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List of songs recorded by Sergio Franchi

This is a comprehensive list of the songs recorded by Sergio Franchi. It begins with the songs he recorded on the Durium label in Italy and in the UK (1959-1961), and continues with the songs he recorded in the United States beginning in 1962.

Sergio Franchi in Italy during filming of The Secret of Santa Vittoria, 1968

Songs recorded at Durium Studios, Italy & UK edit

Most of these thirty-one (1959-1961) songs were recorded in the Italian language: the exception is the third song, which was recorded in both Italian and English/Italian versions. "Il nostro concerto" and "Amore Mio" were both originally recorded by Franchi in Italian, but English/Italian versions were recorded by him on the Durium (UK) label. Franchi's recordings of "Amore Mio" and "I tuoi occhi verde" were hit singles in Italy. The songs in this section were primarily recordings for the popular Italian market (includes four Christmas carols) during Franchi's return to Italy from South Africa; it includes selections from the Sanremo Music Festival during 1960 and 1961. Songs titles include likely English translations.

  • "Amore mio" (My Love) (Hit record for Franchi in Italy)[1]
  • "Falsamoneta" (False Money..Counterfeit)
  • "Good Old London Town (Grigio di Londra)" (from Dal film Il mondo di notte)
  • "Grand'mere"
  • "Gringo"
  • "I' tuoi occhi verde" (Your Green Eyes) (Hit record for Franchi in Italy)[1]
  • "In fondo all' anima" (The depth of soul)
  • "Il nostro concerto" (Our Concert) List of number-one hits of 1960 (Italy)
  • "La montagna" (The Mountain)
  • "Le nacchere" (The Castanets)
  • "Lassu nel cielo" (Up there in the sky)
  • "Lei" (Senterei; Pazzaglia authors) Italian song placed 12th Sanremo Music Festival 1961
  • "Non cercatemi" (Do not look for me)
  • "Non ho mai amato" (I never loved)
  • "Non so dimenticare" (I cannot forget)
  • "Perderti" (Miss). From Sanremo Music Festival in 1960
  • "Perdoniamoci" (Let us forgive). From Sanremo Music Festival in 1960
  • "Pero' la bocca" (However the mouth?)
  • "Piu' nulla" (More than anything)
  • "Princepessa d'un di" (Princess of a time)
  • "Sapro' che sei tu (I will know it is you)"
  • "Se due squarde s'incontrano" (If two glances meet). Franchi credited with lyrics.
  • "Smarrimento" (Loss of Self)
  • "Splende il sole" (The sun is shining). From Sanremo Music Festival in 1960
  • "Splende l'arcobaleno" (Shines the rainbow). From Sanremo Music Festival in 1960
  • "Sulla sabbia" (On the sand)
  • "Uscita da un quadro (Di Modligiani)" (Output from a painting by Modigliani)

Christmas carols:

  • "Tu scendi dalle stelle" (Traditional Italian Christmas carol)
  • "Fra l'orrido rigor" (Traditional Italian Christmas carol)
  • "Bianco Natale (White Christmas)"
  • "Santa notte ((Silent) Holy Night)"

Songs recorded on American albums edit

Regarding his repertoire, Sergio Franchi stated that he had a "four-pronged approach",[2] but that included some of his operatic arias which were very popular as encores with his concert audiences. A true operatic crossover artist (with its genre-busting complexities), Franchi recorded two studio albums devoted to opera (The Dream Duet and The Great Moments From Die Fledermaus, both with Anna Moffo). He also recorded three other operatic arias: two solo arias ("E lucevan le stelle," "Vesti la giubba" and "My heart at Thy Sweet Voice" dueting with Julie Andrews).. although he thought he performed many more. Songs from opera, operettas, and many of the classic Neapolitan songs are usually classified by genre as Opera. For the purposes of this list of songs, Sergio Franchi's recordings will be placed into the four categories that he used in organizing his repertoire.

Neapolitan and Italian songs edit

The following seventy-five songs were originally written by Italian composers and lyricists. Franchi's dedication to the genre is evidenced by the fact that almost all of his studio albums contain one or more Neapolitan and/or Italian songs. Three of his studio albums (Romantic Italian Songs, Our Man from Italy, & La Dolce Italy) contained all Italian selections.

