''Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door'' is a
studio album
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recorded by
U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis.
Background
Whilst the material of her album ''
Connie Francis sings Fun Songs for Children'' (1959) clearly had aimed at toddlers and smaller children of pre-school age, ''Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door'' contained material suitable for older children and youths in their early teens by combining classic songs such as ''
Do-Re-Mi'' from the
musical
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Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
''
The Sound of Music'' with modern
novelty songs like a rendition of
Brian Hyland's 1960 hit ''
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini''.
The orchestral backing track and the vocal contributions of an unidentified children choir were recorded on May 17 and 18, 1966. Francis
overdubbed her vocals to all songs on June 1, 1966.
The album was originally scheduled for release on Francis' label
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label founded by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946 for the purpose of releasing soundtrack recordings (later LP albums) of their musical films. It transitioned into a pop music label that continued into the ...
with the catalogue numbers E-4412 (mono pressings) and SE-4412 (stereo pressings) but was eventually reassigned to MGM's subsidiary label King Leo Records and released in stereo only under the catalogue number LES-903.
[Connie Francis: ''Souvenirs'', Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2]
Of the thirteen recorded songs, ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' remains unreleased to this day. Along with her 1960 UK-Single ''
Robot Man'' and her 1968 rendition of the
Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...
classic ''Promises, Promises'', Francis herself calls ''Batman'' "the dumbest song I've ever recorded".
Track listing
Side A
Side B
Not included songs from the sessions
References
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Connie Francis albums
1966 albums
MGM Records albums