Songs to a Swinging Band

Songs to a Swinging Band
Studio album by Connie Francis
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]

Contents

Track listing

Side A

# Title Songwriter Length
1. "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh 2.34
2. "Ol' Man Mose" Louis Armstrong, Zilner T. Randolph 3.05
3. "How Long Has This Been Goin' On?" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 3.00
4. "My Love, My Love" Nicholas Acquaviva, Bob Haymes 2.45
5. "It Might As Well Be Spring" Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers 4.14
6. "Taboo" Ernesto Lecuona 2.19

Side B

# Title Songwriter Length
1. "Love Is Where You Find It" Nacio Herb Brown, Earl Brent 2.17
2. "I Got Lost in His Arms" Irving Berlin 2.48
3. "Dat's Love" Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II 2.05
4. "Angel Eyes" Matt Dennis, Earl Brent 3.07
5. "Gone With the Wind" Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson 2.41
6. "Swanee" George Gershwin, Irving Caesar 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
Connie Francis
U. S. albums
Who's Sorry Now?  • The Exciting Connie Francis  • My Thanks To You  • Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites  • Christmas In My Heart  • Connie's Greatest Hits  • Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers  • Country & Western - Golden Hits  • Connie Francis sings Fun Songs For Children  • One For The Boys  • Connie Francis sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites  • Connie Francis sings Jewish Favorites  • Songs to a Swinging Band  • More Greatest Hits  • Connie Francis sings "Never on Sunday"  • Connie Francis sings Folk Song Favorites  • Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites  • Connie Francis sings Modern Italian Hits  • Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits  • Greatest American Waltzes  • In The Summer Of His Years  • Connie Francis sings German Favorites  • Connie Francis and Hank Williams, Jr. sing Great Country Favorites  • Movie Greats Of The 60s  • Connie's Christmas  • Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door  • Love, Italian Style  • Happiness - Connie Francis On Broadway Today  • Grandes Exitos del Cine de los Años 60  • Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s  • Connie Francis sings Bacharach & David  • Connie Francis sings The Songs of Les Reed
International albums
U. S. singles
Who's Sorry Now?  • Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon  • Fallin'/Happy Days and Lonely Nights  • I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)  • My Happiness  • You Always Hurt the One You Love  • If I Didn't Care  • Lipstick on Your Collar  • Among My Souvenirs/God Bless America  • Mama  • Everybody's Somebody's Fool  • My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own/Malagueña  • Where the Boys Are  • Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart/Someone Else's Boy  • Together  • When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)  • Don't Break the Heart That Loves You  • Vacation  • He Thinks I Still Care  • I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter/Al di là  • If My Pillow Could Talk  • In the Summer of His Years  • Be Anything (but Be Mine)  • Jealous Heart  • Love Is Me, Love Is You  • So Nice (Summer Samba)  • My Heart Cries for You  • Lonely Again  • I Don't Wanna Play House
International singles
Notable songs
Filmography
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