CONNIE FRANCIS: "THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE" (1966)

[valentinalimassol]

wow... nice version

[johnopone]

baronharu. thank you for the auskunft AS MY MOTHER USED TO SAY. I AM GLAD THAT CONNIE IS STIL 'AROUND' AND THAT HER VOICE THRILLS EVERYONE AS IT DOES ME. SEE YOU IN OVERALLS CONNIE. XX

[TheKristobald]

Wow, I just listened to this song for the first time in a Herb Alpert rendition, so glad to know Connie Francis recorded it. My new favorite singer : what a lovely, lovely voice !

[alexjrmarino]

This is for sure one of the most sensitive voices I heard in a while, with so much passion and desire, she listens attentively, marvelous!

[johnopone]

NOT BAD, NOT BAD AT ALL BUT..... HAVE YOU HEARD THAT FELLOW TIELEMANNS ON HIS MOUTH ORGAN. SO PASSIONATE AND APPEALING. EVEN SO I WOULD NOT MIND GOING ALL THE WAY WITH CONNIE. DOES SHE STI9LL LIVE OR IS SHE JUST A GHOST OF WHAT SHE ONCE WAS ??? DO WRITE PLEASE

[BaronHaru]

@johnopone first off.. did your capslock get stuck or something? secondly Connie is still alive and is currently 73 :)

[impCaesarAvg]

This is one of the finest vocal performances on Youtube.

[AConnieChannel]

@impCaesarAvg I absolutely agree with you! It is one of my favorites of all time - not just by Connie - but by anyone. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! -- Ken

[primogennaio]

What a pretty song, by my favorite singer.

[rep2566]

Thank you for posting, very beautiful lady and a voice to fall in love with.

[MrYellowlabs]

Barbra...Peggy and Brenda Lee...Ella...Shirley B...Sarah V...Frank...Perry C...B Darin....Andy W...Engelbert...J Mathis...L Rawls...etc.

All of the above have recorded this same song, and all are on YouTube for one to compare their voices and styles.

And the winner is.....CONNIE!

[AConnieChannel]

@MrYellowlabs I absolutely agree with you.  Connie's version is sublime. And it is one of my top five favorite recordings by her! Such a gorgeous song and performance!

[MrYellowlabs]

@AConnieChannel Let`s face it, ANY singer {male or female} who "opens themselves up for comparison", by being crazy enough to record the exact same song Connie recorded, in her prime....is the very definition of a "masochist" on a suicide mission!

[misred1]

@AConnieChannel Yes true enough but it's that a great class to belong to !

[veeerooniicaaa]

Hermoso

[AConnieChannel]

@veeerooniicaaa Hello! I'm so glad you like it! And I agree with you: "muy hermoso"! Thank you for watching and writing.

[NIghtRider805]

love that last pic of connie :D

[AConnieChannel]

@NIghtRider805 Hi there! so glad you like it! It surely is a lovely pic!

[mikesterSTLMO]

She sounds like Eyde Gorme' (or vice versa); whichever one prefers. It's really uncanny. Anyway, it's one of the best versions of this classic I've ever heard.

[SanAntonioCrooner]

@mikesterSTLMO Hi there! So happy you like this one. It is one of my favorite Connie Francis recordings. I just love it - and the song, too!

[streetvanner]

Man man Thank you so much 4 the music... brings back some good memory !!

[AConnieChannel]

@streetvanner I'm so glad you like it! I think this is one of her very best recordings. What a voice! What a delivery!

[sammipink1]

loved connie francis shame she spoilt it for herself so sad

[lipsdaz]

Connie is the BEST, this reminds me of my mother who passed away on March 22, 2009.

[ENACODNOM]

No way man! This song was probably recorded in the first months of 1966 since the album CONNIE FRANCIS SINGS MOVIE GREATS OF THE 60's was released in 1966!

[AConnieChannel]

@ENACODNOM You are absolutely right! My mistake! I checked my collection and realized that the SPANISH version of this song (and the album) was released in 1967. You are correct, the English version was released in 1966. I have corrected the narrative on this upload. Thanks for catching the error.

[ENACODNOM]

@AConnieChannel Don't mention! Besides, I noticed that you have that album! I am currently bookmarking all the CF songs I can find. I've already done that a couple of years ago, but 75% of the songs are gone! Anyway, it's a pleasure doing it one more time.

[writerspen010]

A beautiful reendition. Connie really has a lovely voice. Thank you for sharing it! :D

[bandstandmike]

I love Connie's version of this song! Great video, thanks!