Connie very grown-up and elegant

"World of" I can proudly say was my "Connie Francis starter CD" among many collections to follow. At the time this came available there still wasn't as much out of her music on CD yet aside from her "bubble gum" collections ("Stupid Cupid", "Where the Boys are", "Lipstick on Your Collar", etc.) which I wasn't interested in. Here is a select set of standards that might not necessarily have been "Connie songs"; but through her elegance and soulfulness she made each her own. She even elevated some from other pop "bubblegum" tunes to classier pieces like the way she handled "Hold Me, Thrill Me" "Tammy" and "Wayward Wind" - which would sound silly coming from lesser talents, IMO. Lovely, sophisticated arrangements accompanied everything on this collection so it all blends well together. Always a phenomenal talent and definitely in top vocal quality on all songs here!