Connie Francis (born 12 December 1937 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an Ame… Read Full Bio ↴Connie Francis (born 12 December 1937 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as "Who's Sorry Now?," "Where The Boys Are", and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool".
Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newark's Italian Down Neck or Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey neighbourhood, she is considered the most prolific and popular female rock 'n' roll hit-maker of the early rock era -- the late 1950s to the early 1960s. After an appearance on Startime, Francis was advised to change her name from Franconero to something more easily pronounceable, as well as to quit the accordion and focus on singing.
Francis' first single "Freddy" (1955) met with little success. Her next nine singles were also failures, and she began considering a career in medicine; however, "Who's Sorry Now" (a cover version of a 1923 song) launched her into super-stardom worldwide. Francis recorded the song at what was to have been her final recording session for MGM, as the label was about to drop her since her previous singles had generated little activity. She has said (paraphrased from The Billboard Book of Number One Singles by Fred Bronson) that she recorded it at the suggestion of her father, who convinced her it stood a chance of becoming a hit because it was a song adults already knew and that teenagers would dance to if it were released with a more contemporary arrangement.
The gamble paid off. In April 1958, "Who's Sorry Now" reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart (number four in the USA); in 2000, it was named one of the Songs of the Century. On January 1, 1958, she debuted it on Dick Clark's American Bandstand television show; by mid-year over a million copies were sold. This was followed by many other hits over the next decade, as Connie Francis became one of the most popular vocalists in the world.
Francis specialized in downbeat ballads delivered in her trademark "sobbing" style -- such as "My Happiness," "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry," "Among My Souvenirs," "Together," "Breakin' In a Brand New Broken Heart," and the Italian song "Mama," many of which were remakes of old standards. However, she also had success with a handful of more upbeat, rock-and-roll-oriented compositions, such as "Stupid Cupid," "Lipstick On Your Collar," and "Vacation." Among her other notable performances were "In the Summer of His Years" (a tribute to slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy) and Bert Kaempfert's "Strangers In The Night" (although the latter song is more identified with Frank Sinatra). Both "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" went to No.1 on the Billboard music charts in 1960. In 1962 she had another No.1 hit with "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You."
Francis recorded in nine languages during her career, including English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, and even Japanese, and remade many of her hits in foreign languages, including "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and her signature song, "Where the Boys Are." In fact, her biggest hit album in the U.S. was 1960's Italian Favorites, and she followed it with several more albums of Italian songs over the years, as well as collections of Spanish-language and Jewish songs, among others.
"Where The Boys Are," one of many Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield compositions Francis recorded during her career (others included "Stupid Cupid" and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"), gained wide exposure through its inclusion in the 1960 motion picture with the same title. Francis had a role in the film and sang the title song. During the first half of the 1960s she starred in three additional films -- Follow the Boys (1963) (the title song of which became a No. 17 Billboard single for Francis), Looking for Love (1964) and When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965).
In 1960 Francis became the youngest headliner to sing in Las Vegas, where she played 28 days a year for nine years. In 1961 she was successful in starring in her own television special on ABC television sponsored by Brylcreem titled Kicking Sound Around, singing and acting along-side Tab Hunter, Eddie Foy Jr. and Art Carney. She appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on July 1, 1962 with French singing star Johnny Hallyday in a show that was taped at the famous Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris, France. On July 3, 1963 she played a Command performance before Queen Elizabeth II at the Alhambra Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. By 1967, she had 35 U.S. Top 40 hits, and three number ones.
Connie Francis has always been a great fan of country music and recorded several albums of country standards during her pop career. In 1969 she had a modest country hit with "The Wedding Cake" and made the country charts again in 1982 with "There's Still a Few Good Love Songs Left in Me." Several country singers found chart success remaking Francis' pop hits for the country market, including Marie Osmond ("Who's Sorry Now" in 1975), Susan Raye ("My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" in 1972), Margo Smith ("Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" in 1978), and Debby Boone.
During the height of the Vietnam War in 1967, Connie Francis performed for U.S. troops.
Francis ended her recording career in 1969. She returned in 1973 with "The Answer," a song written just for her, and soon began performing again. Her son Joey was born in 1974. Tragedies followed soon after. In 1974 she was sexually assaulted in a hotel following a performance in Westbury, New York. Nasal surgery to correct a sensitivity to air conditioning deprived her of her ability to sing professionally for four years. Her brother was murdered in 1981.
Francis' autobiography, Who's Sorry Now? was published in 1984. Francis was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a mental disease which includes severe depressions and manic highs. She uses the drug Lithium to balance out the emotional highs and lows caused by the disease. Connie Francis resumed her career in 1989 after discovering the drug and has continued singing and recording since then. Francis still holds a world-wide appeal shown through continued music sales and sold-out appearances.
Her latest CD The American Tour contains performances from recent shows. In late December 2004, Francis headlined in Las Vegas for the first time since 1989.
In March of 2007, Francis performed to a sold-out crowd -- composed of gay urbanites and conservative suburbanites -- in San Francisco. The "little diva" belted out versions of her "woebegone ballads . . . in full force," according to the San Franciso Chronicle's music critic.
