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White Sox, Pink Lipstick...And Stupid Cupid
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Artist(s)Connie Francis
StudioBear Family
Release DateJuly 12, 1993
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Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Didn't I Love You Enough? - Connie Francis, Mann, Paul
  2. Freddy - Connie Francis, Guenther, Gisela
  3. (Oh Please) Make Him Jealous - Connie Francis, Lewis, Al [1]
  4. Goody Goodbye - Connie Francis, Cavanaugh, James
  5. Are You Satisfied? - Connie Francis, Wooley, Sheb
  6. My Treasure - Connie Francis, Templeton, Bill
  7. My First Real Love - Connie Francis, Darin, Bobby
  8. Believe in Me (Credimi) - Connie Francis, Cicognini, Alessand
  9. Forgetting - Connie Francis, Francis, Connie
  10. Send for My Baby - Connie Francis, Rose, Fred
  11. I Never Had a Sweetheart - Connie Francis, Moore, Glen
  12. Little Blue Wren - Connie Francis, Moore, Glen
  13. Everyone Needs Someone - Connie Francis, Alstone, Alex
  14. My Sailor Boy - Connie Francis, Jacobs, Al
  15. No Other One - Connie Francis, Hunter, Ivory Joe
  16. I Leaned on a Man - Connie Francis, Shanklin, Wayne
  17. Faded Orchid - Connie Francis, Stone, Jesse
  18. Eighteen - Connie Francis, Boobis, Bradford
  19. My Sister's Clothes - Connie Francis, Mann, Paul
  20. The Majesty of Love - Connie Francis, Raleigh, Ben
  21. You, My Darlin' You - Connie Francis, Rainwater, Marvin
  22. Who's Sorry Now? - Connie Francis, Snyder, Ted
  23. You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love) - Connie Francis, Faber, Billy
  24. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Connie Francis, James, Harry
  25. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Connie Francis, Marks, Johnny
  26. The Wheel of Fortune - Connie Francis, Benjamin, Bennie
  27. How Can I Make You Believe in Me - Connie Francis,
  28. You Belong to Me - Connie Francis, King, Pee Wee
  29. Daddy's Little Girl - Connie Francis, Burke, Bobby
Disc 2
  1. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry - Connie Francis, Clesi, Jeannine
  2. I Cried for You - Connie Francis, Freed, Arthur
  3. You Always Hurt the One You Love - Connie Francis, Fisher, Doris
  4. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) - Connie Francis, Ahlert, Fred E.
