Songs to a Swinging Band is a studio album recorded by American singer Connie Francis.
The album was recorded from October 11 to 13, 1960 in New York under the musical direction of Richard "Dick" Wess.Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
The album was released in late 1960. Several of the album's songs were released in Asia on singles.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
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.Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
Track listing
Side A #TitleSongwriterLength 1. "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh 2.34 2. "Ol' Man Mose" Louis Armstrong, Zilner T. Randolph 3.05 3. "How Long Has This Been Goin' On?" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 3.00 4. "My Love, My Love" Nicholas Acquaviva, Bob Haymes 2.45 5. "It Might As Well Be Spring" Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers 4.14 6. "Taboo" Ernesto Lecuona 2.19
Side B #TitleSongwriterLength 1. "Love Is Where You Find It" Nacio Herb Brown, Earl Brent 2.17 2. "I Got Lost in His Arms" Irving Berlin 2.48 3. "Dat's Love" Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II 2.05 4. "Angel Eyes" Matt Dennis, Earl Brent 3.07 5. "Gone With the Wind" Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson 2.41 6. "Swanee" George Gershwin, Irving Caesar 2.23
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