Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits

The album featured cover versions of contemporary Italian hits previously recorded by other artists between 1958 and 1962, several of them being entries to the renowned Sanremo Festival. Winning songs of the festival were also Italy's contributions to the Eurovision Song Contest during the respective years.

Most of the album's featured songs were recorded by Francis bilingually in English/Italian. Only "Addio, addio", "Nun è peccato", "Tango italiano", and "Ventiquattromila baci" were recorded entirely in Italian.

The album's twelve tracks were chosen from a total of twenty-four finished recordings cut between November 9, 1961 and November 3, 1962.^[1] Arrangements were provided by Cliff Parman,^[2] Giulio Libano and LeRoy Holmes.^[3]

All three versions of the opening track, "Al di là" (for further details see below), were released either as a single or Extended Play (EP). Although the bilingual Italian/English version only peaked at # 90 in the United States, "Al di là" became Francis's most successful Italian single recording internationally, peaking at No. 1 in several countries.^[4]

Track listing

Side A

#	Title	Songwriter	Length	Remark
1.	"Al di là"	Carlo Donida, Mogol	3.17	• Third version, recorded blingual Italian/English • Original recordings by Betty Curtis and Luciano Tajoli • Sanremo Festival 1961: # 1 • Eurovision Song Contest 1961: # 5
2.	"Il cielo in una stanza"	Gino Paoli, Mogol	3.12	• Original recording by Mina (1959)
3.	"Quando, quando, quando"	Tony Renis, Alberto Testa, Pat Boone	2.24	• Original recordings by Tony Renis and Emilio Pericoli • Sanremo Festival 1962: # 4
4.	"Nessuno al mondo"	Art Crafer, Jimmy Nebb, Nino Rastrelli	3.31	• Second version, recorded bilingual Italian/English • Original recording by Peppino di Capri (1960)
5.	"Arrivederci"	Umberto Bindi, Giorgio Calabrese	3.05	• Second Version with new narrative • Original recording by Franco Franchi (1959)
6.	"Tango Italiano"	Bruno Pallesi, Walter Mangoli	2.57	• Original recordings by Milva and Sergio Bruni • Sanremo Festival 1962: # 2

Side B

#	Title	Songwriter	Length	Remark
1.	"Come Sinfonia"	Pino Donaggio	2.44	• Second version with English narrative overdub • Original recording by Pino Donaggio (1961)
2.	"Nun e peccato"	Ugo Calise, Carlo Alberto Rossi, Silvano Birga	3.11	• Original recording by Peppino di Capri (1960)
3.	"Romantica"	Dino Verde, Renato Rascel	3.09	• Original recordings by Renato Rascel and Tony Dallara • Sanremo Festival 1960: # 1 • Eurovision Song Contest 1960: # 8
4.	"Ventiquattro mila baci (24,000 baci)"	Adriano Celentano	1.58	• Original recordings by Adriano Celentano and Little Tony • Sanremo Festival 1961: # 2
5.	"Come prima"	Mario Panzeri, Vincenzo di Paola, Sandro Taccani	2.30	• Original recording by Tony Dallara (1958)
6.	"Addio, addio"	Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci	3.47	• Third version • Original recordings by Claudio Villa and Domenico Modugno • Sanremo Festival 1962: # 1 • Eurovision Song Contest 1962: # 15

Not included songs from the sessions

#	Title	Songwriter	Length	Remark
1.	"Addio, addio"	Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci	unknown	• First version, unreleased to this day
2.	"Addio, addio"	Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci	unknown	• Second version, unreleased to this day
3.	"Al di là"	Carlo Donida, Mogol	3.29	• First version, recorded in pure Italian • Released in Mexico on MGM Records Extended Play EXPL 1034
4.	"Al di là"	Carlo Donida, Mogol	3.46	• Second version, recorded in pure Italian • Released in Spain on MGM Records Extended Play 63-025
5.	"Arrivederci"	Umberto Bindi, Giorgio Calabrese	unknown	• First version, unreleased to this day
6.	"Come Sinfonia"	Pino Donaggio	2.44	• First version, Italian vocals only, unreleased to this day
7.	"Luna Caprese"	Augusto Cesareo, Luigi Riccardi	2.56	• Released in Italy on MGM Records Single K 2040
8.	"Munasterio 'e Santa Chiara"	traditional	3.45	• Unreleased until 1981
9.	"Nessuno al mondo"	Art Crafer, Jimmy Nebb, Nino Rastrelli	3.33	• First version, recorded in pure Italian, unreleased to this day
10.	"Un bacio all'italiana"	Christian Bruhn, Georg Buschor, Luciano Beretta	1.58	• Released in Italy on MGM Records Single • Original German recording "Zwei kleine Italiener" and first Italian cover version by Conny Froboess (1962) • Eurovision Song Contest 1962: # 6 (German version)
11.	"Un violino nel mio cuore"	Sacha Richepin, Giovanni Rastelli	3.13	• Released in Italy on MGM Records Single K 2056 • Original recording by Luis Mariano
12.	"Violino tzigano"	Cesare Andrea Bixio, Bixio Cherubini	2.37	• Released in Germany on MGM Records Single 61 066 • Original recording by Joselito

NOTE: During the 1960s, entries to the Sanremo Festival were usually presented by two different artists using individual orchestral arrangements to emphasize the status of the festival as a composers' and not a vocalists' competition. Therefore, the Sanremo entries in these listings name two Italian artists for the recording of the original version.

References

↑ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
↑ as above
↑ Original album cover of Connie Francis sings Moder Italian Hits, MGM Records 12" Album SE-4102
↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1963-01-26/hot-100

Connie Francis
U. S. albums on MGM Records	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 More Italian Favorites Songs to a Swinging Band Connie Francis at The Copa More Greatest Hits Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday" Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites Do The Twist/Dance Party Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" And Other Hits Country Music - Connie Style Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits Follow The Boys Greatest American Waltzes The Very Best Of Connie Francis (Connie's 15 Biggest Hits!) "Mala Femmena" And Connie's Big Hits From Italy In the Summer of His Years Looking For Love Connie Francis Sings German Favorites Connie Francis and Hank Williams, Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites A New Kind Of Connie Connie Francis sings "For Mama" When The Boys Meet The Girls Movie Greats of the 60s Connie Francis Live at The Sahara in Las Vegas 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 My Heart Criest For You Hawaii Connie Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David The Wedding Cake Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed
International albums	Connie Francis en El Patio Melodien, die die Welt erobern Somewhere, My Love
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) For Mama Forget Domani 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	Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel Ich komm' nie mehr von dir los Wenn ich träume Schöner fremder Mann Einmal komm' ich wieder Eine Insel für zwei Lili Marleen Jamais Tu' mir nicht weh Wenn du gehst Barcarole in der Nacht Ho bisogno di vederti
Notable songs	Volare Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Young at Heart Mein Herz weiß genau, was es will Once a Day The Shadow of Your Smile Strangers in the Night Misty Blue
Filmography	Where the Boys Are Follow the Boys Looking for Love When the Boys Meet the Girls
Related topics	Discography Bobby Darin Brenda Lee Patti Page Neil Sedaka Lesley Gore Carole King Ricky Nelson
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