# Sergio Franchi discography

The discography of Sergio Franchi, the Italian-American tenor (1926–1990), consists of a total of thirty-five albums: Two live albums, and thirty-three studio albums (USA and Italy). The studio albums are further identified as collaborations (soundtracks, opera, & original cast), and nine are compilation albums (USA and Italy). The Live category included an LP album (1965) and a CD album (released posthumously) of selected songs extracted from Franchi's twenty-four Live TV appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. This discography also includes thirty (one single recorded on two labels) single and EP albums recorded or released in various venues.
Sergio Franchi's American debut album, Romantic Italian Songs, was released on October 6, 1962 and had reached a peak position of seventeen on the Billboard 200 albums chart by the end of the year. The following year three of his albums hit the charts, while Romantic Italian Songs continued at number thirty-three. Our Man From Italy peaked at number sixty-six, and Broadway—I Love You! peaked at number one hundred and three on the Billboard 200. Also in 1963, Franchi recorded an album of duets with the Metropolitan Opera star, Anna Moffo: The Dream Duet peaked at position number ninety-seven on the Billboard 200. In 1965 Sergio Franchi once again had multiple albums on the Billboard 200. Live At The Coconut Grove peaked at number one hundred fourteen early in the year (recorded late in 1964, but released in 1965). His Christmas album, The Heart of Christmas (Cour' Di Natale) was his second best performance peaking at number twenty five. It charted again at number one hundred eight in 1967. Eight years after his 1990 death, (and thirty-six years after its first release) Sergio Franchi's American debut album, Romantic Italian Songs, (re-released as a CD in 11-97) reached a peak position on the Billboard 200 at number one hundred sixty-seven in 1998. Many of his studio albums (and several of his singles) were selected for Special Merit and Spotlight awards by Billboard magazine (see Notes below).
Sergio Franchi's Christmas album contained two very notable original songs: "Buon Natale (Christmas in Rome)" written for him by his first musical director, Neil Warner; and the title song "The Heart of Christmas (Cuor' Di Natale)" written by Anthony Velona. Since his death, RCA has released these two (and other Franchi Christmas songs) on dozens of collaboration albums not listed here.

## Studio albums (LP)

Four of these original LP albums have been re-mastered and reissued on CDs. [See CD section below]
| Year | Album Name | Album Details | US Peak positions | Conductor | Recording Venue |
| 1962 | Romantic Italian Songs $^{Note1}$ | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2640 | 17 | Wally Stott Conductor | Recorded in England |
| 1963 | Our Man From Italy $^{Note2}$ | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2657 | 66 | Henri Rene Conductor | Not stated |
| 1963 | Broadway—I Love You! $^{Note3}$ | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2674 | 103 | Glenn Osser Conductor | Not stated |
| 1963 | The Dream Duet (Sergio Franchi and Anna Moffo) $^{Note4}$ | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2675 | 97 | Henri Rene Conductor | Not stated |
| 1964 | Women In My Life | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2696 | – | Wally Stott Conductor | Recorded in England |
| 1964 | The Exciting Voice of Sergio Franchi $^{Note5}$ | RCA Victor LSP-2943 | – | Stan Applebaum Conductor | Webster Hall |
| 1965 | The Songs of Richard Rodgers $^{Note6}$ | RCA Victor LSP-3365 | – | Marty Manning Conductor | Webster Hall |
| 1965 | The Heart of Christmas (Cuor' Di Natale) $^{Note7}$ | RCA Victor LSP-3437 | 25 | Marty Gold Conductor | Webster Hall |
| 1966 | La Dolce Italy $^{Note8}$ | RCA Victor LSP-3500 | – | Frank Hunter Conductor | RCA Music Center of World, CA |
| 1967 | From Sergio - With Love | RCA Victor LSP-3654 | – | Marty Gold Conductor | Webster Hall |
| 1967 | There Goes My Heart $^{Note9}$ | RCA Victor LSP-3810 | – | Marty Gold Conductor | Webster Hall |
| 1968 | I'm A Fool To Want You $^{Note10}$ | RCA Victor LSP-3933 | – | Sandy Block, Band Leader | RCA Victor Studio A, NYC |
| 1968 | Wine And Song | RCA Victor LSP-4018 | – | Eric Knight Conductor | RCA Studio A, NYC $^{Note11}$ |
| 1970 | Within Me | United Artists UAS 6727 | – | Arrangement Credits Only | Not Stated |
| 1972 | Sergio Franchi | Metromedia MD 1047 | – | Mike Berniker, Producer | Allegro Sound Studios |
| 1976 | TeleHouse Presents - Sergio Franchi | TeleHouse CD 2045 | – | Wayne J. Kirby, Producer | Not stated |
| 1976 | 20 Magnificent Songs | DynaHouse CD 2029 (Australia) | – | Wayne J. Kirby, Producer | Not stated |
| 1976 | Con Amore Sergio $^{Note12}$ | Gold Records GR 1001 | – | Arrangement Credits Only | Not stated |
| 1989 | Encore! $^{Note13}$ | I.F. Productions YP100189 | – | Sergio Franchi & Jon Russell, Producers | Not Stated |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||
* US Peak Positions for Albums as listed on Billboard 200