''Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites'' is a studio album recorded by U. S.

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Connie Francis Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (born December 12, 1937), known professionally as Connie Francis, is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Called the “First Lady of Rock & Roll” ...

Background

After the success of her 1959 album ''Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites'' (which remained on the album charts for 81 weeks and peaked at # 4), Francis decided to release more albums that appealed to immigrants in the United States. In 1960, she had released one album each of Spanish and Latin American Favorites, Jewish Favorites, and More Italian Favorites, followed by Folk Favorites in 1961. ''Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites'' was the sixth installment in this series of "Favorites", which would produce two more albums featuring German Favorites and Great Country Favorites, both in 1964, the latter being a duet album with

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The album was recorded during two sessions on January 25 and 26, 1962 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City under the musical direction of

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and Joe Mele.Original Album Cover of "Connie Francis sings Irish Favorites", MGM Records 12" Album E-4013 (mono) and SE-4013 (stereo)

Track listing

Side A

Side B

Unreleased songs from the sessions

References

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