Someone else's Boy
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"Someone Else's Boy" is a song written by Hal Gordon and Athena Hosey. It was recorded by Connie Francis
on January 31, 1961, in New York.
The song was the flipside of Francis' hit single "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart
", which peaked at number seven on the U.S. pop chart. Although "Someone Else's Boy" was overlooked in the U.S. and didn't chart, it became one of Francis' greatest international successes. It is the only song in her repertoire she recorded in eight languages: English, German (as Schöner fremder Mann), French (as Celui que je veux), Italian (as Ti conquistero), Spanish (as El novio de otra, a. k. a. Mi tonto amor), Portuguese (as Um amor so meu), Dutch (as Jij bent niet van mij) and in Japanese (as - Yume no Deito). At least five of these versions hit number one in their respective countries. In Germany, it became her best selling German-language recording to this date. The Dutch version, however, remained unreleased until 1988.
"Someone Else's Boy" was Francis' first collaboration with song writer, arranger and band leader Cliff Parman (who wrote - among others - Nat King Cole's "Pretend"). The international success of "Someone Else's Boy" prompted Francis to work with Parman on several singles and three albums throughout 1961.
A cover in Swedish, "Han är inte min" was recorded in October 1961 by Anna-Lena Löfgren
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Connie Francis
Connie Francis is an American pop singer of Italian heritage and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her chart success waned in the second half of the 1960s, Francis remained a top concert draw...
on January 31, 1961, in New York.
The song was the flipside of Francis' hit single "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart
Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart
"Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" is a popular song written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller recorded by Connie Francis in a 18 October 1960 New York City session conducted and arranged by Stan Applebaum; the same session produced "Where the Boys Are" to which "Breakin' in a Brand New...
", which peaked at number seven on the U.S. pop chart. Although "Someone Else's Boy" was overlooked in the U.S. and didn't chart, it became one of Francis' greatest international successes. It is the only song in her repertoire she recorded in eight languages: English, German (as Schöner fremder Mann), French (as Celui que je veux), Italian (as Ti conquistero), Spanish (as El novio de otra, a. k. a. Mi tonto amor), Portuguese (as Um amor so meu), Dutch (as Jij bent niet van mij) and in Japanese (as - Yume no Deito). At least five of these versions hit number one in their respective countries. In Germany, it became her best selling German-language recording to this date. The Dutch version, however, remained unreleased until 1988.
"Someone Else's Boy" was Francis' first collaboration with song writer, arranger and band leader Cliff Parman (who wrote - among others - Nat King Cole's "Pretend"). The international success of "Someone Else's Boy" prompted Francis to work with Parman on several singles and three albums throughout 1961.
A cover in Swedish, "Han är inte min" was recorded in October 1961 by Anna-Lena Löfgren
Anna-Lena Löfgren
Anna-Lena Löfgren was a Swedish singer from Stockholm. During the years 1962 and 1995, more than 40 of her songs made it onto Svensktoppen, the record chart of Sveriges Radio. Löfgren became one of the most best known schlager singers in Sweden during the 1960s.She made her first public...
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