앨범: 내 마음의 크리스마스 - Connie Francis (1959 Polydor)

Christmas in My Heart Artist: Connie Francis Conductor: Geoff Love Orchestra: Geoff Love & His Orchestra Audio CD (November 1, 1959) Number of Discs: 1 Studio/Live: Studio Mono/Stereo: Stereo Label: Polydor Copyright: (C) 1959 Polydor Total Length: 43:54 Genres: Miscellaneous, Holiday, Music, Pop, Pop/Rock, Christmas, Vocal, Vocal Pop, Jazz Staly: Early Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop     by David A. Milberg : Originally released in 1959, this is vintage Connie Francis. 1. White Christmas 2. Baby's First Christmas 3. Winter Wonderland 4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on An Open Fire) 5. I'll Be Home for Christmas 6. The Twelve Days of Christmas 7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 8. Adeste Fideles 9. The Lord's Prayer 10. Silent Night 11. O Little Town of Bethlehem 12. The First Noel 13. Ave Maria 3:23 2:25 2:41 3:23 3:26 5:19 4:30 3:06 2:57 3:53 2:58 3:02 2:51 1. White Christmas Track 전곡 연주 Connie Francis Biography Born: December 12, 1938 in Newark, NJ Genre: Pop Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s Connie Francis is the prototype for the female pop singer of today. At the height of her chart popularity in the late '50s and early '60s, Francis was unique as a female recording artist, amassing record sales equal to or surpassing those of many of her male contemporaries. Ultimately, she branched into other styles of music — big band, country, ethnic, and more. She still challenges Madonna as the biggest-selling female recording artist of all time. Like Madonna, Concetta Rosemarie Franconero came from an Italian-American background. Francis started her music career at three, playing an accordion bought for her by her contractor father, George. Her father's dream was not for his daughter to become a star, but for Francis to become independent of men as an adult with her own accordion school of music. At age ten, she was accepted on Startime, a New York City television show that featured talented child singers and performers. The show had no one else who played an accordion. Its host, legendary TV talent scout Arthur Godfrey, had difficulty pronouncing her name and suggested something "easy and Irish," which turned into Francis. After three weeks on Startime, the show's producer and Francis' would-be manager advised her to dump the accordion and concentrate on singing. Francis performed weekly on Startime for four years. After being turned down by almost every record label she approached, 16-year-old Francis signed a record contract with MGM, only because one of the songs on her demo, "Freddy," also happened to be the name of the president's son. "Freddy" was released in June 1955 as the singer's first single. After a series of flop singles, on October 2, 1957 she undertook what was to be her last session for MGM. Francis had recently accepted a premed scholarship to New York University and was contemplating the end of her career as a singer. Having recorded two songs, she thanked the technicians and musicians, hoping not to have to record the third song her father had in mind, an old tune from 1923. After a false start, she sang it in one take. When Dick Clark played "Who's Sorry Now?" on American Bandstand, he told the show's eight million viewers that Connie Francis was "a new girl singer that is heading straight for the number one spot." "Who's Sorry Now?" was the first of Francis' long string of worldwide hits. By 1967, she had sold 35 million worldwide, with 