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''Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s'' is a studio album recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis. Allegedly inspired by the success of Arthur Penn's 1967 motion picture ''Bonnie & Clyde'',〔Connie Francis: ''Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s'', Liner notes to CD re-release of the album, Universal Music Germany 2011, Cat.-No. 06007 5316870〕 Connie Francis decided in March 1968 to record an album of songs from the depression era. To compile a repertoire of songs with the most appeal to the listener, Francis interviewed several contemporary witness about the hit songs from that era and finally made her choice.〔as above〕 The album's title is a word play on the outlaw duo Bonnie and Clyde, two of the most remembered personalities of the era. Robert Arthur, the musical director of ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', provided the only new song, the opening track ''Connie & Clyde". Francis followed this project with enthusiasm, and within an unusual short preparation time of less than two months after the initial idea, the album was recorded on May 6, 7, and 11, 1968.〔Ron Roberts: ''Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975''〕 Arrangements were provided by Don Costa, the live orchestra during the sessions was conducted by Joe Mazzu. Two recordings on this album are especially noteworthy: ''Button Up Your Overcoat'' and ''You Oughta Be in Pictures'' were treated with a special mixing technique. The first bars of each song feature a nostalgic fake gramophone sound before bursting into glorious 1968 state of the art stereo. The mixing of all song was done immediately after the recording sessions in early May 1968, followed by the album's release at the end of the same month.〔Connie Francis: ''Souvenirs'', Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2〕 In Germany, the album was released in a slightly edited version: ''With Plenty Of Money And You'' was removed from the ''Golddiggers' Medley'', so the recording starts immediately with ''We're In The Money''. On the album cover, the song was renamed ''The Golddiggers' Song: We're In The Money''.〔Original vinyl album ''Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s'', German edition, MGM Records 12" Album 65 103 (mono) and 665 103 (stereo), 1968〕 For the photos on the album's cover, Connie Francis and an unnamed production assistant of MGM Records〔Connie Francis: ''The Swinging Connie Francis'', Liner notes to CD re-release of the album, Audiophile Records 1996, Cat.-No. ACD-286〕 dressed up in fashionable 1930s style and reenacted the famous photo of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow posing with guns in front of a Ford Model B of 1932. ==Track listing== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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