Songs from film and stage edit

This category contains eighty-three songs; but not the largest category when considering the one-hundred-six Italian and Neapolitan songs recorded by Franchi in both Italy and America. Five of his studio albums were dedicated to show tunes (Broadway - I Love You!, The Dream Duet with Anna Moffo, Original Cast Album of Do I Hear a Waltz?, the collaboration album Great Moments from Die Fledermaus, & The Songs of Richard Rodgers.)

Note: Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[3]

Popular and romantic ballads edit

This song list contains seventy-three songs recorded in a variety of styles (including Country/Western, American folk songs, and some International favorites). "Appasionada" and "Midnight in Paris" were recorded on a single in London with Wally Stott in 1962 and are believed to be two of the songs presented for Sergio Franchi's 1962 audition with RCA Victor.

  • "And I Love You So"
  • "Appasionada" (Luboff/Russell composition)
  • "Autumn Leaves" ("Les Feuilles Mortes")
  • "Bella Nina"
  • "Blue Moon"
  • "Buona Fortuna, Addio Bambina'
  • "Chicago" (sung in Italian)
  • "Cuando calienta el sol"
  • "Ciao, Ciao (So Long For Now)" (Jose Melis song)
  • "Don't Leave Me Now"
  • "Ebb Tide"
  • "Everybody Knows"
  • "Granada" (in Spanish & English)
  • "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
  • "Here We Go 'Round Again"
  • "Hold Me (I Need Your Arms Around Me)"
  • "I Can't Get You Out of My Heart"
  • "I Had the Craziest Dream"
  • "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (in Italian)
  • "I Mustn't Say I Love Her"
  • "I Never Fell in Love"
  • "I Search the World for Love"
  • "I Should Care"
  • "I Wish You Love ("Que Reste T-il de Nos Amours?") (In French & English)
  • "I'll Never Smile Again"
  • "I'm a Fool to Want You"
  • "If (Bread song)"
  • "In The Still of the Night"
  • "It's Impossible"
  • "Jean"
  • "Let Me Try Again"
  • "Lisa Love Me Now"
  • "Love Is All"
  • "Love Letters"
  • "Marta" (1931 radio fame)
  • "Midnight in Paris"
  • "Mon Credo" (in French)
  • "Moon Over Naples" (lyrics later revised to "Spanish Eyes")
  • "Music From Across the Way"
  • "No Arms Can Ever Hold You"
  • "Noche De Ronde" (Be Mine Tonight) (In Spanish & English, Sergio accompanies himself on guitar)
  • "No Man Is an Island" (with Texas A&M Singing Cadets)
  • "Once"
  • "Once in Love and Nevermore"
  • "Open Your Heart" (In English & Italian)
  • "Serenata (Love's Melody)" (Not Neapolitan song)
  • "Oh Shenandoah" (accompanying self on guitar)
  • "Somehow"
  • "Stardust" (English & Italian)
  • "Summertime in Venice" (In English & Italian)
  • "Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • "Tenderly" (English & Italian)
  • "The Girl From Ipanema" (English & Italian)
  • "The Good Life"
  • "The Lives of Me"
  • "The More I See You"
  • "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (1935 song)"
  • "The Night Ran Away With the Moon"
  • "There Goes My Heart"
  • "There's No Such Thing As Love"
  • "This Heart"
  • "To Give (The Reason I Live)"
  • "To Love and Be Loved"
  • "What Will Tomorrow Bring"
  • "When Love Has Passed You By"
  • "When Will It End (PJ's Theme)"
  • "Why or Where or When"
  • "Wind Beneath My Wings"
  • "Winter Snow, Summer Rain"
  • "Without You"
  • "Yesterday"
  • "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (In Italian & English)
  • "You've Got Your Troubles"

Christmas and religious songs edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sergio Franchi, Sergio Franchi Sings, Durium/Decca, 1960, EP, linernotes
  2. ^ Mancini, Joseph (1982), "Sergio Franchi." Attenzione (4), pp. 50-53
  3. ^ Golden Globe Nominees and Winners, 1970

External links edit

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