Movie Greats of the 60s

Movie Greats of the 60s is a studio album recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis. The album features songs from the soundtracks of then current and/or recent motion pictures.

Background

The recording of the featured songs spanned a period of more than a year, beginning with the March 24, 1965 recording of "Forget Domani": the album's most recently recorded track was "Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme)" recorded on May 31, 1966. During the sessions, Francis worked with several renowned arrangers and orchestra leaders such as Frank De Vol, Benny Golson and Don Costa.
The album was released in July 1966 as MGM Records 12" album E-4382 and SE-4382.
In May 1967, Francis used the instrumental playbacks of nine of the album's featured songs and overdubbed Spanish vocals. "Dance My Trouble Away", "I Will Wait for You", and "The Phoenix Love Theme " were omitted and not re-recorded in Spanish. By adding "Donde hay chicos", the Spanish version of "Where the Boys Are", the title song from Francis' own film of the same name, a set of ten Spanish songs was compiled and released in July 1967 as a 12" album under the name Grandes exitos del cine de los años 60. With an identical cover design, Grandes exitos del cine de los años 60 was virtually the Spanish edition of Movie Greats of the 60s with a slightly modified track listing.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Record World's albums chart on September 27, 1966, peaking at No. 130 during a seven-week run. Notably, the album wouldn't chart on the other two major US music magazines.

Reception

Record World reviewed the album and put it in its "Pick Hits" section, writing "Recent vintage Hollywood tunes are Connie's interest on this package. She warbles "Strangers in the Night," "Call Me Irresponsible," "You're Gonna Hear From Me," "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Forget Domani," "Somewhere, My Love."" The magazine also notes that it "will sell".