Connie's fan club: www.conniefrancis.com
Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newark's Italian Down Neck or Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey neighbourhood, she is considered the most prolific and popular female rock 'n' roll hit-maker of the early rock era -- the late 1950s to the early 1960s. After an appearance on Startime, Francis was advised to change her name from Franconero to something more easily pronounceable, as well as to quit the accordion and focus on singing.
Francis' first single "Freddy" (1955) met with little success. Her next nine singles were also failures, and she began considering a career in medicine; however, "Who's Sorry Now" (a cover version of a 1923 song) launched her into super-stardom worldwide. Francis recorded the song at what was to have been her final recording session for MGM, as the label was about to drop her since her previous singles had generated little activity. She has said (paraphrased from The Billboard Book of Number One Singles by Fred Bronson) that she recorded it at the suggestion of her father, who convinced her it stood a chance of becoming a hit because it was a song adults already knew and that teenagers would dance to if it were released with a more contemporary arrangement.
The gamble paid off. In April 1958, "Who's Sorry Now" reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart (number four in the USA); in 2000, it was named one of the Songs of the Century. On January 1, 1958, she debuted it on Dick Clark's American Bandstand television show; by mid-year over a million copies were sold. This was followed by many other hits over the next decade, as Connie Francis became one of the most popular vocalists in the world.
Francis specialized in downbeat ballads delivered in her trademark "sobbing" style -- such as "My Happiness," "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry," "Among My Souvenirs," "Together," "Breakin' In a Brand New Broken Heart," and the Italian song "Mama," many of which were remakes of old standards. However, she also had success with a handful of more upbeat, rock-and-roll-oriented compositions, such as "Stupid Cupid," "Lipstick On Your Collar," and "Vacation." Among her other notable performances were "In the Summer of His Years" (a tribute to slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy) and Bert Kaempfert's "Strangers In The Night" (although the latter song is more identified with Frank Sinatra). Both "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" went to No.1 on the Billboard music charts in 1960. In 1962 she had another No.1 hit with "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You."
Francis recorded in nine languages during her career, including English, Italian, French, Spanish, German, and even Japanese, and remade many of her hits in foreign languages, including "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and her signature song, "Where the Boys Are." In fact, her biggest hit album in the U.S. was 1960's Italian Favorites, and she followed it with several more albums of Italian songs over the years, as well as collections of Spanish-language and Jewish songs, among others.
"Where The Boys Are," one of many Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield compositions Francis recorded during her career (others included "Stupid Cupid" and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"), gained wide exposure through its inclusion in the 1960 motion picture with the same title. Francis had a role in the film and sang the title song. During the first half of the 1960s she starred in three additional films -- Follow the Boys (1963) (the title song of which became a No. 17 Billboard single for Francis), Looking for Love (1964) and When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965).
In 1960 Francis became the youngest headliner to sing in Las Vegas, where she played 28 days a year for nine years. In 1961 she was successful in starring in her own television special on ABC television sponsored by Brylcreem titled Kicking Sound Around, singing and acting along-side Tab Hunter, Eddie Foy Jr. and Art Carney. She appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show on July 1, 1962 with French singing star Johnny Hallyday in a show that was taped at the famous Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris, France. On July 3, 1963 she played a Command performance before Queen Elizabeth II at the Alhambra Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. By 1967, she had 35 U.S. Top 40 hits, and three number ones.
Connie Francis has always been a great fan of country music and recorded several albums of country standards during her pop career. In 1969 she had a modest country hit with "The Wedding Cake" and made the country charts again in 1982 with "There's Still a Few Good Love Songs Left in Me." Several country singers found chart success remaking Francis' pop hits for the country market, including Marie Osmond ("Who's Sorry Now" in 1975), Susan Raye ("My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" in 1972), Margo Smith ("Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" in 1978), and Debby Boone.
During the height of the Vietnam War in 1967, Connie Francis performed for U.S. troops.
Francis ended her recording career in 1969. She returned in 1973 with "The Answer," a song written just for her, and soon began performing again. Her son Joey was born in 1974. Tragedies followed soon after. In 1974 she was sexually assaulted in a hotel following a performance in Westbury, New York. Nasal surgery to correct a sensitivity to air conditioning deprived her of her ability to sing professionally for four years. Her brother was murdered in 1981.
Francis' autobiography, Who's Sorry Now? was published in 1984. Francis was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a mental disease which includes severe depressions and manic highs. She uses the drug Lithium to balance out the emotional highs and lows caused by the disease. Connie Francis resumed her career in 1989 after discovering the drug and has continued singing and recording since then. Francis still holds a world-wide appeal shown through continued music sales and sold-out appearances.
Her latest CD The American Tour contains performances from recent shows. In late December 2004, Francis headlined in Las Vegas for the first time since 1989.
In March of 2007, Francis performed to a sold-out crowd -- composed of gay urbanites and conservative suburbanites -- in San Francisco. The "little diva" belted out versions of her "woebegone ballads . . . in full force," according to the San Franciso Chronicle's music critic.
