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Album Description
Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, Connie Francis was one of the most successful female artists of the 50s and 60s. These two albums, originally released on the MGM label, are two of her best "internationally-themed" recordings. "Sings Italian Favorites" went as high as #4 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart when released, and the single "Mama" hit #8 on the Pop Singles chart. "More Italian Favorites" hit #9.

Tracks:

Comm'e Belle a Stagione
Anema E Core
Arriverderci Roma
You Alone (Solo Tu)
Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)
Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) (T'Ho Volunto Bene)
Toward the End of the Day
Ciao, Ciao Bambino
Mama
Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me?
I Have But One Heart (O' Marenariello)
There's No Tomorrow (O Sole Mio)
Santa Lucia
Come Back to Sorrento
Guaglione
Senza Mamma E Nnammurata
Just Say I Love Him
Funiculi, Funicula
Summertime in Venice
Roman Guitar (Chitarra Romana)
Torero
Nights of Splendor
Tell Me You're Mine (Per un Bacio d' Amore)
That's Amore
Return to Me (Ritornao a Me)
Loveliest Night of the Year (Se Tu Sei con Me)

Album Description

2 US top ten albums from Connie, with Sings Italian Favorites spending an amazing 81 weeks in the charts! Connie's career hit-wise peaked on both sides of the Atlantic from the late '50s to mid-'60s, scoring some of the biggest records of the time. Digitally remastered, slip-cased and with extensive new notes. BGO. 2006.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of Two Original Albums in a Double CD Set. Both were Top Ten Hits by One of the Best Selling Singers of the Pop Music Era. "Sings Italian Favorites" Spent an Amazing 81 Weeks on the Charts at the Very Beginning of the 1960's. It was the Busiest Time in her Career, as She Released 10 Albums in a Span of Only Three Years! Thanks to the Success of the First Volume "More Italian Favorites" Couldn't have Been Recorded Fast Enough with all her Commitments and was Issued in 1961 to Capitalize on the Success Built by It's Predecessor. This Edition Comes Slip-cased and with Extensive Liner Notes.

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NICE ENTRY
Long overdue!
Never too much Italian favorites!

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Connie Francis
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Italian Collection, Vol. 1
Italian Collection, Vol. 2
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Ultimate Collection
World of Connie Francis

ASIN: B0001NBNAM
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

Comm'e Bella A Stagione
Anema E Core
Arrivederchi Roma
You Alone
Volare
Non Dimenticar
Toward The End Of The Day
Ciao Ciao Bambino
Mama
Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me
I Have But One Heart
There's No Tomorrow
Santa Lucia
Coem Back To Sorrento
Guaglione
Senza Mama E Nnamurata
Just Say I Love Him
Funiculi, Funicula
Summertime In Venice
Roman Guitar
Torero
Nights Of Splendor
Tell Me You're Mine
That's Amore
Ritorna A Me
The Loveliest Night Of The Year

Album Description

Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, Connie Francis was one of the most successful female artists of the 50s and 60s. These two albums, originally released on the MGM label, are two of her best "internationally-themed" recordings. "Sings Italian Favorites" went as high as #4 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart when released, and the single "Mama" hit #8 on the Pop Singles chart. "More Italian Favorites" hit #9.

Customer Reviews:

NICE ENTRY .......2006-05-21

These are Connie's first Italian recordings and also her highest charting. They have been released separately on CD several years ago, but it is nice to have them together to give folks an idea what an international singer Connie Francis is. She can capture the moment in any language and was especially fine in Italian. Of her 5 US Italian lps, Love Italian Style is the best. I hope it sees the light of day on CD. Some of the selections can be found on her Italian Collection 1 and 2. This particular CD boasts big production values with luscious arrangements you can almost eat up. Ah, Bella Connie. A feast for the ears and always a delight.

Long overdue!.......2004-07-21

Finally, Connie's first two Italian LP's are available again in their complete forms. The "Italian Collections" were good, but it's so nice for the collector to have the original albums on disc again, since their separate CD incarnations of the late '90's went out of print in an instant. Connie in Italian is stunning to hear. Let's hope Collectables will get around to discovering the glories of Connie's entire MGM catalog!

Never too much Italian favorites!.......2004-05-10

Issuing "Italian Favorites / More Italian Favorites" (two original LPs on 1 CD; 26 tracks; 79 min; all at surprisingly low price) Universal Music Enterprises went towards the expectations of Connie's fans which haven't had enough luck to buy Pendulum's separate CD editions of her early Italian recordings. This CD completes also Bear Family's incomplete (but expensive) collection of Connie's 1950s and early 1960s recordings (boxes "White sox..." and "Kissin', twistin'..."). One ought to have hope that Collectables won't cut in the middle and will continue reissuing the remaining Connie's `Italian' LPs (including Italian version of "Movie Greats Of The 60's" never issued in the USA).
However, "Italian Collection, vol. I & II" is still available on the market, but as a compilation of songs taken from various Connie's LPs it may not satisfy everyone. Especially that it doesn't bring to you leading Italian hits: "O Sole Mio", "Santa Lucia", "Torna A Surriento", "Funiculi, Funicula", "Scapricciatiello". All of them you can find right here, together with other twenty hits.
The quality of all recordings is high, for the first time I have found bass in these songs. But this warm, natural sound (compare it with metallic, pitchy and edgy sound on Bear Family discs!) was dearly paid: all low frequency distortions (not rare on this CD, e.g. blows into microphone, etc.) will punch you in the most unexpected moments.
When you adjust volume on your amplifier while listening to the first song ("Comm'e Bella A Stagione"), you will probably need to decrease it during the second. This subjective feeling of unequalized level of recordings will return during the playback of track no. 10 ("Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me").
Worth mentioning are also the spelling mistakes found on the cover (in the titles of songs no. 3: should be "Arrivederci Roma", and no. 26: correctly is "The Loveliest Night Of The Year").
Despite all, hurry up and buy immediately!

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John Thade sings favorites

Manufacturer: John Thade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAFRHE
Release Date: 2005-01-01

Average customer rating:

Bravo and Ole

More Italian Favorites
Connie Francis
Manufacturer: Pendulum Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DGTS
Release Date: 1998-11-03

Tracks:

Guaglione
Senza Mamma E Nnamurata
Just Say I Love Him
Funiculi, Funicula
Summertime In Venice
Roman Guitar
Torero
Nights Of Splendor
Tell Me You're Mine
That's Amore (That's Love)
Return To Me
The Loveliest Night Of The Year

Customer Reviews:

Bravo and Ole.......1999-04-10

This was Connie's second Italian lp. While the Italian Favorites lp was more popular, this second effort, I believe, was the better of the two. Her voice became stronger and more dramatic, as evidenced on Guaglione and Roman Guitar, among others. This lp contains one of Connie's best recordings, Senza Mama. The songs on this lp are generally livelier and more energetic than on her classic Italian Favorites lp. This second effort demonstrates Connie's growth over the short amount of time between this and her first Italian lp. This growth, likely due to Connie's live vocal appearances, will become even more evidenced in her later Italian compilations.

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