The Exciting Connie Francis
After her breakthrough in early 1958 with her single "Who's Sorry Now?", a rock 'n' roll oriented version of the 1923 standard, and a subsequent album of the same title, Francis chose to take a more adult approach to her second album. For "The Exciting Connie Francis", she chose twelve American standards. Francis clearly marked the album as a concept album by dividing it into two sections with different moods: Side A is filled with songs differing between mid-tempo and up-tempo, while Side B consists solely of ballads.
Do the Twist (Connie Francis album)
The album was originally released in January 1962 shortly after the last recording session under the title "Do The Twist!". It was released in both mono and stereo, both editions containing the song "Does ol' Broadway ever sleep" in versions with differently mixed street noises at the intro. It was shipped to record stores in a simple black cover with the title written on it in large neon green colored letters, very similar to Ray Charles' "Do The Twist!" album from 1961. The UK version of the album sported the letters in neon red.