Connie Francis - Sings Jewish Favorites
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Artist: Connie FrancisEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Music Label: Jmg / Jewish Music
Soundtracks:
- Tzena Tzena
- My Yiddishe Momme
- I Love You Much Too Much
- Shein Vi De Levone
- Mein Shtetle Belz
- O Mein Papa
- Anniversary Song
- Oifen Pripetchik
- Havah Negilah (Dance, Everyone, Dance!)
- Yossel, Yossel
- Wus Geven Is Geven
- Mom-E-Le (Mother Dear)
Music reviews of Sings Jewish Favorites
Music Review: fine collection of traditional ballads proving Connie's versatility and strength
Rating: 5 Stars
Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites certainly is a grand CD that one might not have expected from an Italian young lady; but she handles these tunes better than many other Jewish artists I know! Connie sings with great sensitivity and her voice is as clear as a bell. Some of these numbers I would even consider to be the definitive renditions of these fine old ballads.
"Tzena Tzena" starts the track list with Connie singing this wonderfully. Connie's excellent diction bolsters her performance of this classic ballad. The percussion and the brass make the melody go along very smoothly and Connie sings this like the pro she still remains! "My Yiddishe Momme" follows; and Connie does an equally wonderful job on this number. Connie sings this with all her heart and soul; I can feel her thinking of her own mother as she sings this old time favorite. Connie handles the key and tempo changes very well; and the piano arrangement is very well done. I always liked "My Yiddishe Momme."
"I Love You Much Too Much" again features Connie's vocals squarely in the spotlight; and she never sings a superfluous note! "I Love You Much Too Much" certainly gets a fine treatment from Connie who sings this with all her heart and great sensitivity. The strings enhance the natural beauty of this number. I don't understand every word she sings; but I don't need to--the human experience of loving someone more than you should is very common.
"Mein Shtetle Belz" gets the royal treatment from Connie who sings this with passion, style and grace; Connie really makes this sound so good. There's also "O Mein Papa;" this features Connie's character singing fondly of her father and how they loved each other when she was a little girl. The strings work to great advantage on "O Mein Papa;" this also gets a tempo that is somewhat slower than usual but it holds its own very well.
"Havah Negilah" has great percussion and Connie bats this joyful song straight out of the ballpark! The brass enhances the number and Connie performs this in both Hebrew and English. Connie really takes "Havah Negilah" and makes it her own with her enthusiasm and zest coming at you powerfully. "Yossel, Yossel" is about a young man who's taking a bit too long to make up his mind about marriage; and Connie sings this flawlessly as usual!
"Mom-E-Le (Mother Dear)" ends the CD with Connie singing beyond perfection; she delivers this ballad with tenderness and a natural loving feeling that is truly unmistakable.
Connie was probably very proud when this album was released--and she should have been. She was able to take songs and ballads totally outside of her natural range of experience (she wasn't Jewish) and infuse them with a singularly beautiful glow that very many Jewish singers could never quite accomplish. I highly recommend this album for Connie Francis lovers and people in the Jewish community will appreciate this as well.
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