Songs to a Swinging Band

Songs to a Swinging Band
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1960
RecordedOctober 11 – 13, 1960
GenreVocal jazz
LabelMGM Records
E-3893 (mono)/SE-3893 (stereo)
ProducerArnold Maxin
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Songs to a Swinging Band is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.

The album was recorded October 11 – 13, 1960 in New York under the musical direction of Richard "Dick" Wess.[1]

The album was released in late 1960. Several of the album's songs were released in Asia on singles.[2]

The closing track Swanee saw a limited single release in the U. S. when it was featured on MGM Records Single K 13005 as the B-side of Atashi-no, Francis' Japanese recording of Where the Boys Are.[3]

  1. ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
  2. ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis 1960 – 1962, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set Kissin', Twistin', Goin' Where The Boys Are, Bear Family Records BCD 16 826 AH, Hambergen (Germany) 1996
  3. ^ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2