"Frankie" is a song written by

Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...

and

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

and performed by

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” ...

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. The song ranked #61 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1959. The

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...

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.

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1959 songs 1959 singles Songs with lyrics by Howard Greenfield Songs written by Neil Sedaka Connie Francis songs MGM Records singles {{1950s-single-stub