sings Jewish Favorites (1960), recorded with an orchestra conducted by Geoff Love Over the Rainbow from Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits (1963), recorded with an orchestra conducted by Geoff Love Romantica from Connie Francis sings Modern Italian Hits (1962/1963), recorded with an orchestra conducted by Luglio Libano Three Coins in the Fountain from Connie Francis sings "Never on Sunday" (1961), recorded with an orchestra conducted by Cliff Parman True Love from Greatest American Waltzes (1963), recorded with an orchestra conducted by Bill McElhiney Vaya, Con Dios from Connie Francis sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites (1960), recorded with an orchestra conducted by Geoff Love Tapes containing the instrumental playbacks of these recordings were shipped to Munich, where Francis overdubbed her German vocals. For Over the Rainbow and Moon River, taken from the album Connie Francis sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits, the playbacks of the 1962 versions were used. See also: The only song previously not recorded by Francis was Heißer Sand. Gerhard Mendelson had insisted that the album should feature at least one song of German origin which had gained the status World Wide Hit. Since Mina – another international star protégéed in Germany by Mendelson – had brought Heißer Sand not only to # 1 of the German charts but also made it an international success by recording it in Italian, French, and Spanish, followed by cover versions in Dutch and English by Anneke Grönloh as well as an instrumental version by Ron Goodwin and his orchestra, the inclusion of the song on Melodien, die die Welt erobern was an obvious choice. For the Francis recording, Mina's original backing track from 1962 was used. The album was released in late 1966 as a tie-in to Francis' first German TV special of the same name. No song was culled for a single release. Track listing Side A Side B References Connie Francis albums 1966 albums German-language albums MGM Records albums