Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today
1967 studio album by Connie Francis
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Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today is a studio album recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis. The album features signature songs from the soundtracks of then current and/or recent Broadway musicals.
ReleasedMay 1967
RecordedMarch 22, 1967
March 24, 1967
March 27, 1967
March 24, 1967
March 27, 1967
GenresPop, Soundtrack album
LabelMGM
| Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today | ||||
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| Released | May 1967 | |||
| Recorded | March 22, 1967 March 24, 1967 March 27, 1967 | |||
| Genres | Pop, Soundtrack album | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Pete Spargo | |||
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The album was recorded in March 1967 in New York.[1]
Reception
Record World put it in its "Albums of the Week" section, along with two other albums, writing, "Connie Francis is coming up 'Happiness' on this package as she strolls down Broadway and sings 'Cabaret,' 'Sherry,' etc."[2]
Track listing
Side A
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length | from the musical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happiness" | Clark Gesner | 3.02 | "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" |
| 2. | "Together Forever/My Cup Runneth Over" (Medley) | Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones | 3.15 | "I Do! I Do!" |
| 3. | "Hallelujah, Baby" | Jule Styne, Adolph Green, Betty Comden | 2.38 | "Hallelujah, Baby!" |
| 4. | "Willkommen & Cabaret" (Medley) | John Kander, Fred Ebb | 2.50 | "Cabaret" |
| 5. | "Fiddler on the Roof/To Life (L'chaim)" (Medley) | Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick | 2.02 | "Fiddler on the Roof" |
| 6. | "Walking Happy" | Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn | 2.26 | "Walking Happy" |
Side B
| # | Title | Songwriter | Length | from the musical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Illya Darling" | Manos Hadjidakis, Joe Darion | 2.33 | "Illya Darling" |
| 2. | "If They Could See Me Now/I'm A Brass Band" (Medley) | Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields | 2.50 | "Sweet Charity" |
| 3. | "Sherry" | Laurence Rosenthal, James Lipton | 2.45 | "Sherry!" |
| 4. | "I Wanna Be With You" | Charles Strouse, Lee Adams | 3.06 | "Golden Boy" |
| 5. | "My Best Beau" | Jerry Herman | 2.37 | "Mame" |
| 6. | "The Impossible Dream" | Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion | 3.01 | "Man of La Mancha" |