Connie's fan club: www.conniefrancis.com
When The Boy In Your Arms
Connie Francis Lyrics
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When the boy in your arms,
Is the boy in your heart
Then you've got everything
When you're holding the dream
You've been dreaming you'd hold
You're as rich as a king
So, hold him tight
And never let him go
Day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life
Spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more
So, hold him tight
And never let him go
Day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life
Spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more
Make him yours for ever more
Is the boy in your heart
Then you've got everything
When you're holding the dream
You've been dreaming you'd hold
You're as rich as a king
And never let him go
Day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life
Spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more
So, hold him tight
And never let him go
Day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life
Spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more
Make him yours for ever more
In "When the Boy in Your Arms" by Connie Francis, the lyrics suggest that when you have the boy you want in your arms and in your heart, you have everything you need. It speaks about the dream that you have held onto and how holding onto it makes you feel rich like a king. The lyrics remind the listener to hold onto the boy they love tightly and to let him know they love him day and night. It suggests that with the love of your life, you should spend a lifetime of love and make that person yours forever.
The lyrics in this song are pretty straightforward, as it speaks to the feelings of a young girl in love. The song was popular back in the 60s, and it has a sweet, sentimental feel that speaks to love's innocent side. Interestingly, Connie Francis was among the most popular artists of the pre-Beatles era in the US, with a series of hit singles that were enjoyed both at home and overseas.
Line by Line Meaning
When the boy in your arms,
When the guy you hold close to your heart is physically present with you as well,
Is the boy in your heart
He is the one you love and cherish the most,
Then you've got everything
You have found all that you need to live a happy life,
When you're holding the dream
When you have got what you've always wanted,
You've been dreaming you'd hold
Something that has always been your desire to have,
You're as rich as a king
You feel wealthy and blessed to have attained such a dream,
So, hold him tight
Embrace him with all your might,
And never let him go
Never allow him to slip away from your life,
Day and night
Whether it is day or night,
Let him know you love him so
Make sure he feels your love always,
With the love of your life
With the one you love and care about deeply,
Spend a life time of love
Invest your lifetime in loving that special someone,
Make him yours for ever more
Claim him as your own and never let him go forever.
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@evelynjaraba1037
I heard my sis in law sang this... i felt the pinch in my heart, and look for this song here. Thanks for posting the message is just beautiful...here's the lyrics...
When the boy in your arms is the boy in your heart
Then you've got everything
When you're holding the dream you've been dreaming you'd hold
You're as rich as a king.
So, hold him tight and never let him go day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more.
So, hold him tight and never let him go day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more.
Make him yours for ever more...
@CloseYourFuckinEyes
When The Boy In Your Arms Is The Boy In Your Heart
When the boy in your arms,
Is the boy in your heart
Then you've got everything
When you're holding the dream
You've been dreaming you'd hold
You're as rich as a king
So, hold him tight
And never let him go
Day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life
Spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more
So, hold him tight
And never let him go
Day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life
Spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more
Make him yours for ever more
@miltonmoore5294
I have this 45rpm single. I think it
was the flip side
of a song that was
more popular, and
I liked this side
better. ( Oh, Oh.
The recording got
clipped before its
conclusion.๐ญ
This happens far
too frequently, and
NEVER does one
get corrected!๐ฃAppreciate the
post, of course,
nonetheless.
Respectfully.๐)
@donnalayton6876
Every song she sings comes from the heart.
@janettgrady2394
My God, even after all these years, I still find myself crying at the very sound of Connie's voice. I came of age with her singing her love songs, break-up songs, and the like. She made me cry then, she makes me cry now. I loved her then, I love her now. My God, today, our kids need another Connie Francis.
@beaudetdarquise1325
Tears are falling๐ญ
@ronholfly
Me to, her voice was so lovely it reached into your very soul and suddenly you needed someone to love. โคโค
@janettgrady2394
@ronholfly For sure, Hon. Thanks for the reply.
I loved Connie back then, love her now, and I mean in THAT way. No, I'm far from being gay, but for Connie Francis... Well, if she gave me an invitation to her bed, I'd accept.
@evelynjaraba1037
I heard my sis in law sang this... i felt the pinch in my heart, and look for this song here. Thanks for posting the message is just beautiful...here's the lyrics...
When the boy in your arms is the boy in your heart
Then you've got everything
When you're holding the dream you've been dreaming you'd hold
You're as rich as a king.
So, hold him tight and never let him go day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more.
So, hold him tight and never let him go day and night
Let him know you love him so
With the love of your life spend a life time of love
Make him yours for ever more.
Make him yours for ever more...
@conniefrancis5883
Hi there๐น๐น๐น๐น๐น๐น
Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all youโve done for me throughout the years.
Itโs a season of love๐โค๏ธโค๏ธ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my YouTube channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.๐๐๐๐๐๐..
@evelynjaraba1037
@Connie Francis God bless all you more ...
@conniefrancis5883
@Evelyn Jaraba ย thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.
@richardfazakas462
I haven't heard this song by Connie since the early 60's. This is my favorite song by Connie Francis. OH this brings back loving memories,ย that was so long ago. I surely miss those wonderful days of the Good Old Music. Today is nothing like those terrific days and good times. We shall never see again.