  5. Lock up Your Heart - Connie Francis, September, Anthony
  6. Heartaches - Connie Francis, Klenner, John
  7. I'm Nobody's Baby Now - Connie Francis, Davis, Benny
  8. My Melancholy Baby - Connie Francis, Burnett, Ernie
  9. I Miss You So - Connie Francis, Henderson, Jimmy [1
  10. It's the Talk of the Town - Connie Francis, Symes, Marty
  11. If I Had You - Connie Francis, Campbell, Jimmy [Vo
  12. How Deep Is the Ocean? - Connie Francis, Berlin, Irving
  13. Carolina Moon - Connie Francis, Burke, Joe [2]
  14. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis, Sedaka, Neil
  15. Happy Days and Lonely Nights - Connie Francis, Fisher, Fred
  16. Fallin' - Connie Francis, Sedaka, Neil
  17. You're My Everything - Connie Francis, Dixon, Mort
  18. My Happiness - Connie Francis, Peterson, Betty
  19. Don't Speak of Love - Connie Francis, Bruce, Gary D.
  20. Love Eyes - Connie Francis, Charlap, Moose
  21. Never Before - Connie Francis, Charlap, Moose
  22. In the Valley of Love - Connie Francis, Harris, Harry
  23. Time After Time - Connie Francis, Styne, Jule
  24. Blame It on My Youth - Connie Francis, Levant, Oscar
  25. How Did He Look? - Connie Francis, Shelley, Gladys
  26. That's All - Connie Francis, Haymes, Bob
Disc 3
  1. Toward the End of the Day - Connie Francis, Dentato
  2. I Really Don't Want to Know - Connie Francis, Barnes, Howard
  3. No One to Cry To - Connie Francis, Robin, Sydney
  4. If I Didn't Care - Connie Francis, Lawrence, Jack [Lyr
  5. If You Love Me Tonight - Connie Francis, Mann, Paul
  6. If You Love Me Tonight - Connie Francis, Mann, Paul
  7. Come Rain or Come Shine - Connie Francis, Arlen, Harold
  8. All by Myself - Connie Francis, Berlin, Irving
  9. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Connie Francis, Noble, Harry
  10. The Song Is Ended - Connie Francis, Berlin, Irving
  11. There Will Never Be Another You - Connie Francis, Warren, Harry
  12. Melancholy Serenade - Connie Francis, Enston, Duke
  13. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody - Connie Francis, Lewis, Sam M.
