My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
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My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own is a 1960 pop song written by Howard Greenfield and composed by Jack Keller . Sung by the American singer Connie Francis , the song became a number one hit in the United States.
Connie Francis version
Originator
The lyricist of My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own , Howard Greenfield (* 1936), has worked successfully in the music industry since 1957. He had already helped Neil Sedaka to two top 10 hits. Greenfield has also been writing lyrics for Connie Francis since 1958, and in 1960 she wrote Everybody's Somebody's Fool, a text for a number one success. Composer Jack Keller (* 1936) had his first Top 10 success in 1957 with Just Between You and Me , sung by the Chordettes . He also wrote the music for Everybody's Somebody's Fool . The singer Connie Francis (* 1938) has been releasing records with the MGM record company since 1955 and had already placed six titles in the top 10 before My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own .
production
Connie Francis' song My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own was produced in several versions at the studios of Radio Recorders in Hollywood under the direction of Jesse Kaye and Arnold Maxin. The first recording was made on July 9, 1960, but remained unpublished. The next production took place on July 25th, when some background musicians were changed. There was a third attempt on July 31, when the studio band was replaced by the Gus Levene orchestra. MGM first decided on the third version and released My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own in August 1960 on the single No. 12923 (back: Malagueña ). Two weeks later, after the intervention of Connie Francis and Jack Keller, a reprint with the July 25th version was released.
successes
On August 15, 1960, My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own appeared for the first time in the Hot 100 of the US music magazine Billbord . The title started in 56th place and was in the top 10 for the first time on September 5th. On September 26, Connie Francis hit the top of the Hot 100, which she maintained for two weeks. In total, the song was listed on the Hot 100 for 17 weeks. For seven weeks, My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own was in the rhythm and blues charts , where it had the best rating at number eleven. The song also reached number one in the competing magazine Cashbox , but only for one week, but was also registered for 17 weeks. Since MGM published My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own in numerous other countries, the title also appeared in other international hit lists. The British Record Mirror listed him in third place, the New Musical Express , which is also published in Great Britain, in fifth. In Canada and New Zealand, Connie Francis also rose to third place. A single with My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own was also released in Germany, but was unsuccessful.
Cover versions
For a long time there was no cover version of My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own in the USA . It was not until 1971 that country singer Connie Smith released a long-playing record with the same title and track. Anders appeared in 1960 cover versions in Great Britain and Germany. In the UK, Jean Campbell, known for producing new recordings, released a single with the original lyrics by Greenfield. In Germany, Ralph Maria Siegel wrote two German texts. The first title My Heart Knows Exactly What It Wants was meant for Connie Francis. Although it was produced in Hollywood on October 18, 1960, it was not initially released. It only appeared in 2002 as a track on the compact disc of the same name with Connie Francis in Germany. After Siegel could not initially find a buyer for his text, he wrote a second version with the title As it was then . For this text, three producers were immediately found who made recordings with Gina Dobra ( Polydor ), Nana Gualdi ( Philips ) and Siw Malmkvist in October 1960 . The Austrian record company Austroton followed suit with Trixie Kühn in early 1961 . None of the German cover versions reached the hit lists.
Singles discography
| Performers | title | Label | released |
| Connie Francis | My Heart Has a Mind ... | MGM 12923 | US 8/1960 |
| Connie Francis | My Heart Has a Mind ... | MGM 1100 | UK 10/1960 |
| Connie Francis | My Heart Has a Mind ... | MGM 61028 | DE 10/1960 |
| Jean Campbell | My Heart Has a Mind ... | Embassy 417 | UK 10/1960 |
| Gina Dobra | As it was then | Polydor 24367 | DE 10/1960 |
| Nana Gualdi | As it was then | Philips 345248 | DE 10/1960 |
| Siw Malmkvist | As it was then | Metronomes 197 | DE 10/1960 |
| Trixie Kühn | As it was then | Austroton 9990 | DE 1/1961 |
literature
- Fred Bronson: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits , Billboard Publications New York 1988, p. 75, ISBN 0-8230-7545-1 .