Fallin' (Connie Francis song)
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| "Fallin'" | ||||
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| Single by Connie Francis | ||||
| B-side | "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" | |||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 2 September 1958 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | MGM Records K 12713 | |||
| Songwriter | Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield | |||
| Producer | Morty Kraft | |||
| Connie Francis US singles chronology | ||||
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"Fallin'" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield,[1] that was recorded by Connie Francis on 2 September 1958 at Metropolitan Studio (NYC) in a session produced by Morton "Morty" Kraft who also conducted.[2]
The same team had been responsible for Francis' precedent single "Stupid Cupid" which had returned Francis to the Top 20 after the disappointing #36 peak of "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" the follow-up to her breakout hit "Who's Sorry Now?". Francis recalls Bobby Darin telling her "on 'Stupid Cupid' you were yourself – now [on "Fallin'"] you're imitating me and it's not going to make it big. It's not a Top Ten hit." Francis adds: "And the lyrics were too sexy for then." [3]
Chart performance
"Fallin'" was an upbeat rock and roll song in the same vein as "Stupid Cupid" but failed to approach its success peaking at #30.[4] The B-side of "Fallin'" was "Happy Days and Lonely Nights", a signature song of torch song legend Ruth Etting. Francis' version received enough airplay to reach #88 on the Cash Box Best Selling Singles chart.
In the UK, "Fallin'" was released with a different standard: "I'll Get By" as the B-side with both tracks charting at #20 for "Fallin'" and #19 for "I'll Get By".[5]