  14. Hallelujah, I Love Him So - Connie Francis, Charles, Ray [1]
  15. My Thanks to You - Connie Francis, Newell, Norman
  16. The Bells of St. Mary's - Connie Francis, Adams, Emmett
  17. Good Luck, Good Health, God Bless You - Connie Francis, Gibbons, Carroll
  18. A Garden in the Rain - Connie Francis, Dyrenforth, James
  19. Try a Little Tenderness - Connie Francis, Campbell, Jimmy [Vo
  20. Goodnight Sweetheart - Connie Francis, Campbell, Jimmy [Vo
  21. Cruising Down the River - Connie Francis, Tollerton, Nell
  22. I'll Close My Eyes - Connie Francis, Kaye, Buddy
  23. I'll Close My Eyes - Connie Francis, Kaye, Buddy
  24. The Very Thought of You - Connie Francis, Noble, Ray
  25. These Foolish Things - Connie Francis, Strachey, Jack
  26. A Tree in the Meadow - Connie Francis, Reid, Billy
Disc 4
  1. The Gypsy - Connie Francis, Reid, Billy
  2. Now Is the Hour - Connie Francis, Kaihan, Maewa
  3. You're Gonna Miss Me - Connie Francis, Curtis, Eddie
  4. Frankie - Connie Francis, Sedaka, Neil
  5. Lipstick on Your Collar - Connie Francis, Lewis, Edna
  6. Oh, Frankie - Connie Francis, Lannie & Ginger Gra
  7. I Almost Lost My Mind - Connie Francis, Hunter, Ivory Joe
  8. I'm Walkin' - Connie Francis, Domino, Fats
  9. Just a Dream - Connie Francis, Clanton, Jimmy
  10. Heartbreak Hotel - Connie Francis, Axton, Mae Boren
  11. I Hear You Knockin' - Connie Francis, Bartholomew, Dave
  12. Tweedle Dee - Connie Francis, Scott, Winfield
  13. Ain't That a Shame - Connie Francis, Bartholomew, Dave
  14. It's Only Make Believe - Connie Francis, Twitty, Conway
  15. Sincerely - Connie Francis, Fuqua, Harvey
  16. Don't Be Cruel - Connie Francis, Blackwell, Otis
  17. Bye Bye Love - Connie Francis, Bryant, Felice
  18. Earth Angel - Connie Francis, Jackson, Ruby
  19. Hearts of Stone - Connie Francis, Crewe, Bob
  20. Silhouettes - Connie Francis, Slay, Frank Jr.
  21. Plenty Good Lovin' - Connie Francis, Francis, Connie
  22. Singing the Blues - Connie Francis, Endsley, Melvin
  23. My Special Angel - Connie Francis, Duncan, Jimmy
  24. Tennessee Waltz - Connie Francis, King, Pee Wee
  25. Let Me Go Lover - Connie Francis, Carson, Jenny
  26. Young Love - Connie Francis, Cartey, Rick
  27. Half as Much - Connie Francis, Williams, Curly
  28. Anytime - Connie Francis, Lawson, Herbert "Ha
  29. Your Cheatin' Heart - Connie Francis, Williams, Hank [1]
  30. Cold, Cold Heart - Connie Francis, Williams, Hank [1]
Disc 5
  1. Peace in the Valley - Connie Francis, Dorsey, Thomas A.
  2. Too Young - Connie Francis, Dee, Sylvia
  3. Temptation - Connie Francis, Freed, Arthur
  4. You Made Me Love You - Connie Francis, McCarthy, Joseph [2
  5. Prisoner of Love - Connie Francis, Columbo, Russ
  6. Young at Heart - Connie Francis, Leigh, Carolyn
  7. It's Not for Me to Say - Connie Francis, Allen, Robert [Song
  8. Thinking of You - Connie Francis, Kalmar, Bert
  9. That's My Desire - Connie Francis, Loveday, Carroll
  10. Because of You - Connie Francis, Hammerstein, Arthur
  11. Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day) - Connie Francis, Crosby, Bing
  12. April Love - Connie Francis, Fain, Sammy
  13. Cry - Connie Francis, Kohlman, Churchill
  14. God Bless America - Connie Francis, Berlin, Irving
  15. Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis, Leslie, Edgar
  16. Snap Dragon - Connie Francis, Leiber, Mike
  17. No One - Connie Francis, Pomus, Doc
  18. The Tiger and the Mouse - Connie Francis, Pomus, Doc
  19. Forgetting - Connie Francis, Francis, Connie
  20. Lock up Your Heart - Connie Francis, Gray, Ted
  21. My Melancholy Baby - Connie Francis, Burnett, Ernie
  22. No One - Connie Francis, Pomus, Doc
  23. The Tiger and the Mouse - Connie Francis, Pomus, Doc

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (4 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteConnie Francis, Great CollectionQuote
If you enjoy Connie Francis this is the collection to buy, five CD's filled with the wonderful sounds of Connie during her career. August 4, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteNice 50's Pop!Quote
Connie Francis is one of the best Fifties Pop products! Her voice was fabulous, so she could sing everything from , Country, Rock 'n' Roll, Teen Ballads to Traditional Pop.
On these five CD set you'll find everything she recorded in fifties. Only disc four is Rock 'n' Roll, mostly covers which are sometimes better than originals. Nice booklet, too! June 29, 2004

rating: 3 QuoteThe incomplete complete Connie Francis� discographyQuote
The result of Connie Francis' phenomenon and permanent shortage of her CDs on the market is that sometimes those more voluminous than one-CD editions are met by her fans with enthusiasm, and this enthusiasm often blinds their eyes to the imperfections of these editions. Box-sets "White sox, pink lipstick and ... stupid cupid" and "Kissin', twistin', goin' where the boys are" were issued by Bear Family not for average music fans (which are usually satisfied with one of "The Best" editions) but for more demanding listeners, let's say COLLECTORS. Addressed to them, they have been packed in huge, old-fashion, looking like special LPs edition boxes. But from the collector's point of view, there are some details I would like to turn attention at, because one may expect that such expensive box-sets are perfect. But they are certainly not!
1. The sub-titles "In the 1950s" and "The early 1960s" suggest that we will find here the complete recordings from these periods. But we won't. Connie's Italian, Spanish, Jewish, Christmas and songs for children were (with premeditation?) omitted in this collection. Thanks God, Collectables label has just issued "Italian Favorites/More Italian Favorites" (2 LPs on 1 CD); you can just simply attach it to the Bear Family incomplete collection.
2. The books you'll find in both sets contain Connie's MGM discography (in chronological order). The discography attached to "White sox..." seems to be complete, it lists also titles not included on the discs. But discography from "Kissin', twistin'..." refers only to the recordings placed on the discs, therefore is incomplete. Where are, for example, recordings from May 1960 (Abbey Road, England), mentioned in the text?
3. The songs which were printed on the discs in chronological order create a mess. Songs of the corresponding MGM vinyl LP origin were usually spread between two discs, e.g. MY THANKS TO YOU between discs 3 and 4, COUNTRY AND WESTERN GOLDEN HITS between discs 4 and 5 ("White sox..."), SONGS TO A SWINGING BAND between discs 1 and 2, FOLK SONG FAVORITES between discs 2 and 3, IRISH FAVORITES between discs 3 and 4 ("Kissin', Twistin'...), etc. Thus, if you don't have an easily programmable 5-CD changer better make your own compilations!
