Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door
Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door | ||||
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Released | October 1966 | |||
Recorded | May 17–18, 1966 June 1, 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | scheduled for release on MGM E-4412 (mono)/SE-4412 (stereo) eventually released on King Leo Records LES-903 | |||
Producer | Pete Spargo | |||
Connie Francis chronology | ||||
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Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door is a
Background
Whilst the material of her album
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.[1]
The album was originally scheduled for release on Francis' label MGM Records 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.[2]
Of the thirteen recorded songs, Batman remains unreleased to this day. Along with her 1960 UK-Single Robot Man and her 1968 rendition of the Burt Bacharach classic Promises, Promises, Francis herself calls Batman "the dumbest song I've ever recorded".[citation needed]
Track listing
Side A
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Do-Re-Mi" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2.39 |
2. | "I'm Henry VIII. I Am" | Fred Murray, R. P. Weston | 2.16 |
3. | "Puff, the Magic Dragon" | Leonard Lipton, Peter Yarrow |
3.18 |
4. | " Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini " |
Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss | 2.35 |
5. | "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" | Rolf Harris | 2.17 |
6. | "This Land Is Your Land" | Woody Guthrie | 2.55 |
Side B
# | Title | Songwriter | Length |
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1. | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman | 2.10 |
2. | "England Swings" | Roger Miller | 1.47 |
3. | "The Children's Marching Song" | traditional | 1.56 |
4. | " Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah " |
Allan Sherman | 2.12 |
5. | "A Spoonful of Sugar" | Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman | 2.13 |
6. | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Trevor Peacock | 2.10 |
Not included songs from the sessions
# | Title | Songwriter | Length | Remark |
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1. | "Batman" | Neal Hefti | 1.56 | unreleased to this day |