Editing Connie Francis (section)

===1955–1957: recording contract but commercial failure===
In 1955, ''Startime Kids'' went off the air. In May that same year,<ref name=Roberts>Ron Roberts: ''Connie Francis Discography 1955–1973'' {{Clarify||date=August 2020|reason=Is this supposed to be 1955–1975, as shown here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8072555/mediaviewer/rm165948928 }}</ref> George Franconero Sr. and Francis's manager George Scheck raised money for a recording session of four songs which they hoped to sell to a major record company under Francis's own name. Even when [[MGM Records]] decided to sign a contract with her, it was because one track she had recorded, "Freddy", happened to be the name of the son of a company executive, Harry A. Meyerson, who thought of the song as a nice birthday gift. Hence, "Freddy" was released as Francis's first single, which turned out to be a commercial failure, just like her next eight solo singles.<ref name=Autobiography/>

Despite these failures, Francis was hired to record the vocals for [[Tuesday Weld]]'s "singing" scenes in the 1956 movie ''[[Rock, Rock, Rock (film)|Rock, Rock, Rock]]'', and for Freda Holloway in the 1957 [[Warner Brothers]] rock and roll movie ''[[Jamboree (1957 film)|Jamboree]]''.<ref name="BB12167"/>

In the fall of 1957, Francis enjoyed her first modest success with a duet single she had recorded with [[Marvin Rainwater]]: "The Majesty of Love", with "You, My Darlin' You" as the B-side, peaked at number 93 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>Warner, Jay (2008). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=dcvM0rFOR_cC&pg=PA79 Notable Moments of Women in Music]''. [[Hal Leonard Corporation]]. p. 79. Retrieved July 12, 2020.</ref> Eventually, the single sold over one million copies.<ref name=Sox/>