Dreamboat
9. Hollywood
10. When the Boy in Your Arms
11. Baby's First Christmas
12. I'm Falling in Love with You Tonight
13. Don't Cry on My Shoulder
14. Mister Twister
15. Don't Break the Heart That Loves You
16. Drop It, Joe
17. Ain't That Better, Baby
18. Second Hand Love
19. Gonna Git That Man
20. V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
21. Biggest Sin of All
22. It's Gonna Take Me Some Time
23. I Was Such a Fool
24. He Thinks I Still Care
25. Playin' Games
26. I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
27. Al Di LÀ
28. Pretty Little Baby