4. The recordings are not of equal quality - most of them are OK but some are poor (especially rare, unpublished tracks, alternates, and archival tracks 25-29/CD1 from "White sox..."). Many of them sound like recorded in tinned bucket and not in a studio. The metallic coating due to the digitalization of the analog material has not been avoided. Their main disadvantage is a lack of low frequencies, so the vocal (distorted in some early recordings) stings your ears unpleasantly. Thus, the digital mastering work is not fully acceptable. The same songs sound much better on discs by Polygram, where are warmer, more "analog". Also, the dynamic range and output level of recordings is usually too low and varies from song to song!

5. Some alternate, unpublished recordings are very interesting and even better than "originals" (e.g. Hawaiian-flavored version of "No one" or "Valentino"- double vocal). But some are poor and not worth mentioning (e.g. "Second hand love" - double vocal or "White cliffs of Dover"-alt.). More sensitive listeners may not withstand repeated five times "My heart has a mind of its own" or three times "It's time to say goodnight". Ready to believe in the last title they may fall asleep!
6. The artwork attached to CD cases (identical in both boxes) is very poor - one leaf of white paper with b&w photos only, is not enough in such an expensive and prestigious edition. Also the quality of the photos in both books is low, compare them with the ones from the book attached to "Souvenirs" ! The discs do not have the box title on the covers (only the artist's name and disc number), so when taken out from the boxes they are not easily recognizable. To make it easier (???) Bear Family applied the following key: discs from the red box-set ("White sox...") are equipped with photos placed on a pink background and have blue inscriptions, while the discs from blue box-set ("Kissin', twistin'...") are equipped with photos placed on blue background with pink inscriptions. How clever!
7. Some discs are filled up to the limits of their capacity (78-79 minutes). What for? In some cases this may cause the technical problems with the playback, especially when the edge of the metal layer is not perfect. This happened in the case of disc no. 4 ("Kissin', twistin...") which is 79+ min. None of my players was able to read the last track without skipping and pausing. Shifting last song(s) to the disc no. 5 (which is only 71 min.) could avoid such problems.
8. The sets reviewed right here seem to be an example of unfinished work. It is hard to believe that since 1996 Bear Family has been unable to complete this series issuing "The mid 1960s" and "The late 1960s" collections. Instead, Bear Family cuts its cake into pieces and sells them under different titles, e.g. "Connie rocks". What will be next, "Connie twists"? Bear Family, it's the highest time to wake-up! The spring is all around!
Thus, if you are not a 200% Connie's fan, you are not ready to listen to alternates and you prefer listening to the songs not interrupted after false starts or introduced with session chit-chats, and you would like to listen to recordings of equal, high quality - you'd better buy "Souvenirs" (singles collection covering entire period of Connie's MGM activity, 118 songs on 4 CDs, less space-consuming box-set with book, all at incomparably lower price). But make sure you won't regret the absence of Irish songs, folk favorites, screen hits as well as many other rare recordings (e.g. "Too young", "Cry", "Auld Lang Syne", "My love"- the English version of "La Paloma" or "I'm so alone" better known as "Que sola estoy"). Bear Family boxes are currently the only source of these cuts!

Summarizing, I can't rate these boxes as high as my predecessors. Comparing the ratio of contents/price I found it much higher for "Souvenirs". So three stars only, just enough to encourage Bear Family for the better work! May 10, 2004

rating: 5 QuoteConnie Francis-a voice like no others!Quote
This fantastic 5cd set from Bear Family collects all of Connies 1950s recordings, all of her single releases plus all of her album releases, and material she choose not to release are included here. Connie was in her prime, and her voice is one-of-a-kind! The emotion she puts in her recordings tugs at your heartstrings. Also included is a beautiful book that cronicules Connies career during the 50s. This is an absolute must-have for every true Conne Francis fan! March 10, 2000

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