Connie's Greatest Hits

Connie's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Connie Francis, released in 1959. The album features the songs from Francis' most successful singles from her breakthrough hit Who's Sorry Now? in early 1958 up to the date of the album's release in November 1959.

Connie's Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 1959
RecordedOctober 10, 1957
March 20, 1958
June 9, 1958
June 18, 1958
September 2, 1958
November 6, 1958
February 2, 1959
April 15, 1959
July 7, 1959
GenrePop
Length28:28
LabelMGM
E-3793 (mono)
ProducerHarry A. Myerson, Ray Ellis
Connie Francis chronology
Connie's Greatest Hits
(1959)
Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers
(1959)
Singles from Connie's Greatest Hits
  1. "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry"
    Released: April 1958
  2. "Stupid Cupid"
    Released: June 1958
  3. "Fallin'"
    Released: September 1958
  4. "My Happiness"
    Released: November 1958
  5. "If I Didn't Care"
    Released: February 1959
  6. "Frankie"
    Released: May 1959
  7. "You're Gonna Miss Me/Plenty Good Lovin'"
    Released: August 1959

The album was repackaged with a new cover design and re-released in March 1962.[1]

Track listing

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Side A

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# Title Songwriter Length
1. "Who's Sorry Now" Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby 2.16
2. "Fallin'" Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield 2.13
3. "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" Billy Rose, Fred Fisher 2.07
4. "Stupid Cupid" Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield 2.13
5. "Carolina Moon" Joe Burke, Benny Davis 2.32
6. "Plenty Good Lovin'" Connie Francis 2.03

Side B

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# Title Songwriter Length
1. "Frankie" Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield 2.30
2. "You're Gonna Miss Me" Eddie Curtis 2.43
3. "Lipstick on Your Collar" George Goehring, Edna Lewis 2.18
4. "If I Didn't Care" Jack Lawrence 2.37
5. "My Happiness" Borney Bergantine, Betty Peterson 2.29
6. "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" Jeannine Clesi 2.27

CD Re-issue

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In 2012, Connie's Greatest Hits was re-released by Hallmark Records in their "Original Recordings" series, with "Who's Sorry Now" replaced by "Robot Man", "Frankie" replaced by "Valentino" and "Lipstick on Your Collar" replaced by "It Would Be Worth It"

References

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  1. ^ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2