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.
Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
In 1966, Francis recorded German versions of "Over the Rainbow" and "Moon River" for her German concept album "Melodien, die die Welt erobern", overdubbing her German vocals to the original 1962 playbacks.