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One For The Boys Studio album by Connie Francis Released unreleased Recorded August 20 – 22, 1959
August 26, 1959Genre Pop Label MGM Records
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E-3815 (mono)/SE-3815 (stereo)Producer Arnold Maxin Connie Francis chronology Connie Francis sings Fun Songs For Children (1959/1962) One For The Boys (1959) Connie Francis sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites (1960) One For The Boys is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.
The album follows the concept of a tribute to the great crooners of the 1950s and their most famous hits. Between August 22, 1959 and August 26, 1959[1], Francis recorded the following songs at E.M.I.'s legendary Abbey Road Studios in London:
- "April Love" by Pat Boone
- "Because of You" by Tony Bennett
- "Cry" by Johnny Ray
- "It's Not For Me To Say" by Johnny Mathis
- "Prisoner of Love" by Perry Como
- "Temptation" by Bing Crosby
- "That's My Desire" by Frankie Laine
- "Thinking of You" by Eddie Fisher
- "Too Young" by Nat King Cole
- "Where the Blue of the Night" by Bing Crosby
- "You made me love you" by Al Jolson
- "Young at Heart" by Frank Sinatra
The album was scheduled for release in early 1960 as MGM Records 12" Album SE-3815 (stereo) and E-3815 (mono), but the overwhelming success of Francis' first Italian album Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites led to the cancellation of One For The Boys in favor of three further albums containing Spanish and Latin American Favorites, Jewish Favorites and a second volume of Italian Favorites. The project of a follow-up album, One For The Girls, to celebrate the female stars of the era was abandoned and never recorded.
The originally intended track listing of One For The Boys is unknown, but three songs from the album – Because of you, You made me love you, and Young at heart – were released in late 1960 in Great Britain on an EP along with the theme song from Francis' first motion picture Where The Boys Are. Otherwise the album's songs remained unreleased until 1993.[2]
References
- ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975,
- ^ William Ruhlmann: Connie Francis 1955 – 1959, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set White Sox, Pink Lipstick… and Stupid Cupid, Bear Family Records BCD 16 616 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1993
External links
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 ReedInternational Albums Connie Francis en El Patio • Melodien, die die Welt erobern • Somewhere, My LoveU. 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 • 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 • So Nice (Summer Samba) • My Heart Cries for You • Lonely Again • I Don't Wanna Play HouseInternational 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 • Ho bisogno di vedertiNotable Songs Filmography Where the Boys Are • Follow the Boys • Looking for Love • When the Boys Meet the GirlsRelated topics Categories:- Connie Francis albums
- English-language albums
- MGM Records albums
- Unreleased albums
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