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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