I'm Me Again
| "I'm Me Again" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Connie Francis | ||||
| from the album I'm Me Again – Silver Anniversary Album | ||||
| A-side | "I'm Me Again" | |||
| B-side | "Comme ci, comme ça" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | A-Side - 3:30 B-side – 3:24 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Lyricist(s) | A-side - Ed Fox & Alan Roy Scott B-side – Alan Platte, George Kerr, Simon Crimée, Vincent Castellano | |||
| Producer(s) | Vinnie Castellano | |||
| Connie Francis singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Me Again" is a song recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis and released as a single in January of 1981, and later included in her album I'm Me Again - Silver Anniversary Album. It was written by Alan Roy Scott and Ed Fox.[1][2][3]
Background
Connie Francis returned to the studio in 1980 to cut "Comme ci, comme ça" and "I'm Me Again", the latter of which became the title track of an album which featured the new songs. This also meant that she would come back to her first label, MGM, whom she left 10 years ago. Francis was well-beyond her hitmaking days, but "I'm Me Again" showed she was ready to resume her career.[4]
Francis appeared on the American Bandstand on December 20th, 1980, performing the song. When asked, she confirmed that she would return to recording again, but would appear live less.[5] She also added that she wasn't recording or doing much by 1980, but one day she went to meet her manager (George Schneck), when Ed Fox and Alan Roy Scott, (nineteen year old songwriters) had prepared a song for her. She was surprised that the song's lyrics so perceptive[6] and that they knew exactly what she wanted to sing.[5] She noted that the song she was given "...changed everything"[6]
Francis chose Vinnie Castellano as the producer of the single, and later the silver anniversary album, choosing him because "...I liked what Vinnie was doing and I liked him personally"[6]
Promotion
She would go on to personally promote the single, appearing on the before mentioned American Bandstand, but also including an in-store visit Dec. 13 at Harmony Hut in Willowbrook, N.J, her home state.[7] By February she would be in the midst of several personal appearances on television talk shows, for example the John Davidson/Toni Tennille circuit, where she would eventually perform the new single.[6]
Chart performance
"I'm Me Again" debuted on Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart in the issue dated January 31, 1981,[8] peaking at No. 40[1] during a six-week run on it.[9] The song became her last to appear on the chart.[10]
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard AC[11] | 40 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "🎶 I'm Me Again (Song by Connie Francis) – Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
- ↑ "Connie Francis – I'm Me Again (Silver Anniversary Album)". Discogs. 1981. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Connie Francis". Rocky 52. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "I'm Me Again: Silver Anniversary Album – Connie Francis". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 American Bandstand, December 20th, 1980. 10-15 minutes into the episode.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Record World magazine, February 7, 1981. Connie Francis Hits The Comeback Trail p. 16. Retrieved October 12, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com
- ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 29, 1980. p. PT28. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ↑ Billboard magazine, Top 50 Adult Contemporary January 31, 1981. p. 33. Retrieved October 10, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com
- ↑ Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006, Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc.. 2007
- ↑ "Connie Francis papers". New York Public Library Archives. New York Public Library. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Record Research. 2007. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7. Retrieved 29 May 2025. Search this book on
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