Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today
| Happiness – Connie Francis On Boadway Today | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1967 | |||
| Recorded | March 22, 1967 March 24, 1967 March 27, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Soundtrack album | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Pete Spargo | |||
| Connie Francis chronology | ||||
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Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis. The album features signature songs from the soundtracks of then current and/or recent Broadway musicals.
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" |
References
- ^ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975
- ^ "Record World's Albums of the Week", Record World, May 13, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2025.