Volume 218: Rock and Roll Connie

Episode dedicated to Dino Baskovic (1974-2025)

This is the third of four records from Connie Francis that my dad has in his collection. She WAS the top charting female US artist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. 

Her popularity was due to her voice and being able to sing in multiple languages. And she was a hit maker during the early days of rock and roll.

So get ready to hear a star who was estimated to have sold more than 200 million records worldwide in Volume 218: Rock and Roll Connie.

More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 

Credits and copyrights

Connie Francis – Connie Francis
Label: Metro Records – M-519
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Released: 1964
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal

We will hear 7 of the 10 tunes on this album.

Someone Else's Boy
Written-By – Athena Hosey and Hal Gordon

Too Many Rules
Written-By – Don Stirling and Harold Temkin

I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter (did I hear a little flash of an Elvis impersonation?)
Written-By – Hank Hunter and Mark Barkan

We Have Something More (Than A Summer Love)
Written-By – Jennie Lee Lambert and Mickey Gentile

It Happened Last Night
Written-By – Earl Wilson, Leonard Whitcup and Slugger Wilson

Two for the road with a double shot of Francis penned tunes
Plenty Good Lovin'
Written-By – Connie Francis

Vacation
Written-By – Connie Francis, Gary Weston and Hank Hunter

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

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