Barcarole in der Nacht

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"Barcarole in der Nacht"
Single by Connie Francis
B-side "Colombino"
Released1963
RecordedA-side: February 5, 1963
at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas
B-side: April 13, 1962
at Austrophon Studio, Vienna
Genre Schlager music
LengthA-Side: 2:03
B-Side: 2:42
Label MGM Records 61 078
Songwriter(s) A-side: Werner Scharfenberger, Kurt Feltz
B-Side: Charly Niessen, Joachim Relin
Producer(s) Gerhard Mendelsohn
Connie Francis
Germansingles chronology
"Wenn du gehst"
(1962)
"Barcarole in der Nacht"
(1963)
"Die Nacht ist mein"
(1963)

Barcarole in der Nacht is the tenth German single recorded by U. S. entertainer Connie Francis. The B-side was Colombino.

Both songs had been written especially in German for Francis since it had become clear after her previous nine German singles that compositions of German origin were favored by the German audiences to cover versions of Francis' U. S. hits.

"Barcarole in der Nacht" peaked at # 1 of the German charts [1] and remains a fan favorite.

Francis overdubbed Italian vocals to the orchestral playback of "Colombino" on May 7, 1962; this recording, however, remains unreleased to this day. [2]

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References

  1. Richard Weize: Connie Francis, companion book to 8-LP-Boxed Boxed Set Connie Francis in Deutschland, Bear Family Records BFX 15 305, Hambergen/Vollersode (Germany) 1988
  2. Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975