Connie Francis - Pretty Little Baby (1962) & Who's Sorry Now (1958 & Stereo Mixed w live Audio)

"Pretty Little Baby" is a song written by Don Stirling and Bill Nauman for American singer Connie Francis. Produced by Jim Vienneau and Norro Wilson, it was included in her 1962 MGM Records album Connie Francis Sings Second Hand Love & Other Hits.Following a viral moment by being featured in videos shared on social media websites such as TikTok and YouTube, it made its debut chart appearances in various regions around the world 63 years after its original release. "Pretty Little Baby" was one of the 40 songs Connie Francis had recorded during several recording sessions at MGM Records over four days in August 1961, eventually selected for inclusion in Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love". Released as the seventh and final single from Connie Francis Sings on May 16, 2025, it was originally included as a B-side on the UK release of her single "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter" (1962) to avoid competition with the single's performance. "Pretty Little Baby" made its appearance in various charts after being featured in viral videos on social media platforms, such as TikTok, where it garnered over 10 billion cumulative streams as of May 2025. On the music platform Spotify, it has collected over 83 million streams.This has led Republic Records, MGM's successor, to reissue versions originally sung by Francis in languages such as French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese when MGM was hoping to make it a hit outside of the United States. Francis was 24 when she had recorded the song and was 87 years old when it went viral in 2025, after she retired from the music industry. Upon "Pretty Little Baby"'s debut chart appearance, she was surprised as she was previously unfamiliar with social media, originally remarking "What's viral? What's that?".She and her publicist later enlisted her publicist's son to assist in creating an account for her.Francis had also initially forgotten the song's existence (she had only remembered it upon listening to it again), but nevertheless thanked her supporters and was grateful that even kindergarteners have now become familiar with her music, describing it as "thrilling".Francis subsequently died in July of the same year due to declining health, in the midst of the song's resurgence. Who's Sorry Now (Stereo Mixed w Live Audio) "Who's Sorry Now?" is a popular song with music written by Ted Snyder and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. It was published in 1923 as a waltz Isham Jones had a hit recording in 1923 with the song arranged as a foxtrot "Who's Sorry Now?" was featured in the Marx Brothers film A Night in Casablanca (1946) and in the 1950 film Three Little Words, where it was sung by Gloria DeHaven. Karen Elson with Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks recorded the song for an episode of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. The song gave American singer Connie Francis her major solo debut hit, which in March 1958 reached number 4 on Billboard's Hot 100. The single, which would become Francis's signature record, spent a total of 22 weeks on the Hot 100 – the longest of any of her hits — and was the first of her eight singles to be certified gold in America. In May and June 1958 the single spent six weeks at number one in on the UK singles chart. "Who's Sorry Now?" was recorded in 1957 by Connie Francis, and since then the song has become closely identified with her due to the immense popularity of her version which was her breakout hit. Since 1955, Francis had recorded 20 sides for MGM Records and only one ("The Majesty of Love", a duet with country singer Marvin Rainwater that eventually became a million-selling record) charted at all. Due to her near-complete failure as a recording artist, MGM informed her that her contract would end after one more disc. With her music career on the line, Francis's father suggested she record "Who's Sorry Now". He was convinced that it would have crossover appeal with both older listeners and teenagers if the song were given a modernized sound. Francis strongly objected to the idea on the grounds that selling the youth audience on an almost 35-year-old song was "ridiculous", but she finally agreed to it as a favor to her father. Francis's recording featured an arrangement in 12 8 time, a rhythm found in contemporaneous 1950s hits including Fats Domino's 1956 recording of the 1940 pop song Blueberry Hill. Backed with "You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)", the single was recorded on October 2, 1957. Initial attention was modest and it looked to be as much of a nonfactor as Francis's previous records, but after Dick Clark's championing of it on American Bandstand in January 1958, the single rose to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 that spring, with eventual US sales totaling one million units. In the UK, it was number 1 for six weeks in May and June 1958.