"Frankie" | ||||
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Single by Connie Francis | ||||
A-side | "Lipstick on Your Collar" | |||
Released | May 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Songwriter(s) | Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | |||
Connie Francis singles chronology | ||||
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"Frankie" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka and performed by Connie Francis featuring the Ray Ellis Orchestra. It reached #9 on the U.S. pop chart and #17 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959.[1]
The song ranked #61 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1959.[2]
The B-side to Francis' version, "Lipstick on Your Collar", reached #3 in the U.K., #5 on the U.S. pop chart, and #10 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959.[3]