35 U.S. Top 40 hits and several number ones ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool," "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You," and "Stupid Cupid") to her credit. Released in 1963, "In the Summer of His Years," written as a tribute to the assassinated John F. Kennedy, remains one of the earliest known charity records, with proceeds donated to dependents of the policemen shot during the incident. Francis had an affinity for languages and was one of the first pop singers to record her songs in other languages; 1961's title song from the movie Where the Boys Are was recorded in six languages. She starred in four (nondescript) films, sang voice-overs in movies for actresses who could not sing, and was a guest star on innumerable TV shows. Music critics who didn't take kindly to Francis' pop music years were eventually won over by her versatility. Her Italian and Jewish albums transformed Francis from a teenage idol to a mature performer at leading nightspots around the world. She has also had a long history being a composer's first choice to interpret songs that went on to become major hits for other artists, including "Somewhere My Love," "Strangers in the Night," "Angel in the Morning," and "When Will the Apples Fall." While the recording of "Who's Sorry Now?" in 1957 was planned to be her final session for MGM, she actually ended that relationship in 1969, choosing not to renew her contract when MGM was taken over by Polydor. She opted instead for domestic life with her third husband. Francis didn't return to the recording studio until 1973 when the writers of "Tie a Yellow Ribbon," longtime friends, wrote "The Answer" especially for Francis. In 1974, her husband encouraged her to return to the stage, with disastrous consequences. After her third performance, she was raped at the hotel where she was staying. Ultimately, this incident contributed to the end of her marriage. During 1975, nasal surgery temporarily robbed her of her voice. She was on the comeback trail in 1981 when her brother, George, was brutally murdered. It took seven years to determine that through all of those events, she was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She finally made her return to the stage and recording in 1989, and Connie Francis has continued to sing to sold-out audiences into the new millennium. She has recorded more than 70 LPs. -悲運의 Connie Francis 1938년생인 그녀의 본명은 Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero. 전 세계 팬들의 이목과 사랑속에 푹 파묻혀 인기를 누렸던 가수였다. 카니 후란시스는 이탈리안 계 미국인으로 50년대 후반에서 60년대까지 선풍적인 인기를 얻었던 최고의 여성 가수 중 한 명이였다. 네살 때부터 아코디온을 연주하기 시작했다. 10살 때 "New York City Television"이 방영하던 "Star time"이란 프로그램에 출연, 어릴 때 부터 음악에 대한 끼를 마음껏 발휘하면서 스카우터 'Arthur Godfrey'에게 발탁이 되었고 그후 4년 동안 매번 주말마다 그 프로그램에 참여 할 수 있는 커다란 행운을 얻었다. 화려한 조명을 받으며 연속으로 히트 활동을 계속하던 그녀는... 불필요한 입방정으로 '말이 씨가 된다'는 속설처럼 현실이 되고 말았다. 1974년 11월 8일 뉴욕주 롱아일랜드에서의 공연을 마친 그녀는 인근 모텔에 투숙하면서 "내방에 강도라도 들면 어쩌지" 라고 말했다. 본인이야 모텔방에 들기 전 별뜻 없이 한 말이였지만 그 말 한 마디가 불행의 재앙을 불러왔다. 잠을 청할 무렵 괴한이 쳐들어와 소리지를 틈도 없이 그녀를... 겁에 질려 의식을 잃은 그녀는 폭행당했고 사람들이 달려 왔을 때는 이미 처참한 모습이었다. 이 사건은 전세계에 톱뉴스로 보도되었고 미국 최고의 여가수라고 믿을 수 없을 만큼 그녀는 망가졌다. "재앙은 결코 혼자 오지 않는다" 그녀의 인생은 이때부터 송두리째 파괴된다. 그녀의 폭행사건을 알리기 위해 집으로 달려가던 남동생이 깡패들의 총질에 희생되었으며 그녀의 유산에 뒤이어 암으로 고생하던 아버지가 사망했고 이어서 날아온 소식은 남편의 이혼 요구였다. 그녀에게 닥친 불행은 여기서 끝나지 않았다. 오래전에 앓아온 축농증 수술 부작용으로 생명과도 같은 그녀의 음성이 변하기 시작했다. 그녀는 깊은 절망의 늪으로 빠져 들었다. 7년이라는 세월의 고통 끝에 1981년 악몽의 롱아일랜드에서 재기 공연을 가졌지만 3천명의 청중들의 "I LOVE CONNIE!"라는 연호와는 달리, 옛날의 영화와 인기는 다시 찾을 수 없었다. 글 출처: 그대가 오는 소리 잘생긴 꾀꼬리 꽃미남 리차드강 어리버리 돈키호테.