Connie Francis’s Music, Including Viral Hit “Pretty Little Baby,” to Be Released on Vinyl and Streaming Posthumously

26.08.2025 Comment Views: 25

American pop singer Connie Francis, circa 1960.
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To celebrate Connie Francis’s enduring legacy, Republic/UMe is reissuing a comprehensive collection of her recordings across multiple formats. The iconic vocalist—who reigned supreme in the late 1950s and early 1960s—passed away on July 16 at age 87.

Her recently rediscovered track “Pretty Little Baby”—which became a viral sensation on social platforms this spring—will be issued on August 29 as a limited-edition pink 7-inch vinyl. The flip side pays tribute to her 1958 breakthrough hit “Who’s Sorry Now,” which originally climbed to No. 4 on Billboard’s pre-Hot 100 chart.

The 1959 holiday classic Christmas in My Heart returns on October 17 as an expanded CD edition featuring two bonus tracks—“Blue Winter” and “Happy New Year Baby”—alongside two vinyl variants: standard black and a collectible “lipstick-red” pressing.

More than 100 songs—from charting singles to hard-to-find rarities recorded between 1955 and 1960—are now streaming for the first time on the compilations The Singles 1955–1957, The Singles 1958–1959, The Singles 1960–1961, Rarities 1957–1959, and Rarities 1960.

Additionally, The Italian Collection—which unites Italian Favorites and More Italian Favorites, both top-10 Billboard 200 entries in 1960–1961—will soon reappear on streaming services as a single consolidated release.

In the coming months, further albums will debut on streaming platforms for the first time: beginning September 12 with A New Kind of Connie (a 1964 Billboard 200 entry), followed by expanded editions of Jealous Heart (1966), My Heart Cries for You (1967), and The Wedding Cake (1969).

Connie Francis rewrote Billboard Hot 100 history. In June 1960, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” made her the first solo woman to top the chart. Three months later, “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own” secured her a second No. 1 hit. By March 1962, “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You” granted her a third chart-topping single—a record she held solo until Cher matched it in March 1974 with “Dark Lady.”

Originally unreleased and never issued as a single, “Pretty Little Baby” captivated a new generation this spring after going viral on TikTok. At its peak, it inspired over 600,000 daily user creations—featuring high-profile endorsements from Kim Kardashian & North West, Kylie Jenner, and others.

During the week of May 10, “Pretty Little Baby” charted on Spotify’s Global and U.S. playlists for the first time and ascended to No. 13 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.

First released in 1959, Christmas in My Heart captures two sides of the season: festive standards on Side A and sacred hymns on Side B, with accompaniment by Geoff Love’s orchestra. It charted on Billboard’s Top Christmas/Holiday Albums in 1963 and 1964 and was reissued in 1966 as Connie’s Christmas.

The new expanded edition adds four tracks absent from the 1959 original: “Baby’s First Christmas,” “I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter,” “Blue Winter,” and “Happy New Year Baby.” Three of these made the top 30 on the Hot 100, and “I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter” was revived by Kylie Minogue on her 2015 album Kylie Christmas, which charted on the Billboard 200.