Greatest American Waltzes

Greatest American Waltzes
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1963
RecordedJune 18 and 19, 1963
GenrePop
Length31:08
LabelMGM
E-4145 (mono)/SE-4145 (stereo)
ProducerDanny Davis
Connie Francis chronology
Follow The Boys
(1963)
Greatest American Waltzes
(1963)
"Mala Femmena" and Connie's Big Hits From Italy
(1963)

Greatest American Waltzes is a studio album recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis.

Background

An album containing waltzes popular in the US had already been planned in 1961 but had been abandoned in favor of other album projects.[1]

Overview

A second attempt was made in 1963 and was recorded on June 18 and 19 that year at Owen Bradley's studio Bradley Film & Recording in Nashville. Arrangements were provided by Bill McElhiney who also conducted the sessions. Background vocals came from Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires.[2]

The album charted on both Cash Box and the Billboard Top LPs, reaching No. 79 and No. 94, respectively.[3][4]

Track listing

Side A

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anniversary Waltz"Dave Franklin, Al Dubin2:27
2."Remember"Irving Berlin2:24
3."My Buddy"Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn2:51
4."You Can't Be True, Dear"Hans Otten, Gerhard Ebeler, Hal Cotten2:35
5."Always"Irving Berlin2:21
6."Beautiful Ohio"Ballard MacDonald, Robert A. King2:44

Side B

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Three O'clock In The Morning"Theodora Morse, Julián Robledo2:15
2."True Love"Cole Porter3:14
3."Till We Meet Again"Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan2:42
4."Melody Of Love"Hans Engelmann, Tom Glazer2:21
5."Fascination"Fermo Dante Marchetti, Maurice de Féraudy, Dick Manning2:46
6."(I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time"Albert Von Tilzer, Neville Fleason2:28
Total length:31:08

Charts

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[4] 94
US Cashbox Top Albums[3] 79

References

  1. ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
  2. ^ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
  3. ^ a b Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 131–132. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  4. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. pp. 283–284.