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The album was recorded between August 22 and 27, 1959, at
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Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites
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Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
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When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)
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306:are sung entirely in Italian whilst
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